A Cut Above Season 1 Exclusive Promo & Cast Revealed
BY DAVID WILDEROTTER. PUBLISHED SEP 26, 2022 ON SCREENRANT.COM
Screen Rant reveals an exclusive promo for A Cut Above, a new chainsaw wood carving competition series debuting on Discovery in October.
Screen Rant is exclusively revealing a brand-new chainsaw carving competition series called A Cut Above, along with a promo and the list of contestants. A Cut Above premieres in October on Discovery. The series is hosted by Adam Beach, a Golden Globe-nominated actor. A Cut Above, produced and developed by marblemedia and Bell Media, is being described as the ultimate chainsaw carving competition.
A Cut Above will debut after Alaskan Bush People season 14, which was recently renewed by Discovery and premieres October 2 at 8 p.m. EDT. Alaskan Bush People season 14 will be the first without Billy Brown, the patriarch of the Brown family, who died after suffering a seizure in 2021. Alaskan Bush People will have a two-hour premiere for its new season. A Cut Above will air one-hour episodes over 12 weeks, with the contestants facing elimination every week.
In a Screen Rant-exclusive promo, A Cut Above is being described as a competition "like nothing you've seen before." One contestant describes the series as the "toughest" there is. Twelve of the world's top chainsaw woodcarvers face off to show their skills and outlast the competition. According to a press release from Discovery, A Cut Above, premiering October 2, "puts the contestants to the ultimate test of artistry, stamina and carving skills as they re-imagine ordinary wood logs into jaw-dropping works of art." The intense competition, from the same network that airs Alaskan Bush People, which lasts 12 weeks, will push the contestants to their limits as they fight for a cash prize and the title of "A Cut Above." The list of competitors, who range in age from 23 to 53, includes Andrew Mallon, Aya Blaine, Bongo Love, Brigitte Lochhead, Chris Wood, Jesse Toso, Joel Palmer, John Hayes, Junior Henderson, Ryan Villiers, Sam Bowsher and Sylvia Itzen.
The contestants, described as "master carvers," come from all over the world to compete on A Cut Above. Some are from the United States, while others are from Canada, Ireland, Germany, Zimbabwe, Wales and Scotland. Every week, the carvers will square off in different challenges, including a Quick challenge and a Master Carver challenge. They will race "against the clock in hopes of avoiding elimination." Ryan Cook, a "world-renowned chainsaw carver," and Katharine Dowson, an "esteemed sculptor," are the judges for A Cut Above, which will air on the same network as Naked & Afraid, and they will decide who stays in the competition every week and who goes home. They will "bring their combined expertise and artistic prowess" to A Cut Above as they judge the work of the master carvers.
A Cut Above is truly a competition series that has never been seen before on television. Discovery is bringing a one-of-a-kind show to viewers with A Cut Above, and carving fans should be excited to tune in and watch the world's best carvers battle it out. There will be masterpiece after masterpiece that will take the judges and the audience by storm. The anticipation is high, and after Alaskan Bush People returns, fans can tune in to A Cut Above to find out who will come out on top.
A Cut Above premieres Sunday, October 2 at 10 p.m. EDT on Discovery.
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