BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor, David Tennant is inviting the country’s most brilliant
minds to take part in the ultimate TV challenge. One of the contestants happens to be a former Miss England winner Dr Bhasha Mukherjee who represented England at Miss World in 2019 !
Genius Game is a brand-new reality game show that will see strategically minded players, chosen not just for their high intellectual prowess but also their social IQ, face the ultimate battle of survival. To win, contestants will participate in a host of never before seen games all designed to not only test their intellectual acumen, but encourage them to carefully and creatively use the art of manipulation to outfox their opponents and win a cash prize.
Produced by Remarkable Entertainment (part of Banijay UK), viewers will see David take on the role of The Creator in the eight-part series which originates from South Korea, and guide players as they attempt to navigate each uniquely crafted challenge. But who has what it takes to deceive, collude and outsmart their opponents to become the first UK winner of
Genius Game?
Heres Bhasha’s creditials now ….
Name: Bhasha ‘The Doctor’
Age: 28
Occupation: Doctor (GP)
Region: North London (originally from the Midlands)
I’d just finished an intense exam as part of my GP training. I’d found out I’d passed
and I was feeling quite lucky I guess, so I applied for Genius Game. I thought if I
could pass this exam, that was really going to be difficult, I could do anything.
SKILLS: I’m very much an ‘improv on the spot’ type of person. When I’m under
pressure, I eventually get the knack of the game being played. I’m kind of learning
on the job. It’s how I’ve done most things in my life.
STRENGTHS: I think my biggest strength was definitely the integrity and trust I was
able to build, and it shows in the way people trust me. I think those connections felt
like a win because it wasn’t just about the gameplay, it was seeing people for who
they are. I think I am also a very good entertainer in terms of making people laugh,
entertaining myself and in the process entertaining other people.
WEAKNESSES: Whilst my job as a GP did help me to form connections with people
and that definitely happened through the process of the game itself. However, it
hindered it as well because my job requires me to be so honest and humble, and
sometimes self-deprecating in order to perfect connections. The other contestants
were a lot more strategic and in many ways were looking out for themselves and
their own journey. I think from the outset I was trying to be the nice person. So what
I thought would be a benefit of my job, forming connections, being able to read
people, I also think there were lots of parts that hindered me as well.
Genius Game is commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment & Daytime ITV and Joe Mace, Entertainment Commissioning Editor ITV. Tamara Gilder is Executive
Producer for Remarkable Entertainment (a Banijay UK Company) alongside Kelly Lynn and
Anna Kidd. Remarkable Entertainment is run by Joint MDs Tamara Gilder and Cat Lawson.
Genius Game is represented by Banijay across eleven international markets including the
UK, Germany, Iberia, Mexico, Brazil, Israel and the Nordics.Genius Game was originally
created by leading entertainment company CJ ENM that is known for creating hit formats
that travel globally.
The show starts on ITV 30th April
