Netflix Reinvents Reality TV by Making Same Show Six Times
- ‘Beastmaster’ versions done simultaneously for global markets
- Unscripted show producers look to streaming as growth source
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On an elaborate set in Southern California, just hours from Netflix Inc.’s headquarters, mixed martial artist Anderson Silva and comedian Rafinha Bastos cheer as two fellow Brazilians race into a cavernous structure to take on a series of obstacles.
Moments later, two Mexicans enter the course, climbing poles, swinging from ropes and jumping between spinning discs to chants of “Mexico! Mexico!” from journalist Ines Sainz and actor Luis Ernesto Franco. Actor Terry Crews and TV personality Charissa Thompson save their patriotism for the U.S. contestants.