Channel Nine is set to premiere its spectacular new reality TV competition series The Summit on Sunday May 14.
Hosted by Suicide Squad star Jai Courtney, 33, the show sees 14 contestants carry an equal share of a million-dollar cash prize in a race to the top of a mountain.
Filmed on location in New Zealand, the players have just 14 days to scale an icy 8500ft mountain together.
Each of contestant carries a backpack filled with $70,000 in cash, and if anybody quits the competition then their money is subtracted from the total prize fund.
‘Looks like fun? It won’t be,’ Jai warns the contestants in the trailer for the extreme series.
Channel Nine is set to premiere its spectacular new reality TV competition series The Summit on Sunday May 14. Actor Jai Courtney (pictured) is hosting
The show sees 14 contestants carry an equal share of a million-dollar cash prize in a race to the top of an 8500ft mountain
Fans can expect plenty of action, as competitors meet one hair-raising challenge after another.
The preview shows the players weeping with fear as they attempt to cross a scary gorge on a rope bridge.
Another scene teases a treacherous kayaking trip down an icy river.
The cast is made up of a mix of female athletes, experienced male mountaineers and even average everyday people who are completely new to climbing.
These include a mum-of-three, a 60-year-old nurse and one player who admits he can’t stand heights.
Fans can expect plenty of action, as competitors meet one hair-raising challenge after another
The preview shows the players weeping with fear as they attempt to cross a scary gorge
Co-operation is essential in this endurance test if the trekkers want to maximise their share of the cash.
The series promises plenty of drama, with the weaker players facing the threat of being left behind as the stronger ones chase after the money.
Host Jai first rose to fame as a regular cast member on Packed to the Rafters. He moved to Los Angles in 2012 and later starred in the Tom Cruise blockbuster Jack Reacher.
He also featured in Terminator Genisys. His latest film is Black Site, in which he stars alongside Michelle Monaghan.
The Summit premieres on Nine at 7pm on Sunday May 14, followed by new episodes on Monday & Tuesday at 7.30pm
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