fear factor It’s back, and yes, it’s scarier than ever.
Fox started the New year 2026 launching a reboot of the beloved reality show, now titled Fear Factor: House of Fear.
“I think the audience is going to love this season,” host Johnny Knoxville shared in a trailer for the season “We’ll have all your old favorites fear factor but we have changed things. We start with 14 competitors, and now they live together. There are beefs and broken hearts. Now there’s a winner for the whole season.”
In previews for the creepy new season, the contestants will face their fear of snakes, heights, the ocean and some really nasty food. How does rotten egg pie and mouse tail pie sound for dinner?
“Some people are really trying to overcome their fears,” Knoxville shared. “Will it hurt? Yes, but eventually it stops hurting.”
Us Weekly is breaking down all the burning questions about the show, including where Fear Factor: House of Fear was filmed Keep scrolling for more information:
Where was “Fear Factor: House of Fear” filmed?

Production for Fear Factor: House of Fear took place near Vancouver in Canada and was shot around September 2025, according to Fox 5 Atlantawho was able to visit the set and participate in one of the challenges.
The house used for the show was an existing property that could house all 14 contestants.
The production chose the Metro Vancouver area because it has coastal terrain, hills and open spaces, which allows for a wide variety of challenge areas to be built in a general area.
Some scenes were also filmed at Britannia Beach, which is a small community north of Metro Vancouver that has open land and water access.
What happened to the original host of “Fear Factor”?
when fear factor first premiered on NBC in June 2021, Joe Rogan served as host. Although he once predicted that the show would be canceled quickly, it remained on NBC for seven seasons before briefly. moving to MTV.
At the beginning of each episode, Rogan told viewers: “The stunts you are about to see were designed and supervised by trained professionals. They are extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by anyone, anywhere, at any time.”
Rogan has since stepped away from reality TV and is the host of the top-rated podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
Who’s Competing on ‘Fear Factor: House of Fear’ Season 1?

Chelsea, Ethan, Johnny Knoxville
Shane Harvey/FOXFourteen contestants from all over the United States signed up Fear Factor: House of Fear hoping to win the $200,000 grand prize.
Competitors include a high school teacher, a flight attendant, a stay-at-home mom and a retired detective.
Former cheerleader Kristen Elena was eliminated firstpartly because he couldn’t stand a few too many snakes crawling around him.
When is “Fear Factor: House of Fear” activated?
Fear Factor: House of Fear airs on Fox on Wednesdays at 9pm ET and is available to stream the next day on Hulu.

