The board game is called "Cluedo" in proper English-speaking countries. :-p

I haven't ever seen the previous attempts, but this board game at least
has a (sort of) proper story to it, so it should have a slightly better
chance of being a watchable adaptaion than the silly movies based on "Battleship", "Connect 4", or "Rubicks Cube" ... then again it could
simply end up being a rip-off of shows like "Columbo", "Murder She
Wrote", etc.


From ComingSoon.net ...

Fox developing animated series adaptation of Hasbro's Clue
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While another film iteration with Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) is
still trying to get off the ground, Hasbro's iconic board game 
Clue is getting another go on the small screen as Fox has
begun development on a series adaptation of the mystery
property.

"'Colonel Mustard...In the Conservatory...With the lead pipe,'"
Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment of FOX
Entertainment, said in a statement. "By just hearing these
colorful phrases alone, you immediately know what they mean -
leaving no mystery as to why Clue is one of the most beloved
board games-turned-IP of all time. We couldn't be more excited
to develop it as an animated series along with eOne and Bento
Box."

Encapsulating the thrilling and suspenseful dynamics that have
made Clue a global sensation for more than seven decades, the
project will be co-produced by FOX Entertainment, eOne and
Bento Box Entertainment, which also will serve as the
animation studio.

"We're thrilled to team up once again with our great partners
at FOX and Bento Box on this exciting new series," Pancho
Mansfield, eOne's President of Global Scripted Programming,
said in a statement. "Clue is an iconic whodunit property that
exudes mystery and intrigue, and has fans all over the world.
We can't wait to share our reimagined animated version with
audiences."

Clue, originally called Murder!, was launched in 1949 and
invented by Englishman Anthony E. Pratt, who created the game
during WWII to pass the time during lengthy air raid drills
and is conceptualized on the murder of Mr. Boddy, the host of
the game's "dinner party," during which players must untangle
various clues to determine who among the party's six guests -
Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Mrs. Peacock,
Mr. Green and Dr. Orchid - committed the crime.

The iconic board game was first adapted for the screen in 1985
with the Tim Curry-starring cult classic film and was followed
by a 2011 miniseries adaptation from The Hub. A remake of the
film has been in the works for over a decade, first set at
Universal Pictures before moving to Hasbro internally then to
20th Century Fox, where after a few years of development
landed Reynolds as a star and Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese and
Paul Wernick writing and later Jason Bateman (Ozark) entering
talks to co-star and direct. While Bateman would step down
from directing (and possibly acting) duties on the remake, the
renamed 20th Century Studios would press on and entered talks
with James Bobin (Dora and the Lost City of Gold) last
February to direct.


<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1163539-fox-developing-animated-series-adaptation-of-hasbros-clue>

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