America’s Got Talent: Extremeis just days away from making its highly-anticipated premiere.The newAGTspinoff series is set to premiere Feb. 21 on NBC, and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at some of the stunts that will be witnessed on screen.In the action-packed clip, judge and executive producerSimon Cowelltalks about the appeal of the new stunt-focused series, explaining that “AGT: Extremeis everything we couldn’t do on the main show, but we wanted to.““Crazy acts, stunts, explosions,” he continues. “It’s a show we’ve wanted to do for the last 10 years and thank God we got the yes.“Listen below to an interview withAGT: Extremejudges Nikki Bella and Travis Pastrana on our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.WWE starNikki Bella, who is also a judge on the series, adds of the acts: “I was on the edge of my seat, it was absolutely spectacular. I thrive on an adrenaline rush, and to see and show the world what these people can do has been so incredible.“NBC (3)Fellow judge Travis Pastrana, who is a professional motocross star, shares: “Action sports is what I do, I’m very critical of all stunts and I was happily surprised…AGT: Extremeis gonna be sports and events that you may be seeing at the Olympics in 10, 20, 30 years' time.“HostTerry Crewscan’t wait for fans to watch the excitement unfold.“Man, we about to put on a show,” Crews, 53, promises in the clip. “We’ve always saidAmerica’s Got Talentis the best of the best — it’s the Olympics of talent.““We’re outside so literally the sky’s the limit,” Bella, 38, notes.Adds Cowell: “If you really wanna see what guts, courage [and] determination is all about, you’ve gotta watch this show.“From left: Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, Nikki Bella and Travis Pastrana.Eliza Morris/NBCNBC firstannounced its plansfor the spinoff show in May 2021. The network laterdescribed the series as"the most outrageous, unique and jaw-dropping acts of enormous scale and magnitude that simply cannot be confined to a theater stage.“In October, it was revealed that Cowell, Bella and Pastranawould be judging the show, while Crews would resume his position as host.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Later that month, NBCtemporarily halted productionon the series after stunt performer Jonathan Goodwin was hospitalized following arehearsal stunt gone wrong. Goodwin, who made it to the semifinal round on season 15 ofAGT,later spoke out about the accident, saying he had “a long road to recovery” ahead of him.Similar to the original series,AGT: Extremewill bring contestants head-to-head each week to compete for a $500,000 prize and the champion title.AGT: Extremepremieres on Monday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m ET on NBC.
America’s Got Talent: Extremeis just days away from making its highly-anticipated premiere.
The newAGTspinoff series is set to premiere Feb. 21 on NBC, and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at some of the stunts that will be witnessed on screen.
In the action-packed clip, judge and executive producerSimon Cowelltalks about the appeal of the new stunt-focused series, explaining that “AGT: Extremeis everything we couldn’t do on the main show, but we wanted to.”
“Crazy acts, stunts, explosions,” he continues. “It’s a show we’ve wanted to do for the last 10 years and thank God we got the yes.”
Listen below to an interview withAGT: Extremejudges Nikki Bella and Travis Pastrana on our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
WWE starNikki Bella, who is also a judge on the series, adds of the acts: “I was on the edge of my seat, it was absolutely spectacular. I thrive on an adrenaline rush, and to see and show the world what these people can do has been so incredible.”
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Fellow judge Travis Pastrana, who is a professional motocross star, shares: “Action sports is what I do, I’m very critical of all stunts and I was happily surprised…AGT: Extremeis gonna be sports and events that you may be seeing at the Olympics in 10, 20, 30 years' time.”
HostTerry Crewscan’t wait for fans to watch the excitement unfold.
“Man, we about to put on a show,” Crews, 53, promises in the clip. “We’ve always saidAmerica’s Got Talentis the best of the best — it’s the Olympics of talent.”
“We’re outside so literally the sky’s the limit,” Bella, 38, notes.
Adds Cowell: “If you really wanna see what guts, courage [and] determination is all about, you’ve gotta watch this show.”
From left: Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, Nikki Bella and Travis Pastrana.Eliza Morris/NBC
NBC firstannounced its plansfor the spinoff show in May 2021. The network laterdescribed the series as"the most outrageous, unique and jaw-dropping acts of enormous scale and magnitude that simply cannot be confined to a theater stage.”
In October, it was revealed that Cowell, Bella and Pastranawould be judging the show, while Crews would resume his position as host.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Later that month, NBCtemporarily halted productionon the series after stunt performer Jonathan Goodwin was hospitalized following arehearsal stunt gone wrong. Goodwin, who made it to the semifinal round on season 15 ofAGT,later spoke out about the accident, saying he had “a long road to recovery” ahead of him.
Similar to the original series,AGT: Extremewill bring contestants head-to-head each week to compete for a $500,000 prize and the champion title.
AGT: Extremepremieres on Monday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m ET on NBC.
source: people.com
