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Meet Beard Team USA, America's finest Whisker Warriors bent on one goal ? securing the World Championship title in Norway. Self-appointed Beard Team USA Captain Phil Olsen amasses the follicular talents of men such as the self-promoting world beard-champion Jack...
Jack Passion, the reigning Full Beard Natural world champ, rejoins the bearding circuit in time to take on Aarne Bielefeldt, the current national champ.
As the biggest circuit event since Nationals, The West Coast Beard and Mustache Championships draws some of America's top bearding talent to Portland, OR. Tensions run high when the Austin Facial Hair Club look on with disdain as attention-loving Jack Passion signs books and meets fans at the event. But will their efforts to defeat Jack be thwarted when his mentor and greatest advocate Phil Olsen is again asked to help judge the competition? Back in Brooklyn, Myk O'Connor faces the greatest threat to his competitive career yet: a visit from his future Mother-In-Law.
The Whisker Warriors head to Austin, TX for the Texas National Championships with ZZ Top guitarist and Texas beard legend Billy Gibbons at the judging table. While reigning champion Jack Passion faces the prospect of competing on his rivals' home turf, Beard Team USA Captain Phil Olsen wrestles with a different challenge: holding his team together as the Austin Facial Hair Club considers seceding from the union. In an attempt to ease tensions, Phil calls a meeting between the Austin men and Jack but his efforts might not be enough to save the team.
Beard Team USA heads to Detroit, Michigan for the Motor City Beard and Mustache Championships, the last chance for Myk O'Connor to score a win before Norway. Austin's Miletus Callahan-Barile ventures to the South Central Alaska Beard and Mustache Club's home turf, on a diplomatic mission aiming to sever ties with Beard Team USA, and give Texas independent membership in the World Beard and Mustache Association. Jack takes a break from the circuit events to pursue a lucrative modeling gig.
With the American Bearding season at an end, there's just one more contest before the World Championships. the German National Beard and Mustache Championships. Looking to prove their international credentials, top US Beardsmen Jack Passion and Aarne Bielefeldt head to the birthplace of Bearding in what will be their biggest challenge yet. Meanwhile, The Austin Facial Club's dreams of fielding a full squad independent of Beard Team USA hits a bump as they struggle to raise the funds they'll need to get to Norway.
The Beardsmen arrive at the ultimate proving ground: The World Championships in Trondheim, Norway. Captain Phil Olsen predicts a hefty medal count for Beard Team USA, with former champion Burke Kenny determined to reclaim his lost title, and two-time World Champion Jack Passion resolved to solidify his dominance and bolster his beard's commercial appeal - all jeopardized when a secret long-standing rift between Phil and the World Association surfaces at the event. The now-independent Austin Facial Hair Club seeks formal admission in the World Beard and Mustache Association, and the team's rising-stars Allen Demling and Alex LaRoche hope to score their first ever World Titles for Texas.
The bearding season kicks off with competitors from across the country going beard -to-beard in the Ohio Championships. The event draws circuit heavyweights from across the country, including Aarne Beilefeldt, Myk O'Connor and the Austin Facial Hair Club. Noticeably absent from the contest is former World Champion Jack Passion. Reeling from the loss of his title, Passion contemplates the unthinkable: abandoning his beard career.
Jack Passion returns to the beard circuit looking for payback against his old rivals. He will get his first chance at the New York Beard and Mustache Championships, a contest that pits him against Austin's Bryan Nelson and Allen Demling. Newcomer and dark horse, Michigan’s John Buckler impressively wins the freestyle category in Ohio, giving Alex LaRoche stiff competition as he tries to establish himself as freestyle’s top American contender.
Conspicuously omitted from the Full Beard finalists at the New York Beard and Mustache Championships, Jack Passion travels to Portland seeking revenge. Freestyle sees the sudden and surprising emergence of a new contender, even as perennial finalist John Buckler attempts to extend his lead in the category’s medal count.
The beard circuit heads to the Lone Star State for the Texas National Beard and Mustache Championships. After the explosive confrontation between Jack Passion and the Austin Facial Hair Club at the West Coast Championships, Passion fears what awaits him on his rival's home turf. But it is not just the Austin boys he needs to worry about. Brooklyn's Myk O'Connor also enters this contest with a score to settle.
The beardsmen are in Philadelphia for the East Coast Beard and Mustache Championships, the last event on this year's American Bearding Circuit. With the season ending and German International Championships just weeks away, it is a critical last chance to build momentum before challenging the German Masters in Bearding's Fatherland. After a bruising season for Jack Passion, it is definitely a win he desperately needs.
The beardsmen enter the German International Beard and Mustache Championships. The U.S. is looking to make their mark in the birthplace of the sport led by the Austin Facial Hair Club and their allies Myk O'Connor, John Buckler and Aarne Beilefeldt. Former World Champion Jack Passion, who suffered a string of defeats on the American circuit, heads to Germany on a more personal mission: to reclaim his legacy as the greatest natural Full Beard there ever was.
