NBC developing a new unscripted adaptation of the classic board game Guess Who? with Enedmol Shine and Hasbro’s eOne
NBC is playing a new guessing game and turning the classic board game Guess Who? into an unscripted TV series.
The broadcast network is in early stages of development on the series with Endemol Shine North America and Hasbro’s eOne, according to Deadline.
The project has been in the works at Enemol Shine since 2019, though NBC just recently came aboard.
Board game: NBC is playing a new guessing game and turning the classic board game Guess Who? into an unscripted TV series
Coming aboard: The project has been in the works at Enemol Shine since 2019, though NBC just recently came aboard.
The two-player guessing game was created by Ora and Theo Coster and was first manufactured by Milton Bradley in 1979.
Each player has a board with 24 different characters, with each player selecting a card with the same 24 characters.
The players must ask questions to eliminate possibilities, though if a player guessing the wrong character they lose the game.
Players: Each player has a board with 24 different characters, with each player selecting a card with the same 24 characters
Players can also challenge opponents in what is called the Championship Series, where the first player to win 5 games is the Guess Who? champion.
The game show will follow contestants who have to, ‘make snap judgements based on intuition and clues in an effort to win cash prizes.’
Hasbro currently owns the game, which is one of the company’s most popular games of all times.
Championship: Players can also challenge opponents in what is called the Championship Series, where the first player to win 5 games is the Guess Who? champion
Guess Who? is currently sold in over 28 countries around the world, with approximately 2 million units sold worldwide each year.
NBC has yet to announce a host for the show, or any further additions to the writing and producing team just yet.
The project is just the latest classic board and/or card game adaptation that has been set up in recent weeks and months.
Sold: Guess Who? is currently sold in over 28 countries around the world, with approximately 2 million units sold worldwide each year
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Propagate is alsoworking with Mattel on a gameshow based on the card game Uno with Let’s Make a Deal showrunner John Quinn, said to involve, ‘audience participation, over-the-top physical challenges and trivia.’
Hasbro-owned eOne is developing an animated remake of the hit board game Clue, while House of Cards creator Beau Willimon is developing a TV version of the board game Risk.
Game shows: Fremantle Media is teaming up with Mattel on a TV adaptation of the popular Whack-a-Mole game, which will feature a, ‘life-sized Whac-a-Mole, races and obstacle courses, along with a twist.
Uno: Propagate is alsoworking with Mattel on a gameshow based on the card game Uno with Let’s Make a Deal showrunner John Quinn, said to involve, ‘audience participation, over-the-top physical challenges and trivia’