The Genius Game

6.6
2025

Eleven strategically minded players, chosen not just for their high intellectual prowess but also their social IQ, participate in never before seen games designed to not only test their intellect but encourage them to carefully and creatively use the art of manipulation to outfox their opponents and win a cash prize.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Genius Game - Coming to ITV: April 2025

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Genius Game | Official Teaser | ITV | CJ ENM

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2025

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1. Episode 1

11 players take on their first Main Match in the group game Gold Heist, but one of them must be eliminated in the Death Match.

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2. Episode 2

The ten remaining players try to navigate a zombie apocalypse in the Main Match Zombie Game, but another of them must be sent home.

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3. Episode 3

Having said goodbye to another player, nine return for their third Main Match and complete to try and crack a ten-letter code word.

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4. Episode 4

The competition continues with Lights Off as players desperately avoid the Black Block in order to stay out of the Death Match.

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5. Episode 5

Seven players are left standing as they take on the next Main Match - Safari Race - and try to back the winning animals in a race.

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6. Episode 6

The players return for their sixth Main Match - and their first team game - as they aim to win as a team but stay safe as individuals.

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7. Episode 7

With only five players remaining, there is everything to play for in a Main Match where the winner will get a place in the final.

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8. Episode 8

The finalists go head-to-head in a best-of-three Death Match format, but one player can be victorious by winning two games.

Cast

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David Tennant

The Creator

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