Spike TV Greenlights New Original Series

NEW YORK: Spike TV has given the greenlight to a new original series, Auction Heroes, and has unveiled a new pilot, Wild Animal Repo.

The 8×30-minute Auction Heroes from Gurney Productions focuses on storage-container auctions. The show will center on two friends who purchase these containers and then re-sell the contents at pawn shops. "A century ago it was the gold rush or the search for pirates’ buried treasure," said Sharon Levy, Spike TV’s executive VP of original series and animation. "In 2010, storage-container auctions are the new frontier for uncovering riches. And the stars of Auction Heroes will show the audience just how you can strike it rich by outsmarting the competition."

Spike TV has also ordered a one-hour series pilot, Wild Animal Repo, featuring Scott Lope as he rescues extraordinary, wild, and endangered creatures from unfit owners, illegal trade and harmful environments.