The popular online word game Wordle is to get its own primetime TV show next year, broadcaster NBC has confirmed.
Filmed in Manchester, England, and set to be shown in both the UK and US, the programme will be hosted by Savannah Guthrie, who anchors the American network's morning news show Today.
It will be based on the puzzle game of the same name, which has been set daily by the New York Times since 2022 and challenges players to find the same five-letter word in six guesses or fewer.
US chat show host Jimmy Fallon, whose production company Electric Hot Dog will co-produce the series, said he felt "very honoured to be working with Savannah Guthrie on this show".
The filming of Wordle - which will see contestants compete for a cash prize - was delayed after the disappearance of Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy, in February.
She took an extended break from her duties on Today before returning to the programme in April. Guthrie previously noted how the word game had been a point of connection between her and her mother, who is still missing.
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