FIRST LOOK: Extreme Team Ninja Warrior Course Is 'Nothing Like People Have Ever Seen'

As if American Ninja Warrior weren’t extreme enough, the spin-off Team Ninja Warrior is upping the ante.

The upcoming competition show has two competitors running an obstacle course side by side – something that has not been done in Ninja Warrior History – and PEOPLE has an exclusive First Look at how the crew put together the course.

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“We designed some of the obstacles so people are literally going to be shoulder-to-shoulder and elbow-to-elbow,” executive producer Brian Richardson says in the clip. “This is nothing like people have ever seen before.”

The eight-episode series will feature three new grueling courses designed to test speed and agility. It’s hosted by comedian Matt Iseman, former NFL player Akbar Gbajabiamila and Fox Sports reporter Alex Curry.