Series synopsis
Celebrity, also known as 셀러브리티 is a South Korean drama mystery television series that premiered on Netflix on June 30, 2023. It ended on June 30, 2023. It was created by Kim Cheol-kyu, Kim Yi-young. It stars Park Gyu-young, Kang Min-hyuk, Lee Chung-ah and Lee Dong-gun.
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Premise
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Premise: A world to die for.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Park Gyu-young as Seo A-ri
- Kang Min-hyuk as Han Jun-kyoung
- Lee Chung-ah as Yoon Si-hyeon
- Lee Dong-gun as Jin Tae-jeon
- Jun Hyo-seong as Oh Min-hye
- Han Eu-ddeum as Angela
- Han Jae-in as Jin Chae-hee
- Park Ye-ni as Yoon Jeong-sun
Supporting cast
- Jung Yoo-min as Han Yu-rang
- Moon Tae-yu as Ju Seung-hyeok
- Park Sun-im as Ji-na
- Nam Kee-ae as Lee Hyeon-ok
- Lee Jung-jun as Seo Doo-sung
- Seo Hyun-woo as Jang Hyun-soo
- Jung Wook-jin as Kwon Myeong-ho
- Kim Sung-sik as Ahn Jae-hoon
- Choi Young-woo as Hwang Yong-tae
- Uhm Hyo-seop as Park Gyeong-bae
- Jo Yi-haeng as Secretary Kim
- Hwang Dong-joo as Kim Min-chan
Guest cast
- Aiki as Celebrity
- Seol In-a as Song Yeon-woo
- Song Yuqi as Zhang Wei
- Lee Jun-ho as Cleaning crew staff
- Risabae as Celebrity
- Ssinnim as Celebrity
- Lee Hye-seong as Celebrity
- Timothee Anzardi as Celebrity
- Sylvia Kim as Celebrity
- Jung Yoo-jin as Choi Bom
- Park Eun-young as Cosmetics buyer
- Kim Jin-ok as Cosmetics buyer
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 163 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | December 30, 2002 | November 20, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 12 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 3 | July 23, 2004 | August 6, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 2 | December 26, 2004 | December 31, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 5 | December 28, 2005 | January 2, 2006 |
| Season 5 | 5 | December 26, 2006 | December 30, 2006 |
| Season 6 | 5 | December 31, 2007 | January 4, 2008 |
| Season 7 | 5 | December 28, 2008 | January 1, 2009 |
| Season 8 | 10 | December 27, 2009 | January 7, 2010 |
| Season 9 | 10 | December 27, 2010 | January 3, 2012 |
| Season 10 | 10 | December 27, 2011 | January 8, 2012 |
| Season 11 | 10 | December 27, 2012 | January 5, 2013 |
| Season 12 | 10 | December 23, 2013 | January 17, 2014 |
| Season 13 | 10 | December 21, 2014 | January 18, 2015 |
| Season 14 | 10 | December 22, 2015 | January 9, 2016 |
| Season 15 | 10 | December 19, 2016 | January 14, 2017 |
| Season 16 | 10 | December 27, 2017 | January 13, 2018 |
| Season 17 | 10 | December 21, 2018 | January 18, 2019 |
| Season 18 | 10 | December 27, 2019 | April 4, 2020 |
| Season 19 | 14 | December 19, 2020 | May 8, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2002 Special The classic quiz show returns for a one-off special celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first final. Four of the country's brainiest celebrities, including Vic Reeves, Janet Street-Porter and Adam Hart Davies, join quiz master Magnus Magnusson to compete for the prestigious title. |
December 30, 2002 |
| 2 |
Children in Need 2009 John Humphrys presents a special edition of the quiz show in which four comedians take on the infamous black chair for Children in Need. Lucy Porter, Mark Watson, Dave Spikey and Stephen K Amos compete to take home the one-of-a-kind Mastermind Pudsey trophy. Subjects include football World Cup finals since 1966, Five Star, the life and works of Steve Martin, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. |
November 20, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#get_famous Top influencer Seo A-ri shocks the internet by coming back to life and spilling the secrets behind her meteoric rise — and tragic downfall. |
June 30, 2023 |
| 2 |
#following, follower An influencer management company sees star potential in A-ri. A surprise phone call from the police station reunites A-ri with a secret admirer. |
June 30, 2023 |
| 3 |
#likes Joon-kyung comes to A-ri's rescue when she is humiliated by Gabin Society. A-ri's provocative Instagram post triggers a maelstrom of hate comments. |
June 30, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The big-name version of the deathless quiz transfers to BBC1 for a new mini-run. Tracy-Ann Oberman fields questions on the Imperial Roman family, Richard Whiteley tackles the BBC's history and programmes 1950-60, Edwina Currie is tested on Marie Curie and Simon King's subject is British wildlife. With quizmaster John Humphrys. |
July 23, 2004 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Bernard Cribbins, Murray Walker, Fame Academy's David Grant and Matt Allwright of Rogue Traders face questions on Formula One, angling, Stevie Wonder and the films of the Coen Brothers. With John Humphrys. |
July 30, 2004 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Arabella Weir, Adam Woodyatt and Steve Rider are the famous faces in the last of this quiz mini-run. John Humphrys puts the quartet on the spot with questions on the life and works of Audrey Hepburn, the US soap Dallas, comedy classic Blackadder Goes Forth and the US Masters golf tournament. |
August 6, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 EastEnders's Ricky Groves, former Tory MP Neil Hamilton, Holby City's Hugh Quarshie (who appears again at 8.30pm) and rugby league hero Martin Offiah field questions on British politics, actor Richard Pryor, British pop music and the Second World War. John Humphrys plays grand inquisitor. |
