Prime Video has released the trailer for the new game show ‘Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?’ The series, hosted by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, will premiere on the streamer on October 16 with three episodes, followed by one new episode each week.
“’Are you smarter than a celebrity?’ offers a fun, new twist on the premise of the original popular format. Each game welcomes an adult participant who will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from comedy, film and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of core curriculum topics in a bid to win a $100,000 prize. They don’t compete with the stars… they enlist their help and in some cases can even ‘cheat’. And for the final question, worth $100,000, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before committing. The last question is always at the sixth grade level,” according to the show’s logline.
The series has been announced as part of Prime Video’s Winning Wednesdays programme, joining a line-up that includes ‘Buy It Now’, ‘Wish List Games’ and ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’.
The show will feature a classroom with celebrity contestants such as comedians Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, Nicole Byer and Ron Funches; Thursday Night Football analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick; former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco; “Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” star Garcelle Beauvais; “Vanderpump Rules” actress Lala Kent; podcaster Sophia Stallone; and actress and producer Lilly Singh.
Wes Kauble and Mark Burnett will executive produce the series, with co-executive producers Sean Kelly, Steve Hughes, Susan Janis-Mashayehi, Tamara Akins and Jessie Binkow. Kauble will also serve as showrunner.