Jimmy Fallon Rebooting Classic Game Show ‘Password’ For NBC

NBC has greenlit a reboot of 1960s game show Password with Jimmy Fallon.

The network has given a series order to the project from Fremantle, which was recently taken out to market. Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, revealed the news during NBCU’s upfronts presentation earlier Monday.

More from Deadline

• Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard To Host NBC Gameshow ‘Family Game Fight’, Based On Ellen Skits

• NBCUniversal Upfronts Takeaways: Susan Rovner's Debut, Will Smith Cameo, Late-Night Action Heroes, Renee Zellweger's Pam & Olympic Sports Push

• 'Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers': NBC Special Pits Joe, Kevin & Nick Against One Another

She revealed it was one of six projects that The Tonight Show host was working on for the company including That’s My Jam and Kids Tonight Show. “That’s a great model to how we’re going to partner with our talent and creators moving forward,” she said.

Password was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions, which is now owned by American Idol producer Fremantle.

In each game, two teams, composed of a celebrity player and a contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues in order to win a cash prize.

The series originally launched on CBS in 1961 and ran for over 1,500 episodes before moving to ABC in 1971.

NBC revived the show in 1979 and 1984, and CBS also made a primetime series Million Dollar Password in 2008.

Best of Deadline

• BravoCon Fan Fest Returns In The Fall After Pandemic Layoff

• Broadway Returns: A Complete Roster Of Opening Dates, Venues And How To Buy Tickets

• NFL 2021 Schedule: Primetime TV Games, Thanksgiving Menu, UK Matchups & More

Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.