Overview
- Production begins in spring 2026 with live recordings at Messehalle Düsseldorf before audiences of roughly 1,000.
- BILD reports the first named Gladiators as Waldemar "Beast" Dinges, 35, and Linda "Fire" de las Heras, 28.
- Eight taping sessions are scheduled in Düsseldorf on Feb. 28, March 1, March 3 and March 4, with ticket sales opening in late February.
- Frank "Buschi" Buschmann, Laura Wontorra and Jan Köppen will host the new iteration, titled "Gladiators – Die Show der Giganten."
- Episodes premiere on Prime Video first, with RTL and RTL+ carrying them four weeks later, marking the format’s German return after about 25 years off air.