Genre: Documentary
Directed by Jared Hess & Tony Vainuku
Produced by JD Quicquaro
Starring: Dan “Nitro” Clark, Lori “Ice” Fetrick, Debbie “Storm” Clark, Erika “Diamond” Andersch Bunker & Jim “Laser” Kalafat.
Music by John Hancock, Mark Orton
Executive producers: Tony Vainuku, Jared Hess, Ross M. Dinerstein, Danny Lee Clark, Peter Sussman, Kyle McCutcheon, Chris Koras
Cinematography: Jeff Powers, Corey C. Waters,
Edited by Tanner Christensen
Distributed by: Netflix.
The plot: A look at the success of the stunt-filled 1990s TV series, `American Gladiators,’ and why it almost ended before it began.
This 5-Part miniseries was insane.
Pros: I was surprised how much old footage of the American Gladiators they had. The one Gladiator that rocks this miniseries was Nitro. Every gladiator been interviewed were really good sharing their time through place-by-place about their rise and their fall of the show & I was shock when they mentioned WWF a couple of times throughout this miniseries.
Cons: They could have featured marlbu more in the series. They failed to mention the 2008 revival right in the ending and that’s it.
The Cast & Crew:
Series Directed by
| Jared Hess | … | (unknown episodes) |
| Tony Vainuku | … | (unknown episodes) |
Series Cast
Series Produced by
| Danny Lee Clark | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Ross M. Dinerstein | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Jared Hess | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Chris Koras | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Will Mavronicolas | … | Executive Post Producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Kyle McCutcheon | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Peter Sussman | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Tony Vainuku | … | executive producer (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Rebecca Evans | … | co-executive producer (1 episode, 2023) |
| Ross Girard | … | co-executive producer (1 episode, 2023) |
| Mark McCune | … | co-producer (1 episode, 2023) |
| JP Quicquaro | … | producer (1 episode, 2023) |
Series Music by
| John Hancock | … | (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Mark Orton | … | (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Cinematography by
| Jeff Powers | … | (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Corey C. Waters | … | (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Editing by
| Tanner Christensen | … | (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Makeup Department
| Maira Gomez | … | hair and makeup (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Production Management
| Vincent Cardinale | … | production supervisor (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Sound Department
| Anthony Vanchure | … | supervising sound editor (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Animation Department
| Amanda Oesef | … | visual development artist (unknown episodes) |
Series Editorial Department
| Shane Reed | … | Digital Intermediate Colorist (5 episodes, 2023) |
Series Music Department
| James Cartwright | … | music supervisor (unknown episodes) |
Series Additional Crew
| Katie Hacala | … | Creative Executive (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Kasey Han | … | Creative Executive (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Sonja Roth | … | production controller (5 episodes, 2023) |
| Tiana Alexandria Williams | … | Archival Researcher (unknown episodes) |
I highly recommend watching this miniseries only on Netflix.
Rating: 9 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Documentary reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe