The mechanics are simple. During each episode, they will compete in games that will test their agility, power, skill and courage. The challengers who have earned the most points will be able to participate in the Eliminator, an event calling on all the abilities tested previously. The male challenger and the female challenger who emerge victorious in the grand final will win the golden helmet and share the sum of 50,000 euros.
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Denis Brogniart, Jean-Pierre Foucault and Hélène Mannarino
The animation of the new entertainment is divided between three emblematic presenters of the first channel: Denis Brogniart, Jean-Pierre Foucault and Hélène Mannarino. The first is for comments while the other two collect, not without humor, the reactions of the challengers and their opponents on the ground. “Managing victories is good but managing defeats is difficult. You have to keep smiling because it's entertainment, a game. But, they are still people who come to win. Their job is not “It's not TV, they experience a real thing. When they lose, they're really disappointed. I sometimes had trouble handling it,” explains the host.
“There is seriousness in it, because the objective of the challengers is to win and share the 50,000 euros. But there is also good humor, derision, self-deprecation and that That’s what we tried to portray,” says Denis Brogniart.
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However, small injuries are inevitable. “It’s a sporting event and who says sport also says, from time to time, risk of injury. It’s inherent to the activity. Even more so in combat sports,” explains the presenter of Koh-Lanta . But TF1 has thought of everything by making masseurs, chiropractors and doctors available to participants.
Will the challengers be a match for the gladiators? The answer on TF1 this Friday.
