‘Game Changer’ Season 9 Will Have “Unexplainable” Games, Dropout CEO Sam Reich Reveals
Dropout CEO and Game Changer host Sam Reich says the show’s ninth season will include games the team once considered too strange to make, including some he describes as “unexplainable”. The season is due to begin filming in October, and Reich’s comments point to the programme continuing to experiment with formats that blend game design and performance.
Reflecting on eight seasons, Reich said the show’s unpredictable outcomes help him let go of perfectionism, because players can change how a game unfolds. He highlighted season 8 episodes including “Count the Rice” and “What’s the Catch”; the latter sent him and Jacob Wysocki to Topeka for an improv show, a trip Reich said the team chose to make rather than pretend had happened.
- Season 9 begins filming in October.
- Reich says some games will be “unexplainable”.
- The show balances game design with performance.
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Game Changer is a comedy game show made for Dropout, a subscription streaming service. Each episode gives comedians games or challenges, and the rules can lead to unexpected performances and outcomes.
Sam Reich is Dropout’s chief executive and hosts the programme. Its players can change how a game develops, so the show does not always follow a tightly planned script; that unpredictability is part of its format.
Across eight seasons, the programme has tried different kinds of games, from counting rice to an improv performance in Topeka. That mix of rules, comedy and real-world action helps explain why the show’s format can be difficult to describe in advance.