Slashers (2001) on Netflix

Plot summary

The Japanese blood sport show $la$her$ pays contestants millions if they live through arenas patrolled by costumed killers. On the set, crimes are legal, and the few rules, such as holding still during commercials, are enforced by shock collars worn by players and killers alike. The first all-American episode pits six contestants against newcomer Preacherman and returning favorites Chainsaw Charlie and Doctor Ripper. Megan Lowry is a law student and activist from Seattle who studies in Tokyo and signed up to protest the show. Devon White, 29, boxed and served in the Marines before coming from New York City. Michael Gibbons programs computers in Chicago, Rick Fisher works as a doorman in Detroit, Rebecca Galley teaches fitness and bodybuilds in Buffalo while living with MS, and Brenda Thompson, from Portland, models and acts.