G4 Orders ‘Hurt Locker’ Reality Series

“Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan” will go behind the scenes with a bomb-disposal squad

hurt lockerCable channel G4 has ordered a high-stakes reality show that follows a bomb-disposal squad in Afghanistan.

"Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan," billed as a real-life version of Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker," will take viewers behind the scenes of a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, starting with training sessions in the States and then during its overseas deployment.

The Comcast-owned cable channel has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of the show, with a premiere set for next spring.

Read more: The Hollywood Reporter

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