Electus preps Smartest Person

Canadian producer Media Headquarters has partnered with multimedia studio and distributor Electus and Barracuda Television Productions on a US version of one of its formats.

The factual entertainment format Smartest Person, distributed by Electus International, was first developed for Canadian pubcaster CBC and requires competitors to prove their intelligence in a series of challenges.

The US version, currently being pitched to networks, will be exec produced by Barracuda’s Barry Poznick. Electus has already sold the format to Turkey’s TRT and Sera Film for production, and has also secured deals in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal.

The show, which debuted on CBC in September, also features an interactive app that allows viewers to play along on mobile devices at home.