Get acquainted with the musclebound cast of new reality show ‘Bromans’

From Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming to Joe Orton’s What The Butler Saw, the English have a long, storied tradition of pushing the culture forward with their penchant for hypnotic lyricism, sly subversion, and acerbic wit, but none of that’s important right now.

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Anyone looking for an antidote to prestige TV should check out Bromans, a new show out of the UK that throws a bunch of muscly British dudes to the lions, forcing them into all sorts of sadistic scenarios that wouldn’t have been out of place in ancient Rome. You know, this sort of thing:

Here’s how ITV describes the show in their press release:

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They may have the muscles but do these lads have what it takes to go down in history? Cameras will follow eight modern day couples as they’re transported to an ancient world where they’ll live and fight like gladiators did 2000 years ago.

Along the way there’ll be blood, sweat and tears. However, only the very best will make it through to the Emperor’s Games where one of them will emerge victorious and take home the Emperor’s gold (which today works out at ‘approximately’ £10,000!).

Advance praise for Bromans is already hitting a fever pitch:

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Just saw an ad for a TV show called "Bromans" with the tagline "modern geezers in the time of Caesar" so we're done as a civilization.

— simon (@Simonjenkin) August 19, 2017

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In advance of Bromans‘ September 14th premiere, we thought you’d like to get acquainted with some standout members of the hyper-jacked cast before they all drown in a pool of their own testosterone. Have at it:

Dino Portelli

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Tian Delgado

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Brandon Meyers

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Glenn Klauber

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Jordan Taylor

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