December 26, 2004 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Olympic medallist Shirley Robertson fields questions on Olympic sailing, Jimmy Savile picks Top of the Pops, antiques buff Eric Knowles opts for the artistry of Rene Lalique and actor Tom Ward waxes lyrical over Philip Larkin. |
December 31, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Do famous people fare any better than ordinary mortals under interrogation by John Humphrys? Sir Tim Rice, Natalie Cassidy, Jeremy Edwards and Jeremy Beadle find out, answering questions on the solar system, Friends, Johnny Depp and London capital murders (1900-1940) |
December 28, 2005 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The respective specialist subjects of Monty Don, Diane Abbott, Phil Cornwell and Nicholas Owen are the Beatles, Jamaican politics, the Apollo space missions and railways of south-east England. |
December 29, 2005 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Andrew Castle is served men's Grand Slam tennis, Graeme Le Saux tackles the history of Jersey, Gina Yashere gets into lifts and Peter Tatchell opts for Malcolm X. With John Humphrys. |
December 30, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys presides over the first of five seasonal specials in which famous faces test their grey matter in the legendary black chair. Hoping to raise a few pounds for charity are journalist Rageh Omaar , BBC sports presenter Clare Balding , former Brookside star Steven Pinder and explorer |
December 26, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall , Radio 4 host Edward Stourton , Liberty X's Kelli Young and TV presenter and radio DJ Henry Kelly take to the chair. |
December 27, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The black chair beckons for another bunch of celebrities. John Humphrys asks the questions. |
December 28, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys hosts a star-studded version of the long-running quiz, showing nightly this week, as famous names take their place in the infamous black chair. Tonight's contenders are actor Paul Bradley, presenter Dan Snow, comedian Peter Serafinowicz and quizmaster William G Stewart. |
December 31, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Adrian Edmondson, Bill Turnbull, Jan Ravens and Benjamin Zephaniah take their place in the infamous black chair. John Humphrys hosts |
January 1, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 John Humphrys hosts, as contenders Steve Cram, Anjum Anand, Tony Hawks and Bill Kenwright take their places in the black chair. Subjects include Sunderland FC and the partition of India. |
January 2, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys invites four famous faces to answer questions in the infamous black chair. Hoping to show off their knowledge are MP David Lammy, Hairy Biker Dave Myers, actress and singer Toyah Willcox and actor David Harewoo |
December 28, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Four more celebrities face John Humphrys and try to answer questions in the infamous black chair. Having their knowledge put to the test are Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, Radio 1's Mark 'Chappers' Chapman, author Philippa Gregory and the impressionist Jon Culshaw. |
December 29, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 John Humphrys puts the questions to famous contenders in a celebrity edition of Britain's toughest quiz. Having their knowledge put to the test are DJ Bob Harris, actor John Sessions, BBC newsreader Louise Minchin and journalist Andrew Neil |
December 30, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys asks the questions in a celebrity version of television's toughest quiz. He puts four brave and famous contenders through their paces, including musician Goldie, presenter Paul O'Grady, former badminton player and Olympian Gail Emms and broadcaster Loyd Grossman |
December 27, 2009 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 John Humphrys invites four more celebrities into the spotlight where they have two minutes on their specialist subject and two minutes on general knowledge. Guests are Strictly dancer Darren Bennett, writer and DJ Stuart Maconie, psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos and actor Andrew Lancel |
December 28, 2009 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Four more celebrities face John Humphrys and try to answer questions in the black chair. The contenders hoping to show off their knowledge are newsreader Alastair Stewart, naturalist Steve Backshall, Radio 1 DJ Comedy Dave Vitty and the entrepreneur Saira Khan. |
December 29, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Series 9, Show 1 | December 27, 2010 |
| 2 | Series 9, Show 2 | December 28, 2010 |
| 3 | Series 9, Show 3 | December 29, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Food critic Jay Rayner, Lottery presenter OJ Borg, travel writer Simon Calder and Antony Costa from the pop band Blue, answer questions on the musicals of Sondheim, the Star Wars Trilogy, Concorde and the TV classic Only Fools and Horses. |
December 27, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Reality TV star Stacey Solomon, chef Sophie Grigson, The Fast Show's Simon Day and musician Steve Harley put themselves in the hot seat for their favourite charity. Specialist subjects include the sitcom The Inbetweeners, Highgate Cemetery, The Sopranos and TS Eliot and the Four Quartets. |
December 28, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Wildlife expert Chris Packham, athlete Jenny Meadows, children's TV presenter Alex Winters and Coronation Street actor Graeme Hawley try their luck answering questions on the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the Manic Street Preachers, Wigan Rugby League and the TV comedy Blackadder. |
December 29, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In the first of this series, actress Crissy Rock, double gold medal-winning Paralympian Hannah Cockroft, BBC entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba and crime writer Val McDermid answer questions on the artist Toulouse-Lautrec, boy band McFly, the George Smiley novels of John le Carre and playwright Christopher Marlowe. |
December 27, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Asian Network DJ Bobby Friction, Professor Alice Roberts, actor Ewen MacIntosh from The Office and comedian Simon Evans put themselves in the hot seat for their favourite charity. Specialist subjects include cult TV series Twin Peaks, the Moomin novels, Shackleton and the Endurance expedition, and pop star Prince. |
December 28, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Actor and comedian Adam Buxton, children's TV presenter Chris Johnson, actor Neil Pearson and Newsround presenter Nelufar Hedayat try their luck answering questions on David Bowie in the 1970s, the Harry Potter books, the films of Monty Python, and English language publishing in Paris. |
December 29, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Another four famous faces risk their reputations on television's toughest quiz. BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Shaun Keaveny, comedian Mark Watson, Antiques Roadshow expert Bunny Campione and the writer of the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Frank Cottrell Boyce answer questions on Led Zeppelin, the Canterbury Tales, Stewart Granger and Oliver Postgate. |
December 23, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Presenter Gail Porter, Red Dwarf star Danny John-Jules, food writer Prue Leith and BBC Breakfast's Mike Bushell take on the Mastermind chair answering questions on number one singles, the choreographer Bob Fosse, wartime food and Alan Partridge. |
December 28, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Four more celebrities take on the famous black chair as the Formula One commentator James Allen, the actor David Bradley, Hebburn star Chris Ramsey and Shobu Kapoor from Citizen Khan answer questions on Roald Dahl, Max Wall, The Sopranos and Jack Kerouac's On the Road. |
December 30, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In the first of this year's series, actress Emma Barton, Casualty's Tony Marshall, comedian Zoe Lyons and Olympic athlete Jamie Baulch take on the famous black chair and answer questions on the Carry On films, Richard Pryor, Quentin Crisp and Prince. |
December 21, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Presenter Ore Oduba, 2014 Olympic skeleton gold-medallist Lizzy Yarnold, The One Show's Alex Riley and the legendary Ken Dodd answer questions on David Beckham, the Archers, Triumph TR sports cars and theatre variety comedians since 1950. |
December 22, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 BBC Radio 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs, writer, actor and comedian Neil Fitzmaurice, CBBC presenter Katie Thistleton and TV presenter Johnny Ball take on the famous black chair and answer questions on Barry Sheene, the films of Robert de Niro, Rachel Green from Friends and Michael Faraday. |
December 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In the first of this series, boxer Ricky Hatton, chef Tony Singh, comedian and actor Ardal O'Hanlon and antiques expert Kate Bliss answer questions on Only Fools and Horses, the history of tartan, the Velvet Underground and Carl Faberge. |
December 22, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Actress Cheryl Fergison, presenter Stacey Dooley, boxing promoter Kellie Maloney and Jane Hazlegrove from Casualty take on the Mastermind chair, answering questions on Sir Elton John, the American TV series Girls, British heavyweight boxing and Harper Lee. |
December 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Four more celebrities take on the famous black chair as Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya, singer and songwriter Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, Boy Meets Girl actress Rebecca Root and athlete Kriss Akabusi answer questions on The Office, Bruce Springsteen, the novels of Graham Greene and West Ham United. |
December 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys hosts as four famous faces brave the black chair. Chef Paul Rankin answers questions on Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, presenter Sonali Shah on the human body, comedian Omid Djalili on Chelsea FC and CBBC's Hacker T Dog on Pet Shop Boys. |
December 19, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 John Humphrys asks the questions as four famous faces brave the black chair. Comedian Shappi Khorsandi answers questions on Charlie Chaplin, Scott Mills's Radio 1 sidekick Chris Stark on Scott Mills, The House That £100k Built presenter Piers Taylor on Bob Dylan and Paralympian gold medallist - and opening ceremony flagbearer - Lee Pearson on British birds. |
