France recognises Korea’s Genius

FremantleMedia France has optioned a reality gameshow format from Korean broadcaster CJ Entertainment & Media.

The Genius Game places 13 celebrities, non-celebrities and professionals in a mysterious mansion of interconnected rooms.

In each episode, they play a different game but it’s their social interplay that determines who wins an episode and is ‘safe.’ They then go on to the ‘death-match’ play-off with another player of their choosing.

FremantleMedia France holds the rights to the format in French-speaking countries. In February, the format, which first aired in 2012, was sold to a partner in Netherlands.