Series 7: The Contenders

Series 7: The Contenders
Series 7 theatrical poster
Directed byDaniel Minahan
Written byDaniel Minahan
Produced byJason Kliot
Katie Roumel
Christine Vachon
Joana Vicente
StarringBrooke Smith
Glenn Fitzgerald
Marylouise Burke
Richard Venture
Michael Kaycheck
Merritt Wever
Narrated byWill Arnett
CinematographyRandy Drummond
Edited byMalcolm Jamieson
Music byGirls Against Boys
Distributed byUSA Films
Release dates
  • January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20) (Sundance)
  • March 2, 2001 (2001-03-02) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Series 7: The Contenders is a 2001 American satirical dark comedy film written and directed by Daniel Minahan. The film is presented as a marathon of the seventh series of an American reality television show called The Contenders, where six people, picked at random from a national lottery, are each given a pistol and forced to hunt and kill each other for the cameras. The film is a satire of the reality television genre. It stars Brooke Smith as Dawn, the reigning champion from the fifth and sixth series.