Hacker Cinema
Ninja Warrior
1997 · TV series · 30 min episodes · 28 seasons
The world's top fighters, wrestlers, and athletes compete in one of the most difficult physical contests ever devised. Of the 1,900 people that have attempted to complete stage one since 1997, only about 200 have succeeded. Of the 200 that passed stage one, only 3 people have gone on to complete all four stages and have the title of Ninja Warrior.
1 neutralfrom 1 commenter
Where to watch
No streaming data for this title.
1 comment on Hacker News
Lots of US TV gets adapted for other markets. Check out how many US-original game shows have Chinese versions, for instance. Lots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_game_shows
Sitcoms also get adapted pretty often. Talk and panel shows, sometimes.
We do the same thing in the US, just a bit less because we've got a really, really big domestic entertainment industry, so something's got to seem just right (in terms of "will this make money?") to get picked up, shouldering its way past all the US-original shows trying to get made, but it does happen. The Office, Power Rangers (half import, half adaptation), Iron Chef, Ninja Warrior (also has a German version!) and a bunch of others.