By Gavin Boyle
Netflix announced a reality competition show based on the classic board game Clue where players will engage in deduction and deception to determine the who, what and where of a crime.
“Like so many families and friends over the years, we’ve gathered around the table trying to figure out who did it – making ‘Clue’ a source or nostalgia that everyone shares,” said Jeff Gaspin, the vice president of unscripted series at Netflix. “Thanks to the incredible vision of our partners at Hasbro Entertainment, IPC, and B17, we’re delivering a fresh, imaginative whodunit competition that will invite today’s audiences into that iconic world.”
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The creation of a Clue-inspired TV show comes as Hasbro has made a strong effort in recent years to turn its iconic IPs into TV shows and movies. These brands include Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Play-Doh, Monopoly, Clue and Sorry! The company first announced its plan for a Clue show in April of 2024 when Sony purchased the rights to adapt the game.
“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro Heads of Film and TV Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano in a joint statement. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.”
Meanwhile, Netflix announced in July that it is also working on a Monopoly-inspired competition show that will combine elements from the traditional board game with the extremely popular mobile game Monopoly Go!.
“There’s a gameplay in Monopoly Go! that I think really will resonate with gameplay in an unscripted series,” Gaspin said about the Monopoly show. “The idea itself is still up for grabs. How do we want to approach it? Is it a giant game board? Is it in the real world? We don’t have the answer and we had so many agents and so many production companies reaching out and asking us if they can participate, and asking if we’ll consider putting them in the bake-off that we didn’t want to be restrictive. So, we said, ‘Why don’t we do a first round that’s pretty broad.’”
As Hollywood continues to partner with established IP to carry over their fanbase to support TV show and movie projects, it is interesting to see what parts of the entertainment industry the studios are turning to. While video games have proven to be the most popular source of new content as of late, with the multiple adaptations of Hasbro IP as well, it is clear that toys have just as much power to generate interest.
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