Challenger's Alliance
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StarringFan Bingbing
Li Chen
Xie Yilin
Chen Xuedong
Joker Xue
Lin Gengxin
Kris Wu
Dong Chengpeng
Chen Handian
Li Chen
Xie Yilin
Chen Xuedong
Joker Xue
Lin Gengxin
Kris Wu
Dong Chengpeng
Chen Handian
Country of originChina
Original languageChinese
| Challenger's Alliance | |
|---|---|
| 挑战者联盟 | |
| Genre | Game-variety show |
| Starring | Fan Bingbing Li Chen Xie Yilin Chen Xuedong Joker Xue Lin Gengxin Kris Wu Dong Chengpeng Chen Handian |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | About 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZJSTV |
| Release | 12 September 2015 |
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Challenger's Alliance, also known as Challenger Union (Chinese: 挑战者联盟), is a Chinese variety show[1] airing on September 21, 2015.[2] In season 1, the show featured an all-star cast of Fan Bingbing, Li Chen, Wu Yifan, Lin Gengxin, Dong Chengpeng, and Chen Handian.[3] Every episode, the cast will spend a day performing a job and finishing a specified task while doing it, if they accomplish the task, they gain a win, if they do not, they fail.
| Name | Career | Nickname | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fan Bingbing (范冰冰) | Actress, singer | Season 1 (Episode 1) - present | |
| Li Chen (李晨) | Actor | Bingbing Popsicle (冰冰棒)
Big Black Bull (大黑牛) | |
| Xie Yilin | Actress | Season 2 (Episode 1) - present | |
| Chen Xuedong | Actor, singer | ||
| Joker Xue (薛之谦) | Singer | ||
| Kris Wu (吴亦凡) | Singer, actor | Fresh Meat (小鲜肉) | Season 1 (Episode 1-9) |
| Lin Gengxin (林更新) | Actor | 林狗 | |
| Dong Chengpeng (董成鹏) | Internet personality, director, actor | Dior's Man (屌丝男士) | |
| Chen Handian (陈汉典) | Actor, television host |
Episodes
All episodes feature the cast performing a job and finishing a task while doing it.
| Season | Episode | In-game Job | Task | Status | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Taxi Driver | Earn 600 RMB total from taxi fares | Fail | September 12, 2015 |
| Episode 2 | Private Trainer | Win the competition against Team Legend | Success, win by 45:44 | September 19, 2015 | |
| Episode 3 | Security Guard | Capture the flag | Red wins | September 26, 2015 | |
| Episode 4 | Tourist Guide | Successfully introduce tourists to attractions | Success | October 3, 2015 | |
| Episode 5 | Weight Manager | Lose 0.6 kg in 20 hours doing set exercises | Bingbing won, 2.1 kg | October 10, 2015 | |
| Episode 6 | Magician | Complete tasks | Fail | October 17, 2015 | |
| Episode 7 | Winter Olympian | Complete a series of exercises | Success, 25 kg left | October 24, 2015 | |
| Episode 8 | Estate Manager | Complete tasks | Success | October 31, 2015 | |
| Episode 9 | Veterinarian | Complete tasks | Success | November 7, 2015 | |
| 2 | 1 | Hotel Staff | Complete tasks and find stolen necklace | Success | June 4, 2016 |
| 2 | Delivery Driver | Find green packages and deliver them to the owners | Success | June 11, 2016 | |
| 3 | Librarian | Find the missing story book princesses | Success | June 18, 2016 | |
| 4 | Wine Maker | Create a wine that can turn back time | Success | June 25, 2016 | |
| 5 | Schoolchildren | Find the key to return to the present | Success | July 2, 2016 | |
| 6 | July 9, 2016 | ||||
| 7 | July 16, 2016 | ||||
| 8 | July 23, 2016 | ||||
| 9 | Food vs thrills | July 30, 2016 |