Netflix and A24 developing Overcooked unscripted competition series

Netflix and A24 are developing an unscripted competition series based on the cooperative cooking video game Overcooked, the companies said, with the project in early stages of development and no premiere date announced. A24 has acquired rights to the property and is working with Netflix to adapt the game’s signature chaotic kitchens into live-action challenges, with Gemma Langford, Oli DeVine and Phil Duncan attached as executive producers alongside members of the game’s developer, Ghost Town Games.

The planned series is being conceived as a family-friendly competition that emphasizes teamwork under pressure. Producers aim to translate the video game’s core mechanics—coordinated multi-chef play, tight time limits and shifting obstacles—into timed challenges for contestants. Production sources say the show will recreate the frantic tone of the game while adapting hazards to meet safety and budget constraints, for example through moving counters, slippery floors or staged periods of darkness rather than the fantastical perils that appear in the game.

Overcooked debuted in 2016 and was developed by Ghost Town Games and published by Team17. It and its 2018 sequel became notable for...