Everyone remembers the smartest kid from their primary school – the one who knew how many moons Jupiter had or was reading The Silmarillion while everyone was else was picking their nose over Grug Learns to Swim. Now imagine taking that prodigy and putting them in a battle of the brains with their peers from all over Australia.

Backed by Australian MENSA—the local chapter of the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world—Child Genius features up to 12 rounds of head-to-head competition over six episodes. Ultimately, the show is dedicated to discovering which one of our 8-to-12-year-old kids know the most when it comes to maths, general knowledge, Australian history and memorisation skills.