Reality series · Channel 4
Secret Genius
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Secret Genius actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Secret Genius reads strongest on Cliffhanger Intensity, Tension and Bingeability.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
Are you a secret genius? Alan Carr and Susie Dent unearth the hidden potential in ordinary people with extraordinary minds, as contestants take on a series of epic intelligence games.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 13 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSeries 1
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20266 episodes
5.0IMDb - Poster unavailableSeries 2
Season 2 · Unannounced
Series 2
7 episodes
Secret Genius to Return for Extended Second Series: Hosts Alan Carr and Susie Dent will be back to guide audiences through a fresh set of mindboggling challenges designed to uncover the hidden potential of ordinary people with extraordinary minds.
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kelly Webb-LambExecutive Producer
- Melanie DarlastonExecutive Producer
- Neil Rubin-SmithProducer
- Jon CahnExecutive Producer
Where to watch
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