According to the reports, the reboot will be produced by Hungry Bear Media and rightsholder MGM Studios and is to be filmed in Sheffield Arena in 2023 before airing later in the year.
The show has been in development for a while, with some 'preliminary gladiators' selected for a run-through. Final casting has not yet taken place.
Gladiators, which originally aired on ITV between 1992 to 2000, before being reveived by Sky 1 for two series in 2009, sees the professional gladiators take on a range of physical challenges against contestants.
A source told Broadcast: "It’s exactly the kind of Saturday night family entertainment show that BBC1 needs."
The BBC declined to comment when approached by TV Zone. More details will be revealed in due course.
Wish they'd bring it back in the US too but closer to the original version and not the terrible Hulk Hogan reboot.
ZariusTwo
12-28-2023 09:09 AM
ZariusTwo
01-14-2024 12:46 AM
"They make Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson look like a pebble"
Thought this was a lot of fun, I was a bit weirded out by some editing choices early on but I got used to it. It crammed a lot in, got to a decent mix of old and new games, some heels were established like the blatant rule-breaking Viper and 'Leg-End' (sorry, Legend). There was some drama with one of the contenders, Finn, sustaining a leg injury but he not only came back to compete, he ended up conquering the eliminator and headed into the quarter finals.
