Gladiators (also known as Australian Gladiators) is an upcoming Australian sports entertainment series, which is set to air early 2024 on Network 10. It will be hosted by Beau Ryan and Liz Ellis. It is based on the earlier Australian iterations of the American version of the franchise.
Casting for contenders began in 2023 and the twelve "Gladiators" were announced on 26 September 2023.
Production
The second possible revival of the Australian version of American Gladiators was rumoured to be produced soon after the second British revival was announced. Casting for contenders to compete against the Gladiators was announced in August, and it was revealed that the show would air in early 2024 on Network 10. Distribution rights of 'Gladiators Australia' are held by Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, with show being produced by Barry Poznick and one of the creators of the original franchise, Johnny C. Ferraro.
Marketing
The series is set to premiere in early 2024, which is summer time in Australia. The series is sponsored by a wide range of companies, including QSR International and auto home delivery services, and is owned for "back-to-school" marketing. It is promised to be a comedic sports entertainment show with "cartoon-ish violence" to be watched with whole family, just like the original show was.
Format
The show involves permanent competitors called "Gladiators" being put up against one-time-only Contenders in several different events which tests both physical and mental capabilities. In each episode, two men and two women compete for points against the Gladiators across four different events, with separate events for males and females. After this, each pair then competes against each other in "The Eliminator", a grueling obstacle course, of which any points they have won previously go towards time for a head start on their opponent. The winner of this is dubbed the champion of the episode, and will advance to the Finals, in hope to be crowned as the overall champions.
Events
On the show, the Contenders will face the Gladiators in events testing their speed, strength, stamina, agility and power.
The series will see the return of some classic events, with a few brand-new events. Each episode features four events chosen at random, with every episode finishing with The Eliminator obstacle course. The other confirmed returning events from the original Australian series include Duel, Hang Tough, Powerball, Pyramid and The Wall.
Gladiators
The 12 Australian and New Zealander athletes, appearing as Gladiators, were announced on 26 September 2023.
References
Upcoming television series
Gladiators (franchise) Network 10 original programming Television shows set in New South Wales Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television series reboots Australian television series revived after cancellation Australian television series based on American television series English-language television shows
