Refinery29 is turning its Money Diaries finance column into an interactive show

Eko, the Walmart-backed studio behind last year’s WarGames, is teaming up with Refinery29 to produce a series of interactive experiences, reports Variety. The first of these, a scripted show based on the Money Diaries column, has already entered development, and is scheduled to be released later this year. It will be available on Refinery29, and will task viewers with making spending choices on behalf of the characters.

Choose Your Own Adventure-style shows have been catapulted back into popularity by Netflix’s recent Bandersnatch, a feature-length Black Mirror film about the development of a video game with a similarly branching narrative. Netflix has used the format for a number of its shows, including a Bear Grylls show where you…

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