[10] 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.
Similar to the original series, it is a comedic sports entertainment show with "cartoon-ish violence" for a family audience.
[12] The first official teaser trailer for the series was released on 6 November 2023, featuring eight of the Gladiators of the show (females Arrow, Chaos, Comet, Halo, and males Cyclone, Phoenix, Spartan and Viking).
[13] The show involves permanent competitors known as "Gladiators" that compete against "Contenders" in several events made to test out both their physical and mental capabilities.
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.
[3] On the show, the Contenders will face the Gladiators in events testing their speed, strength, stamina, agility and power.
The series received a lot of negative comments via social media, relating to the "poor set design", and the slow pacing.
[20] Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the top 20 viewership from the five largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth).