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Eugene Byon Sharon Carpenter Josh Constine Scott Galloway Taylor Lorenz Laurie Segall Russell Wyner | |
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CNN: March 5, 2023 HBO Max: July 20, 2023 | |
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CNN Films HBO Max |
Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia (or Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia) was a documentary film where the HQ Trivia app goes viral with live trivia games and cash prizes as it draws celeb fans and millions of users. Later corporate clashes, host changes and an employee's death preceded the sudden crash and burn of the once wildly popular app.
Plot[]
This timely documentary chronicles the tech-fueled rise and Fyre-style fall of HQ Trivia, the revolutionary "game show on your phone" app that went viral, swept the nation, then crashed and burned. The global live-play game sensation drew millions of users to its frenetically fun trivia challenges and cash prizes, attracting celebrity fans including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Kimmel and Kelly Clarkson. But its success was undone by corporate clashes, cast changes and a tragic death. Told through the eyes of former host Scott Rogowsky and other first-person players from inside and outside the company, the film documents the real-life comedy and tragedy that unfolded in front of and behind the cameras.
Trivia[]
The original working title for the documentary was going to be called Sh*t Show: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia.