The title Series 7 refers to the name of a hit television series that pits five randomly selected “contenders” and the winner from the previous season against one another in a battle to the death. "Series 7: The Contenders" is a satire on reality TV, taking the world of "Survivor" and "Temptation Island" to its logical extension with a TV show where the contestants kill one another. In a national television broadcast, five reality contestants are randomly determined by lottery and … Dec 10, 2020–Feb 28, 2021. The Contenders offers a unique form of entertainment for its loyal viewers: the show's contestants must kill each other until only one "Contender" remains standing. "Series 7 - the Contenders", or Series 7 for short, is a film about a television show that seems at once fantastically, outrageously bloodthirsty and frighteningly plausible. C SPAN's 14-part series The Contenders helps put America's present electoral politics in historical perspective. Series 7: The Contenders Brooke Smith Glenn Fitzgerald Marylouise Burke (2001) A pregnant woman tries for a third championship in a TV reality show in which the participants hunt and kill each other. There are no carrots, just a stick: Winners are granted their freedom only after wiping out contestants in three straight seasons. The defending champion is a pregnant woman (Brooke Smith). Where to Watch. Not a member? 1:17 Series 7. Join today and start streaming. Shot on video and in fullscreen, it never breaks the illusion of being a TV show. Series 7: The Contenders Trailer A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill … Lampooning the tendencies of 'reality television' to become ever more shocking, 'Series 7: The Contenders' is a movie of an imagined reality show in which the contestants, tracked by cameramen, must kill to win. The movie is presented as a marathon edition of the seventh round of the show. 'Series 7: The Contenders' is an almost campy parody of reality television, similar to Schwarzenegger's 'Running Man' and Japanese cult classic, 'Battle Royale' Presented as TV marathon of the 7th season of a reality show, the film takes place in America and the show is called The Contenders. Film series. WARNING: Spoilers. Series 7 focusses on a couple of competitors who have been chosen from a national lottery system to mandatorily participate in series 7 of the nation's most popular sensation, "The Contenders" , a television series where the competitors must fight to the death to claim fame and fortune. Every year there are films that resonate far beyond a theatrical release—if they manage to find their way to a commercial screen at all—or film festival appearance. The 2001 film Series 7: The Contenders, written and directed by Daniel Minahan, is a dark and violent satire of American Reality Shows.. 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