Bear Grylls has issued an exciting update about Celebrity Bear Hunt – and there is hope for season 2!

The competition series was released earlier this year and saw 12 unassuming celebrities dropped into a Costa Rican jungle and hunted by none other than Bear Grylls.

After being caught and eliminated one-by-one, the winner was eventually revealed to be Big Zuu, who defied the odds as he bested Bear Grylls in one final challenge.

Additional cast members included Shirley Ballas, Mel B and Joe Thomas, and there could be another group of celebrities headed to the jungle soon.

While Netflix are yet to announce if the series will return for a second season, the survival expert has hinted that not only will it be back on the streamer, but with an exciting new format.

During an interview on BBC Radio 2, Grylls said: "God willing, we are bringing Bear Hunt back. And we're hoping to do it live, so it's going to be a live version, which Netflix have never done before – raw, real, hunt them down!

RadioTimes.com has reached out to Netflix for comment.

Grylls continued: "Holly [Willoughby] was so fun to work with, I'd never had that before working alongside someone like that, she hasn't had an easy journey, but what a great girl. She did brilliantly, she really did."

Ahead of the launch of Celebrity Bear Hunt, spoke exclusively with Grylls and host Holly Willoughby, and the question of a second season was posed to them.

"I think we're obviously really excited about this and feels like there is a real buzz around the show," Willoughby said. "And I love working with Bear, the team. So I think let's just wait and see what happens with this."

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