Gladiaattorit
Gladiaattorit | |
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Genre | Sports/Game Show |
Directed by | Renny Harlin |
Narrated by |
Katariina Ebeling (1993) Minna Aaltonen (1994) |
Country of origin | Finland |
Original language(s) | Finnish |
No. of seasons | 3 |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Markus Selin Harlin & Selin Productions |
Location(s) | Kerava, Finland |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | MTV3 |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 1993 – 1994 |
Gladiaattorit was a Finnish competition television program part of the international Gladiators franchise. The show ran 1993-1994, was directed by Hollywood director Renny Harlin, produced by Markus Selin, and filmed at Planet FunFun. It was hosted by Katariina Ebeling in 1993 and Minna Aaltonen in 1994.
It was rerun on the original MTV3 channel in 2002.
Persons becoming famous from the show included Tony Halme (Viikinki — Gladiator Viking) who would become a member of the parliament and Virpi Butt (Timantti — Gladiator Diamond) who committed a murder in 2003.
Competitors Pirjo Litilia, Riikka Hartikainen, Jarmo Jousisto, and Tommi Vuoristo would later compete on International Gladiators 1. Gladiators Flash (Salama — Marjo Krishi) and Terminator (Terminaattori — Mikko Tukonen) would also appear on IG1.