Los Angeles
February 5, 2018
Actor-producer Dwayne Johnson will soon be seen in "The Titan
Games" series.
He is also attached to the project as a producer.
NBC has given a 10-episode order to "The Titan Games", an unscripted programme
from Johnson and Dany Garcia. The show is in a new athletic-competition format
from Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions, Arthur Smith's A. Smith & Co., and
Universal Television Alternative Studios, reports variety.com.
Billed as
an opportunity for everyday people to test mind, body and heart, "The Titan
Games" will feature challengers from across the US, each competing in an arena
against one of six reigning Titans.
A contestant who wins will take the
defeated Titan's place as one of the show's half-dozen mainstays. At season's
end, the six Titans will engage in an epic battle to determine the male and
female champions.
"It's an incredible opportunity for people with stories
like you and me to be able to shine in a platform that really has never been
attempted before," said Meredith Ahr, president of Universal Television
Alternative Studios.
"And obviously having Dwayne Johnson as the heart
and soul of the show and Arthur Smith, who is the world's leading producer of
physical competitions that are the blending of entertainment and sport, we just
couldn't be more thrilled to be putting this package together."
Filming
on the 10-episode first season is set to begin in September. No premiere date
has been set.