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Peacock Sets ‘Assassins’ Competition Show Based on Popular School Game; Scarlett Johansson to Produce

Watch your back: Peacock has greenlit a new competition series, “Assassins,” based on the popular stealth game played among high school and college students.

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Variety reports: Watch your back: Peacock has greenlit a new competition series, “Assassins,” based on the popular stealth game played among high school and college students.

Hailing from executive producer Scarlett Johansson, “Assassins” follows a group of players as they compete in a “ruthless game of cunning strategy and wit.” Per the synopsis, “From the moment they.

This entertainment story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Scarlett Johansson, Peacock Sets and Assassins’ Competition Show Based.

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United States · Americas
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Scarlett Johansson, Peacock Sets, Assassins’ Competition Show Based, Popular School Game
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