The Runner

A review of go90’s The Runner, the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced series that offers thrilling daily episodes and cash for viewers.

Bri Hill and Steve Young, the first two runners on go90’s The Runner, have re-joined the competition, as a chaser team, #RunnerAllStars.

The Runner doesn’t debut until July 1, but Verizon go90 has a trailer previewing what we might see as one person flees teems of two chasers.

Watch the trailer.

The Runner, first developed for ABC in 2000, will finally air this summer. It’s casting for a runner and teams of chasers who will try to catch that person.

Here are details about the show, which will be broadcast on Verizon’s Go90.

The Runner, a show concept that never got off the ground at ABC back in 2001, has found new life and new producers. Originally pitched more than five years ago to ABC by LivePlanet–Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s company and the producers of Project Greenlight–the show is highly interactive, following a “runner” as he or… continue reading

The Runner had “a host…of problems.” In its Nov. 2 issue, Entertainment Weekly reports that The Runner had bigger problems than “the current entertainment environment,” which is what network officials cited when they pulled the show. According to the magazine, there were “a host of other problems, including budget overruns.” Plus, the logistics of the… continue reading

The Runner on hold because of “today’s environment.” ABC has pulled The Runner, scheduled to debut this January, saying, “Today’s environment would not be conducive to this type of television event.” The show, executive produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is “officially…on hold,” according to E! Online.

The Runner holds open casting calls. The Runner has been casting for “runners” and “agents” for a while; now, they show is holding open casting calls. Upcoming locations include Milwaukee, Baltimore, Nashville and Austin.

ABC’s The Runner is looking for both “runners” and “agents.” Casting has begun for ABC’s The Runner, which debuts Jan. 7, 2002. The show is looking for both “runners” and “agents,” and that casting info seems to reveal that there will be more than one runner being hunted by people who are cast as agents–not… continue reading

ABC’s The Runner will include “extensive use of paid plugs.” Think Jeff Probst whoring Doritos and other sponsored products during Survivor 2 is annoying? Wait until ABC’s The Runner debuts in September. The reality TV show will feature “extensive use of paid plugs that are completely integral to the show’s story line,” according to The… continue reading

ABC’s The Runner gets (another) executive producer. Looks like ABC’s The Runner might still have legs. The show, which follows a single person running cross-country and performing challenges while being chased by every viewer in America, will be produced by longtime ABC producer Roger Goodman, Variety reports. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (among others) are… continue reading

ABC says Jailbreak and The Runner are still “in active development.”Despite a magazine story to the contrary, Jailbreak is still on ABC’s reality TV docket and The Runner is in the works, a spokesperson for ABC told Reality Blurred today. “Both Jail Break and The Runner are in active development. At this time we do… continue reading

Ben Affleck pitches more reality TV to ABC.The Oscar-winning writer and actor “is pitching a show to ABC mixing drama with elements of a scavenger hunt,” the New York Post writes. He and Matt Damon are already working on another reality TV show for ABC. The Runner will involve viewers searching for a person running… continue reading