The broadcaster has greenlit an upcoming series based on Candy Crush from Lionsgate and mobile gaming company King.
The show will be produced by Matt Kunitz, who previously made large-scale obstacle shows like ABCsWipeoutand NBCsFear Factor.
Candy Crush was launched in 2012 and became a pop culture sensation, recently reaching 1trilliongames played.
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Its still played heavily last month saw 18 billion game rounds played around the world, according to King.
We hope our players will be entertained by what is set to be a high-energy, challenging game show.
There are no photos or air date yet for the series.
