Shudder is reteaming with “Creepshow” series creator Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon) on “Guts & Glory,” a new horror-based competition series arriving in September.
“Guts & Glory” makes its two-episode premiere on September 9 on Shudder and AMC+.
New episodes of the six-episode series, which features an integrated sponsorship by Hyundai, will rollout weekly on Tuesdays.
The unscripted series “flips the script on the traditional competition show – thrusting players into an immersive horror experience full of unexpected challenges. The new series blends the intensity of a horror film with the pressure of a survival game where contestants are confronted with their fears in various scenarios.”
Executive producers include series showrunner Nicotero and Brian Witten from Monster Agency Productions, Chris Wagner from White Label, and Andrew Molina from Salaryman. Jeffrey F. January serves as co-executive producer.
Said Award-winning special effects artist, director and executive producer Greg Nicotero previously, “I couldn’t be more excited with this opportunity to explore this new landscape. To marry a non-scripted competition show with a genre narrative lands along the lines of ‘if Survivor and The Blair Witch Project had a baby.‘ It’s one of the most creative and organic things I’ve ever done, creating FX that have to happen live in real time and capturing the honest reactions….all the while fighting to see who the winner will be. To add to the mayhem, I also got to reunite many of the key crew members from The Walking Dead Universe to help bring this show to life.”
It’s shaping up to be a massive year for Shudder. The streamer is celebrating its tenth year and is pulling out all the stops in celebration, including fan events and limited merch. As for Nicotero, the multihyphenate horror stalwart is also working on a series adaptation of Swan Song.