Global Sales for Bear Grylls Special with Barack Obama

LOS ANGELES: Electus International and Bear Grylls Ventures have inked a trio of distribution deals around the world for the Running Wild with Bear Grylls special featuring U.S. President Barack Obama.

Agreements have been signed with Discovery Networks International, Channel 4 in the U.K. and D8 in France. The deal with Discovery Networks International includes Northern Europe (with second window on Discovery U.K. behind Channel 4), Southern Europe (excluding France), CEE, MEA, the Asia Pacific and Latin America. The special, which was filmed in Alaska earlier this year, is slated for broadcast on NBC in the U.S. on December 17 at 10 p.m.

Running Wild with Bear Grylls looks on as the titular survival expert takes famous people on one-on-one adventures that challenge them both mentally and physically. Previous celebrities featured on the show include Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller, Channing Tatum and Zac Efron, among others.

"Running Wild with Bear Grylls has broken through a crowded TV landscape to become a defining show that not only attracts the biggest stars in the Hollywood, but the world's most important political leader, our President Barack Obama," said John Pollak, the president of Electus International. "President Obama's meeting with Grylls dominated headlines around the world thanks to their shared goal of curbing global climate change, and now audiences everywhere will be able to journey along and enjoy this groundbreaking special."