Netflix orders Clue board game reality series

Netflix has ordered an unscripted competition series based on the classic board game Clue, the streamer announced Tuesday, greenlighting a reality show in which contestants complete challenges and solve a staged murder to win money. The series will stage physical and mental contests to gather clues, then send players into a reallife game of deduction in which they must name a suspect, location and weapon to add to their prize pot; incorrect guesses can result in elimination.

Producers said the program will draw on the board game's familiar cast of suspects, including Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum and Mrs Peacock. The series is being produced by Hasbro Entertainment in partnership with The Intellectual Property Corporation and B17 Entertainment, both part of Sony Pictures Television. Executive producers include Gabriel Marano, Zachary Edwin, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Rhett Bachner and Brien Meagher. No premiere date has been announced.

Netflix described the show as a whodunnit-style competition that translates the tabletop rules of Clue into a televised format of investigation and deception. Jeff Gaspin, vice president of unscripted series at Netflix, said the...