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The “Monopoly” competition series has landed at Netflix after a competitive bidding process, sources tell Variety.
The board game-inspired reality show was announced in March after it hit the marketplace. It’s been described as a “large-scale social-experiment contest” that will force contestants to form alliances and betray their competitors. They must walk the line between “capitalism and chaos” in a “cutthroat” race to own it all.
Netflix was not available for comment.
From Hasbro Entertainment, “Monopoly” is the latest move by Netflix to drum up unscripted content based on IP, following “Squid Game: The Challenge” and “The Golden Ticket,” a competition show in the works based on the world of Willy Wonka.
Monopoly debuted in 1935 courtesy of Parker Brothers and has since sold about 275 million copies worldwide. The game has been licensed in more than 113 countries and printed in more than 46 languages. Hasbro acquired Parker Brothers, and thus took control of Monopoly, in 1991.
The “Monopoly” series is separate from the feature film from Lionsgate and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, the company that powered Hasbro’s Barbie doll into a $1.4 billion box office juggernaut.
When the project was announced at CinemaCon in 2024, Hasbro Entertainment’s head of film Zev Foreman told a cheering crowd, “As one of the most iconic games in the world, Monopoly provides an incredible platform for storytelling opportunities. We are thrilled to have the unique vision of LuckyChap and Lionsgate alongside us to bring this historic piece of popular culture to the big screen.”
Deadline broke the news.
