Coming Soon: Splatalot

A Medieval-themed game show is heading this way and will air on CBBC next year. Each episode of Splatalot, which is to be produced in Canada by Marblemedia, will feature twelve teenage contestants tackling “Canada’s largest extreme obstacle course” across three Medieval rounds. Doing their best to stop them in their tracks will be six gladiators. Matt Hornburg of Marblemedia, the co-creator of the series, says:

Splatalot is all about the hilarity of watching contestants get splattered, with the best spills instantly replayed in slow-motion. With oversized props, cool special effects and lively characters, it’s sure to be a highly-entertaining adventure

First thoughts are this sounds a little like a younger version of Total Wipeout, which is also a large obstacle course hosted in another country that pits a large number of contestants against each other. But without the water!

Splatalot will be filmed this Summer near Toronto and will be delivered to CBBC in Spring 2011.