December 20, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 John Humphrys asks the questions as four famous faces brave the black chair. CBBC's Lauren Layfield answers questions on the Jurassic Park films, broadcaster and journalist David Aaronovitch on The Archers, BBC Breakfast's Tim Muffett on the films of Danny Boyle and double Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox on Arsenal FC. |
December 21, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys presents the first in a new series of the classic quiz that sees four famous faces pit their wits against the famous black chair. The contestants are actor Jack Ashton, comedian Rich Hall, Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray and poet Pam Ayres. |
December 27, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 John Humphrys asks the questions as four more famous faces take on the challenge of the famous black chair. The contestants are presenter Olivia Wayne, antiques expert Philip Serrell, Richard McCourt - Dick from Dick and Dom - and poet and presenter Lemn Sissay. |
December 28, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Four more celebrities take part in the classic quiz. The contenders are Game of Thrones actor John Bradley, Team GB gold medal-winning hockey player Crista Cullen, BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Nick Bright and Hollyoaks actress Anna Passey. |
December 29, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys puts four famous faces in the spotlight in. Laying their reputations on the line are the BBC's media editor Amol Rajan, Saturday Live presenter Reverend Richard Coles, RuPaul's Drag Race runner-up Courtney Act and Mark Lane from Gardener's World. They answer questions on Shane Warne, the operas of Wagner, The Spice Girls and Piet Mondrian. |
December 21, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are comedian Joe Pasquale, Newsround presenter Ricky Boleto, singer Toyah Wilcox and Olympian Jeanette Kwakye. They answer questions on werewolf films, 1990s number one singles, Boudica and Disney animations. |
December 22, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, actress Arabella Weir, Paralympian Stef Reid and Countryfile presenter Sean Fletcher. They answer questions on the history of Manchester, Motown girl groups, the parables of Jesus and Sesame Street. |
December 27, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Four previous Celebrity Mastermind winners brave the infamous black chair and donate to charity in a special Champion of Champions episode of the classic quiz, presented by John Humphreys. Comedian Tim Vine, newsreader Alastair Stewart, comedian Hal Cruttenden and journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed are back in the spotlight tonight answering questions on Jaws, Lewis Hamilton, Magnus Magnusson and Space 1999. |
December 27, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 John Humphrys asks the questions as four more famous faces take to the black chair in tonight's episode of the classic quiz where celebrities donate to their chosen charities. Actress Bronagh Waugh, comedian Darren Harriott, TV presenter and campaigner Adam Pearson and presenter and author Riyadh Khalaf answer questions on Fleabag, Kanye West, WWE and James Cameron's Titanic. |
December 28, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 John Humphrys asks the questions as four more famous faces brave the black chair in another episode of the classic quiz where celebrities donate to their chosen charities. Actor Dylan Llewellyn, TV presenter Claire McCollum, digital content creator Caspar Lee and Radio One DJ Rickie Haywood-Williams go under the spotlight tonight, answering questions on Quentin Tarantino films, 1980s television, YouTube and Game of Thrones. |
December 31, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Humphrys asks the questions as four more famous faces take to the black chair in the classic quiz where celebrities donate to their chosen charities. Comedian Omid Djalili, reality star Charlotte Crosby, TV presenter Dr Zoe Williams and former England rugby international James Haskell answer questions on the Harry Potter films, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nelson Mandela and whales, dolphins and porpoises. |
December 19, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Four former Celebrity Mastermind champions brave the infamous black chair and donate to charity in a special champion of champions episode of the classic quiz, presented by John Humphrys. Miles Jupp, Zoe Lyons, Neil Hannon and Lucy Porter are back in the spotlight tonight answering questions on David Gower, Jacques Cousteau, Merchant Ivory's EM Forster film adaptations and Victoria Wood. |
December 28, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 John Humphrys asks the questions as four famous faces go under the spotlight in another episode of the classic quiz, donating to their chosen charities. Presenter Scarlett Moffatt, music broadcaster Matt Everitt, news presenter Lucrezia Millarini and comedian Stephen K Amos are in the famous black chair tonight, answering questions on the sitcom Bottom, the Glastonbury festival, Die Hard and Fela Kuti. |
December 30, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 30, 2023 |
| Last aired | June 30, 2023 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |