Just when you thought zombies couldn’t get any more popular, guess again. Britain’s BBC Three network is planning a horror themed game show entitled I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse! Now this is one game show that I could get into. Contestants are trapped inside a shopping mall ala Dawn of the Dead, and they are surrounded by zombies and must try to survive. Read on for more details.
According to Deadline, BBC Three has commissioned I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse, a seven-part hourlong horror/game show that will trap eight contestants inside a shopping mall, surrounded by the walking dead. The contestants must live by their wits, make difficult decisions, and use urban survival tactics to avoid the lethal bite of a zombie.
“The Army” is on its way, but the threat will be constant as once a player is bitten, they will leave the show in “grisly style.” Network Controller Zai Bennett calls it, “a reality event on a huge scale.” Entertainment Commissioner Ruby Kuraishe adds, “This is a tongue-in-cheek game show that will really test one’s mettle. I think people will die to be a part of it.”
Executive producers for Tiger Aspect are Andrew Brereton and Sebastian Grant. Brereton quipped, “It’s nice to finally have a game show where if you get a challenge wrong, you get your arms ripped off and your brains eaten out.”
No word yet on when I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse will be broadcast, but given BBC Three is slated to become an online-only outlet in late 2015, it shouldn’t be long.
Source: Deadline
