Clue (miniseries)

***Clue*** is an American five-part television miniseries created by Raven Metzner and based on the board game of the same name. It was produced by Hasbro Studios and aired on The Hub from November 14-17, 2011.

## Premise

The series follows six very different young sleuths, nicknamed after characters from the game, as they witness a terrible crime and embark on a mysterious adventure they could never have imagined. Along the way, they find they have more in common than they thought, as they uncover hidden treasures and decipher cryptic knowledge to reveal a dark and secret society.

## Cast and characters

* **Seamus** (Sterling Beaumon); Rebel without a pause and attitude to spare. Seamus has been kicked out of three schools, and he definitely doesn't go to Lakeside Prep with the rest of the Clue crew. He's got mad skateboard skills and gets everywhere on his deck, but free time is tight and because he works as a busboy at a hotel after school. Rumor has it he runs with the Gr$$n Scene Street art crew. Seamus is based on the character of Mr. Green from the board game. The insignia is a pair of green film reels suggesting this house is focused on the arts.
* **Whitney Burrows** (Sarah Desjardin); Whitney is working overtime to save the world. Petitions, fundraisers, marches, door to door outreach, she does them all. Whitney has never met a good cause she did not want to support and is currently volunteering for "White Lights for a Better Future". But all that signature gathering, and clipboard waving may not leave time for a personal life. She is in a relationship with Lucas. Whitney is loosely based on the characters Mrs. White from the original board game. The insignia is a white pair of scales suggesting this house concerns itself with justice and equality.
* **Agnes Peabody** (Kendall Amye Ferguson); Agnes is all about what's going on where, with whom, and why. She reads all the blogs and magazines, so no news gets by her. The Eyes of Peacock is her very own site. This style-obsessed search engine dive finds major dirt on people when she's barely trying. It's amazing what folks leave lying around on the Internet. But not Agnes: she likes finding news, not making it. According to Dmitri, Agnes posts gossip on a site that uses "Peacock" in its title. The character of Agnes is loosely based on the character of Mrs. Peacock from the original board game. The insignia is a crossed pair of blue keys, possibly alluding to the saying "communication is key" which would fit with the peacock pamphlet.
* **Liz Handley** (Ana Golja); Hottie with a heart of gold. She lives life with the volume cranked - always on the move, changing plans, and somehow finding herself in the spotlight wherever she goes. But she's not totally into herself - she's got a really good soul to match her killer smile. Adopted at birth, she retains a "House of Scarlett" necklace from her birth parents. The character of Liz is loosely based on the character of Miss Scarlett from the board game. The insignia is a Scarlett Rose on a shield; the house's focus is unknown.
* **Dmitri Grant** (Stephen James); Dmitri is varsity everything, and on Lakeside's Dean List too. His dad is a major mogul, so Dmitri's whole future is mapped out. Because of this, he faces a lot of pressure, so he blows off steam by being in a multiplayer strategy game called M.U.S.T.A.R.D. Missions, and he's the only server to at the "Colonel" level. The character of Dmitri is loosely based on the character of Colonel Mustard from the board game. The insignia is a yellow lion on a shield suggesting the house is connected to the military.
* **Lucas Morganstern** (Zach Mills); Lucas is a total brainiac, but he's no quiet nerd. His IQ is so high he is already a member of the Plum Institute. He can crack any puzzle or game, so he'd be the perfect partner on a game show. Even so, he worries he's the kind of guy girls are only friends with. He will be a huge success in a couple years, but right now girls are one puzzle he can't solve. Seamus throws various plum insults at Lucas and even calls him Professor Plum from the original board game. The insignia is a purple eye and pyramid representative of the Freemasons and illuminati; this house focuses on the sciences.

### Other characters

* Main mentor
	+ **Adam Ellis** (David Lewis); Mr. Ellis is the CEO of Charles Ellis Industries. He leads the kids in the right direction to find why the candlestick is important and learn the truth about their connection to secret organizations.
* Whittaker's Group
	+ **Mr. Whittaker** (Gerald Plunkett); The former employer of Mr. Ellis and leader of the first group of bad guys.
	+ **Jacob & Jonathan** (Todd Mann and Brad Mann); The two goons of Mr. Whittaker.
* Order of Black
	+ **Headmistress Kroger** (Chelah Horsdal); The headmistress of Ashcroft Academy, a university that Sarah Ellis is currently attending.
	+ **Professor Wheeler** (John Reardon); Sarah Ellis' advisor and trainer.
	+ **Sarah Ellis** (Kacey Rohl); The college-age daughter of Adam Ellis, who goes to Ashcroft Academy.

## Episodes

The miniseries was later recut as a two-hour television film.

## Reception

The series premiere brought in 189,000 viewers. Brian Lowry of *Variety* said "Marketing-driven constructs are often the kiss of death creatively speaking, however, the commercial template surrounding Hub's miniseries based on "Clue" - consisting of five half-hour segments - is clever enough to overcome such concerns." Lowry continued, "In short, Hub is replicating some of the old razzle dazzle of local kids' TV, for better or worse, around a production that ought to possess some multigenerational appeal."