Summaries

HQ Trivia app goes viral with live trivia games and cash prizes, draws celeb fans and millions of users. Corporate clashes, host changes, and employee death precede sudden crash and burn of once wildly popular app.

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 daily 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.

Details

Keywords
  • cash
  • hbo max
  • app
  • mobile
  • application
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 19, 2023
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Left/Right

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
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