EXCLUSIVE: An X Games competitors collection could possibly be heading to the small display screen after The Challenge producer Bunim/Murray Productions struck a take care of the motion sports activities occasions firm.
The Banijay-owned producer is working up X Games Battleground, a collection that can unite 30 of probably the most iconic and influential X Games athletes in a contest format.
It comes as the corporate is celebrating thirtieth anniversary of the model, which began throughout the summer time of 1995 in Rhode Island and has been accountable for Tony Hawk’s first 900 within the Skateboard Vert competitors and Travis Pastrana’s Double Backflip within the Moto X Best Trick competitors.
The occasion includes sports activities akin to skateboarding, BMX, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and snowboarding. It has additionally featured musical artists together with Metallica, Tiesto, Nicki Minaj and Macklemore.
It was based by ESPN and aired on the sports activities community and sister channel ABC, though ESPN bought the property to personal fairness firm MSP Sports Capital in 2022.
In X Games Battleground, present stars and previous champions will return for a one-of-a-kind competitors. It will crown the highest all-around feminine and male X Games rivals of 2025, as they face high-octane challenges impressed by the historical past of the video games. Bunim/Murray will take out to streamers and broadcasters later this summer time.
Bunim/Murray, greatest identified for producing The Real World and competitors collection The Challenge, which is returning for Season 41 on MTV, can also be behind collection akin to Paramount+’s The Family Stallone and a brand new docuseries that includes the embattled Chrisley household for Lifetime. Its guardian firm Banijay additionally just lately launched a Banijay Sports arm.
“X Games is the world’s leader in action sports competition, and we’re thrilled to be developing an unscripted series with many of the top X Games athletes that will showcase the fearless, extreme action that fans from across the globe have enjoyed for decades,” stated Julie Pizzi, President & CEO, Bunim/Murray Productions.
“X Games Battleground will be raw and intense—uniting legends and rising stars in a fresh format. It’s part of our strategy to tell deeper athlete stories beyond the field of play and bring fans closer to our athletes,” added X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom.