Russian Reality Show 'Game2: Winter' Will Reportedly Allow Contestants to Rape and Murder

In 'Game2: Winter,' contestants will be allowed to do whatever it takes to survive the Siberian wilderness, even if they have to break the law.

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“Everything is allowed” in a new Russian reality television show set to air next year—even rape and murder. The Guardianreports Game2: Winter contestants will compete to survive for nine months in the infamously cold Siberian wilderness, and will be not be eliminated if they use extreme measures in order to win.

An advertisement for the program claims “Each contestant gives consent that they could be maimed, even killed. 2000 cameras, 900 hectares, and 30 lives. Everything is allowed. Fighting, alcohol, murder, rape, smoking, anything.”

Despite signing a consent form, which removes any liability from the show’s producers, contestants will still be subject to legal authority, and will risk arrest if actual crimes are committed during the show. (With cameras following the contestants around the clock, there would probably be plenty of evidence for conviction.)

The Hunger Games-esque show will stream 24/7 online, and instead of a crew on site, will have 2,000 strategically-placed cameras recording the action. Whoever wins will receive a hefty cash prize equal to about $1.6 million.

Despite its claim that “everything is allowed,” the show will have a few rules, according to the Guardian​. One is that contestants cannot have guns to hunt or ward off the bears or wolves that reside in Siberia. Luckily, though, knives are permitted. Another rule is that contestants must be “mentally sane,” though what sane person would sign a form consenting to possible rape and murder?

Yevgeny Pyatkovsky, the shows creator, claims 60 people have already applied to be on Game2: Winter, including one American, and five countries have expressed interest in broadcasting it.

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