The classic competitive game show Jeopardy! is getting a spinoff series on Prime Video. Sony Pictures Television is producing Pop Culture Jeopardy!, which turns the classic academic quiz show with three challengers into a team-based trivia game that touches on music, movies, culture, sports, celebrities, entertainment, and more.
Jeopardy! is making its first-ever streaming spinoff for Prime Video
Pop Culture Jeopardy! is coming to Prime Video, a team-based spinoff game show based on the legendary competitive series.
Pop Culture Jeopardy! is coming to Prime Video, a team-based spinoff game show based on the legendary competitive series.
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The new series marks the first time the company’s game show division is expanding the Jeopardy! brand to a streaming platform with a new show. Years ago, the company let watchers binge the main show on Hulu.
While the series sounds like a casual side mission for the franchise, Sony Pictures Television’s president of game shows, Suzanne Prete, states it will “be a nail biter” for fans and that teams will compete “at the highest level.” Pop Culture Jeopardy! is backed by producer Michael Davies, who previously worked on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The show was a huge success when it premiered in the US — giving this new Jeopardy! series some promise.
The mainline Jeopardy! series has had several guest hosts since Alex Trebek’s death in 2020 but is now finally settled on Ken Jennings. A host for Pop Culture Jeopardy! has yet to be announced, but here’s hoping the process isn’t quite as long or dramatic.
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