# Think You Can Beat Darts Superstar Luke Littler? Netflix Opens Entries for Live Sports Show

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/think-you-can-beat-darts-superstar-luke-littler-netflix-opens-entries-for-live-sports-show/
- Published: 2026-07-27T15:43:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T16:06:38+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/beat-luke-littler-darts-show-netflix-1236657106/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Netflix launches "Beat Luke Littler" live darts show airing 30 October 2026
- Winning amateur could take home £501,000 for beating the champion
- Part of Netflix's expanding push into live sports broadcasting

## Summary

Netflix has confirmed a live darts special called "Beat Luke Littler", inviting members of the public to challenge the 19-year-old British darts prodigy for a prize of £501,000. The one-off event, scheduled for 30 October 2026, marks another step in Netflix's growing push into live sport, following its recent moves into boxing, Major League Baseball and football broadcasting rights.

Twenty amateurs from across the UK will be selected to face Littler, with qualifying tournaments held in London and Manchester in September to determine the finalists. Contestants must throw a "perfect leg of 501" to beat the world champion and claim the money; Littler, nicknamed "the Nuke", has won back-to-back world titles as the youngest player in history to do so. The show is being produced by Workerbee, part of Banijay UK, in partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation.

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