Русский ниндзя: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Channel One presents the most extreme project on Russian television, where participants will compete for the grand prize of five million rubles on a world-famous obstacle course. "Russian Ninja" is the Russian version of the iconic Ninja Warrior format. This show about strong-minded athletes (a Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) format) gained worldwide fame thanks to its signature obstacle course, which increases in difficulty with each stage and culminates in the final challenge – "Mount Midoriyama."

In the qualifying round, participants must successfully overcome six obstacles without falling into the water. This requires serious physical preparation, and not everyone, even the most prepared athlete, can complete it. In the semifinals, the obstacle course becomes significantly more challenging. The final is divided into three independent stages, each with a time limit.

Each obstacle on the show is capable of stopping even the strongest and most agile athlete. But some are unanimously considered the most treacherous. Among them are "Ring Road", "Iron Tulips" (qualifying stage), "Mad Workout", "Free Climb" (semi-finals), "Ninja Rise", "Over the Cliff" and, of course, "Mount Midoriyama" (final).

Series details

• Title: Русский ниндзя
• Format: Game Show
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2017-11-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-11-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Первый канал
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 121 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33524

Cast and credited roles

• Тимур Соловьев — Ведущий
• Юлианна Караулова — Ведущая
• Евгений Савин — Ведущий

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-11-26; final listed air date 2018-01-28.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-10-07; final listed air date 2018-11-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Русский ниндзя on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.