FOX To Get A “Clue” With New Animated Series Based On Hasbro Board Game

Bento Box and FOX Entertainment have teamed up to produce an animated series inspired by the popular board game, Clue. 

Encapsulating the thrilling and suspenseful dynamics that have made CLUE a global sensation for more than seven decades, the project would be co-produced by FOX Entertainment, eOne and Bento Box Entertainment, which also will serve as the animation studio.

CLUE, originally called Murder!, was launched in 1949 and invented by Englishman Anthony E. Pratt, who created the game during WWII to pass the time during lengthy air raid drills.  CLUE is conceptualized on the murder of Mr. Boddy, the host of the game’s “dinner party,” during which players must untangle various clues to determine who among the party’s six guests – Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green and Dr. Orchid – committed the crime.  Since its debut, CLUE has been introduced to more than 30 countries, some of which call it CLUEDO. The game, which has 324 different plots for players to solve, was adapted into a film in 1985 that featured three alternate versions, each with a different ending, and has since become a cult classic.

Our Take

I’ve often have had fantasies of Mrs. Peacock and a lead pipe and with this series it’s possible all of those dreams will come true.

Update 8/29: Tim Story is executive producing and DeWayne Perkins is writing the show according to Deadline.