Netflix Adapts Ellen DeGeneres’ Popular ‘Heads Up!’ Game to Add Shows Like ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Bridgerton’
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix is bringing “Heads Up!”, the charades game that originated on Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show, into the Upside Down — and into the worlds of the streamer’s other original shows.
The streamer is launching an exclusive version of the “Heads Up!” mobile game that will include 28 new decks from top Netflix series including “Stranger Things,” “Squid Game,” “Shadow and Bone,” “Bridgerton” and “Selling Sunset” as well as entertainment-themed decks in categories like rom-coms and true crime.
Netflix launched its version of “Heads Up!” on Tuesday. Netflix’s edition of the game is available in English and 13 additional languages on Android and iOS devices, available to streaming subscribers for no additional cost.
The game uses smartphones for a new spin on classic charades: Players pick a category, then hold their device up to their heads — with the screen facing outward — then try to guess the word or words on their phone from clues provided by the other participants. “Heads Up!” was developed by Gasket Games, created by DeGeneres and Warner Bros.
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