*LeVar’s Burton’s Trivial Pursuit gameshow could be headed to The CW.
Deadline reports that the veteran actor will host and exec produce the series for eOne through his LeVar Burton Entertainment banner. Burton is closing on a deal with The CW to bring his new gameshow to the small screen.
We reported previously that Burton is developing a game show based on Hasbro’s famed Trivial Pursuit. According to The New York Post, Hasbro purchased Entertainment One for $3.8 billion in 2019. Burton will host the series and executive produce the Trivial Pursuit game show along with producers Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne and Sangita Patel from LeVar Burton Entertainment.
Long said in a statement, “LeVar Burton has been an iconic member of American pop culture for decades from ‘Roots’ to ‘Reading Rainbow’ to ‘Star Trek’ and beyond. His love for intellectual curiosity paired with his ability to connect with audiences worldwide make him the perfect partner to bring Hasbro’s beloved trivia game to households in a new and exciting way.”
“Trivial Pursuit is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe. I am thrilled to have partnered with Hasbro and eOne to bring this beloved game to market as a premium show for television,” Burton said.
Burton previously opened up to The New York Times about his campaign to be the next host of “Jeopardy!” but producers of the beloved game show never seriously considered him for the role. Burton did a guest-hosting stint after the death of Alex Trebek and later spoke about the challenges of the job.
“This was a real challenge,” Burton told the Associated Press. “You’re not going to be smooth as Alex, let go of that. But what you can bring to the table is you. So that became my point of focus. And when it did, I started having fun.”
“The pressure, the natural tendency was to want to live up to Alex’s example, his legacy,” Burton said. “I came backstage after taping the first episode and I said to [my wife] Stephanie, ‘Well, how did I do?’”
“She said, ‘Ehhh,’” Burton recalled. He described the experience as “really, really, really scary.”
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