. He will host and exec produce the project via his LeVar Burton Entertainment banner.
It comes after Burton guest hosted Jeopardy! and was one of the candidates considered to take on permanent duties for the classic show. After this guest stint, Burton toldBurton will exec produce alongside Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne and LBE’s Sangita Patel. No broadcaster is currently attached.
Trivial Pursuit has become a television show before; Freeform precursor The Family Channel ran a series hosted by Wink Martindale in 1993/94 that was loosely based on the game, while a syndicated version, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays ran in 2008/09.
Geno McDermott, President, U.S. Alternative Programming – Unscripted Television at eOne told Deadline in April that it was working on a number of projects based on board games and toys. “Right when worked really well is when Hasbro acquired eOne, and the light bulb went off. We have all this IP so we started developing shiny floor shows and different types of formats where we’re starting with a piece of IP instead of starting from scratch,” he said.
“Trivial Pursuit is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe. I am thrilled to have partnered with Hasbro and eOne to bring this beloved game to market as a premium show for television,” said Burton.
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