Gladiators to return for new season with three new gamesBy Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment ReporterGladiators will return to the BBC for a new season this January, and will be throwing three new games into the mix. One of the new games is Destruction, in which players race down lanes of four 8ft barriers, through which they have to smash. Audiences will also see familiar Gladiator faces return to the Sheffield arena, including Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone and Diamond. Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury and The Giant will return for the new series alongside Hammer, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, Sabre, Steel and Viper. Made by Hungry Bear Media, the new series will include 11 one-hour episodes and a single one-hour Gladiators celebrity special.

Source: Irish Independent January 13, 2026 18:18 UTC