Shudder has announced that it has greenlit the unscripted horror-based competition series, “Guts & Glory,” from the mind of Award-winning special effects artist, director, and executive producer Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead,” “Creepshow”). The six-episode series flips the script on the traditional competition show, thrusting players into an immersive horror experience full of unexpected challenges. The series is set to debut later this year on both Shudder and AMC+ in the U.S. and Canada.
“If you know horror, you know the innovation and creativity that Greg Nicotero brings to the genre. His legendary special effects work has given audiences a fresh and thrilling take on familiar genre staples from his notorious walkers of ‘The Walking Dead’ to the monsters of ‘Creepshow’ and more, never failing to shock and scare,” said Rob Fox, EVP of production for AMC Networks. “We’re thrilled to continue our longstanding relationship with Greg in bringing his unique concept to life with moments and scenarios that shock, surprise and showcase the depth of this genre.”
Nicotero, who is reuniting with many of the key crew members from The Walking Dead Universe to help bring the show to life, describes the series as “if Survivor and The Blair Witch Project had a baby.”
“Guts & Glory” is a production from AMC Studios. 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.
