EXCLUSIVE:
Clue, a scripted adaptation of the classic murder mystery board game, has found a home. The hourlong project, from writer/executive producer
Dana Fox (
Wicked: For Good) and director/executive producer
Nicholas Stoller (
You’re Cordially Invited), has landed at
Peacock for development.
Sony Pictures Television and Hasbro Entertainment took
Clue out in October. As Deadline
reported at the time, to get prospective buyers in the spirit, the pitch material was sent to them in
Clue‘s signature manila envelope and was accompanied by a copy of the board game. The project garnered interest from multiple platforms, ultimately going to Peacock.
The deal makes sense for both sides.
Clue is believed to be a murder mystery with comedic overtones in the vein of Rian Johnson’s
Knives Out franchise and his Peacock series
Poker Face. While
Clue was in the marketplace, it was revealed that
Poker Face would not be returning to Peacock for a third season, so the game board adaptation could presumably become its successor, serving that audience on the NBCUniversal streamer.
deadline.com
