Jeong Jong-yeon
Director
The Genius (2013)
Rule Breaker
A reality series pitting people identified with "genius traits" against one another in social games of strategy, logic, and negotiation skills. Each episode consists of a main match and a death match. The main match decides the winner and elimination candidate for the day. The winner receives a token of life, which grants immunity from the death match, and potentially garnets, a game currency worth ₩1,000,000 each. Garnets can be used to improve a player's chances of winning a game, as well as be traded with other players to gain favor. The elimination candidate chooses a player without a token of life to take part in a 1v1 game called the death match. The player who loses the death match is eliminated, and the winner of the death match gains their garnets. The last remaining player is the champion, and the total garnets held by the champion will be the final prize.
Released April 26, 2013
Episode 80 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, imdb.game, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.casino, tmdb.intelligence, tmdb.game-show, tmdb.prize-money + 2 more, tmdb.betray, tmdb.ally
Production Companies: CJ ENM
Network: tvN
Country: South Korea
Languages:
Korean
9.0
S2E1 - Food Chain
Players randomly select animals and attempt to win based on its predator-prey interaction and a unique win condition.
Dec. 7, 2013, midnight
8.0
S2E2 - Seat Exchange
Players have a starting number and attempt to create a 5 number straight before 10 minutes pass and all the numbers increase.
Dec. 14, 2013, midnight
8.0
S2E3 - King Game
Players vote with a finger or thumb in favor of a king, but the king and the gesture change as the rounds advance.
Dec. 21, 2013, midnight
7.5
S2E4 - Blackout Game
Two teams of five play in a darkened area and gain points by passing a boundary line, while a defender must judge if players have crossed.
Dec. 28, 2013, midnight
7.5
S2E5 - 7 Commandments
Players receive a bill in private, and earn points by working with others to form a global bill that benefits them personally.
Jan. 4, 2014, midnight
8.0
S2E6 - Monopoly Game
Players trade cards to monopolize one of 8 resources.
Jan. 11, 2014, midnight
9.0
S2E7 - God's Judgment
Players roll a set of die and earn points if the sum equals a number they chose beforehand.
Jan. 18, 2014, midnight
S2E8 - Minus Auction
Players acquire cubes to achieve the lowest negative total by accepting a cube or declining with chips on a range of numbers.
Jan. 25, 2014, midnight
S2E9 - Layoff
Similar to the first episodes' game 'Food Chain' but players are executives or workers in a company of various departments.
Feb. 1, 2014, midnight
S2E10 - Big Deal Game
Four teams of two negotiate to distribute points based on the different colors they selected.
Feb. 8, 2014, midnight
S2E11 - Elevator Game
Two teams try to move their piece across a game board by voting strategically on the number of spaces moved at each turn.
Feb. 15, 2014, midnight
S2E12 - Final Match
Whichever contestant wins 2 of 3 games will be the winner of The Genius Season 2.
Feb. 22, 2014, midnight
Network: tvN
Episode Runtime: 80 min.
Season Runtime: 3840 min.
Released: April 26, 2013
Last Air Date: Sept. 12, 2015, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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