No matter what happens,The Challengeseason 39 will be crowning two new champions.
The Challengehas done a season kind of like this before, although with some crucial differences.
However, the format of champions coming in for eliminations is not like the previous red skull twist.
The cast of ‘The Challenge’ season 39.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
“Being in the final isn’t contingent on beating a champ,” Harkin reveals.
But the vast majority of our finalists will have beaten a champion.
The showrunner promises that season 39 is one of the most serious installments of the franchise yet.
Nothing about it is going to be easy.
It’s very real and it’s very raw.
It all results in a season that Harkin calls “a breath of fresh air.”
“It’s very different and unpredictable.
We were really kept guessing in terms of the game that everybody was playing right up until the end.
We were scratching our head at a lot of moments, but it’s compelling and very experimental.
It was a shocker from start to finish.”
The Challenge: Battle for a New Championpremieres Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
