Shudder has official greenlit Guts & Glory, an unscripted horror-based competition series from the mind of award-winning special effects artist, director and executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Creepshow).
The six-episode series will flip the script on the traditional competition show, thrusting players into an immersive horror experience full of unexpected challenges.
Guts & Glory will debut on Shudder and AMC+ later this year.
Here's what Nicotero has to say of the upcoming series:
“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.”
Rob Fox, EVP of production for AMC Networks, adds:
“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 […] 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.”
Executive producers include series showrunner Nicotero and Brian Witten, from Monster Agency Productions, Chris Wagnerfrom White Label, and Andrew Molina from Salaryman. Jeffrey F. January serves as co-executive producer.
2025 sees Shudder celebrating 10 years of being everyone's favorite horror streamer, with special fan events, a nationwide screening series, customed merchandise and more to come.
Look out for more on Guts & Glory as we get it!
