G4 Announces New Series ‘Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan'

Real-life ‘Hurt Locker'-style series to bow in spring 2011

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/24/2010 1:44:16 PM

G4 will bring the high-stakes drama of The Hurt Locker to life in its new series, Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan, which will follow a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) platoon in combat overseas, the network announced Tuesday. The series will premiere in spring 2011.

Viewers will watch the EOD team go from training sessions in San Diego to deployment in Afghanistan, where embedded camera crews will capture the team's daily missions to disarm roadside bombs.

"There is simply no way to comprehend the incredible amount of pressure and split-second decision making these individuals must undertake in the worst possible physical conditions without riding along with them as our cameras will do," said Neal Tiles, president of G4, in a statement. "This is a rare opportunity to showcase the work of the courageous men and women on the front lines, and share with our viewers all the real-life drama, teamwork, danger and triumph that goes along with this specialized job.  G4 viewers will see these real-life heroes putting their lives on the line as they go through what, for them, is just another day at the office."