'Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ Returns to Netflix With the New Tournament Hosted by Colin Jost

Published 04/27/2026, 10:27 AM CDT

For all the pop culture geeks out there, Netflix has a big surprise in store. From The Beatles to the Kardashians, this surprise is for those who not only know about everything Hollywood but have a PhD in it. This show is none other than Pop Culture Jeopardy!, which is coming with a new season and with some exciting new trivia about everything and anything trending. 

Netflix has just dropped the trailer for the new season of Pop Culture Jeopardy!, and host Colin Jost will be returning, too.

The new Pop Culture Jeopardy! trailer is here

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Pop Culture Jeopardy! is just days away from getting audiences to feast themselves with some of the most bizarre and fun trivia on all things music, television, movies, and internet trends. On April 27, the trailer for the upcoming episodes was released by Netflix, and the show looks like a laugh riot, thanks to Colin Jost, the star of Saturday Night Live, who will host the program once more.

Interestingly, the first season of the show came back in 2024 on Amazon Prime, and now it has shifted home to Netflix. Participants in this different version of the classic Jeopardy! show will compete with each other for a grand prize, which leads Jost to joke about their crippling addiction to screen time that will ultimately help them to win the show.

Pop Culture Jeopardy! will be available for streaming every weekday evening from May 11 to June 5 on Netflix. The top nine teams will compete in a five-day tournament during the last week of the show to round off the upcoming season. It will be a month of trivia night, day in and day out.

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While many are already familiar with the show’s framework, some do think it is entirely the same as the classic Jeopardy!

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The difference between Pop Culture Jeopardy! and classic Jeopardy is actually clear from the name itself. The questions in this twisted but fun version of the original show will mostly be concerning the extremely important aspects of the literal VIPs of Hollywood and beyond. In a variety of categories, including TV, films, and music, such as "Horror Made Wholesome" and "Bummer Movie Endings," contestants test their knowledge of popular culture, according to Tudum.

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It looks from the trailer that Pop Culture Jeopardy! would be a valuable addition to the Netflix May 2026 releases, as a family entertainer. The Summer for Netflix members was already pretty packed with some new and exciting arrivals on the streamer, and with the show’s new season coming soon, it might have gotten even better.

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Are you excited for the new season of Pop Culture Jeopardy! too? Do let us know.

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Harshit Kumar

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With nearly two years of experience in content writing, primarily in sports, Harshit has now ventured into the alluring alleys of Hollywood at NetflixJunkie. A true pop-culture fanatic and a certified cheat code for movie trivia night, he brings infectious enthusiasm to every conversation. He has strong opinions about everything from uplifting superhero spectacles to gripping psychological crime dramas, and he is never shy about backing them up.

Edited By: Adiba Nizami

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