Netflix announced their latest reality competition show will be based on the classic board game “Clue,” Deadline reported on Tuesday.
The series will feature a group of cast members who will partake in both physical and mental challenges. These challenges will give them the clues they’ll need to ultimately solve the murder. The cast will have to identify the who, where, and with what of the crime. Correct guesses add money to the prize pot, but guessing incorrectly could be the thing that sends a player home.
The show will also feature the board game’s familiar characters, such as Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum and Mrs. White. We don’t yet know when the show will premiere.
Netflix’s History With Reality TV
Netflix has become a huge player in the reality TV space. Their original dating social experiment “Love Is Blind” consistently ranks in the top ten of Nielsen’s streaming list, according to Variety. “Love Is Blind” has also garnered the streaming giant seven Emmy Award nominations since it first aired in 2020.
Netflix reality series don’t just get nominated for Emmy Awards; they also win. “Love On The Spectrum,” a docuseries following young adults on the autism spectrum as they dive into the dating pool, has been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards over the years and has won seven times, including for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.
Netflix has also had success in the competition space with shows like “Million Dollar Secret,” “The Circle,” and “Squid Game: The Challenge,” the latter of which received three Emmy nominations.
Netflix clearly knows what its doing when it comes to the unscripted space; the success of its past shows is proof of that. Whether the new “Clue” show will be a success remains to be seen, but if Netflix’s past shows are any indication, “Clue” has a lot of potential.
Murder Mysteries Have Been Tried in the Past
Netflix’s new “Clue” show isn’t the first time a network has attempted a murder mystery reality show. In 2013, ABC aired a competition show called “Whodunnit?,” in which contestants had to solve a new murder each episode, identifying both the murderer and how the murder was committed. Players were scored based on how many details they named were correct, with the lowest scorer becoming the next episodes’ victim.
“Whodunnit?” only lasted one season. The Metacritic critics score only came out to 43, which the site determines as “mixed or average.” The audience score was significantly better at 7.9, which is considered “generally favorable.”
Although both “Whodunnit?” and Netflix’s new show are murder mystery reality series, they utilize very different formats. Plus, the Netflix show is based on the intellectual property of the board game, immediately conjuring feelings of nostalgia that could greatly help build an audience.
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