Netflix 'axe huge reality show after just one series as it's branded the most expensive flop in years'

Daily Mail​

29-07-2025

Netflix have reportedly axed huge reality show Battle Camp after just one series.
The celebrity challenge show made its debut on the streaming service back in April, however, it failed to make an impact with viewers and critics alike, reports The Sun.
The programme was filmed in Mexico and featured a host of reality stars from shows including Too Hot to Handle, Love Is Blind and The Circle.
However, it has not been given the green light for a second series due to a poor response from audiences and high costs, with the publication reporting that it's Netflix's 'most expensive flop in years.'
A source said of the 10-part show: 'There were so many individuals taking part in the show, with 18 contestants in total. The fact that they all charged a fee to take part and that it was filmed on location, made it unusually costly.
'Plus the format — set in a camp which was purpose-built from scratch for the show — relied on multiple challenges, each costing big money to set up. It was an expense Netflix would have been happy to shoulder, except it didn't meet their expectations.
'The hope was that it would create the sense of there being a 'Netflix reality universe', but most people who watched it didn't think the show was out of this world.'
Daily Mail have contacted Netflix for comment.
Battle Camp's axe comes hot on the heels of another expensive to make celeb-based show, Celebrity Bear Hunt, also being cut after one series back in June.
The programme, which was set in Costa Rica and was hosted by Holly Willoughby alongside Bear Grylls, will not return despite the star saying that he was hopeful it would.
Sources close to the show which aired in February say that while the ratings did well it was expensive to make and Netflix are now planning to do more live events rather than pre-recorded shows.
One told Daily Mail: 'Everyone was very proud of the show but when it came to it, it was just so expensive to make.
'You had to have a whole set in Costa Rica, loads of staff and loads of celebrities. The overheads were eyewatering.'
It is understood that cheaper locations were looked at but nothing was appeared to be suitable.
Battle Camp's axe comes hot on the heels of another celeb-based show, Celebrity Bear Hunt, also being cut after one series back in June [host Holly Willoughby pictured]
Meanwhile, Netflix axed a 'gem of a series' that has been dubbed 'fantastically binge-worthy' despite its perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Wrestlers, directed by Greg Whitley, hit the streaming service back on 13 September 2023.
Netflix's official synopsis reads: 'At a storied professional wrestling organization, new owners and a roster of stars strive to make an impact beyond the ring in this documentary series.'
It stars professional wrestler Al Snow, 62, and those who are in The Ohio Valley Wrestling school.
The docu-series aired a total of seven episodes and unfortunately it has been confirmed that it won't be coming back.