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‘Fear Factor: House of Fear’ with Johnny Knoxville Renewed for Season 2 at Fox
Fox has renewed “Fear Factor: House of Fear” for a second season with Johnny Knoxville returning to host, Deadline reports.
The first season premiered in January with 16.5 million multiplatform viewers, ranking as the number one broadcast debut and top new unscripted series of the season in the 18-49 demographic.
This version of the reality competition series drops 14 strangers into a remote location to live together and face mind-blowing stunts, harrowing challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy where trust is fleeting — and fear is a weapon.
Only one winner conquers all their fears and walks away with the grand prize: $200,000.
The series is produced by Endemol Shine North America. Executive producers include Kevin Lee, Anthony Carbone, Lindsay Tuggle, and Endemol Shine’s Sharon Levy, Michael Heyerman, & Sean Loughlin.
“’Fear Factor: House of Fear’ instantly established itself as a signature unscripted series for Fox, and our audience can’t get enough of how it takes them – and our contestants — to the absolute edge with every episode,” said Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network. “Believe it or not, they’re already plotting new ways to raise the shock-and-awe quotient for season two.”
Joe Rogan hosted “Fear Factor” during its original run on NBC from 2001-2006 and again for its revival in 2011-2012. Ludacris served as host for MTV’s iteration of the show from 2017-2018.
Knoxville has Jackass 5 coming out on June 26 and followed by Osgood Perkins’ The Young People, due out this year. He’s also set to star in the psychological thriller Night Sessions.
Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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