| Acquisitions (Tables)
 | 6 Months Ended | 
| Jun. 30, 2022 | 
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| Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract] |  | 
| Schedule of Total purchase price consideration paid | 
  
    | Schedule of Total purchase price consideration paid |  |  |  |  
    |  |  | Amount |  |  
    | Cash |  | $ | 38,310 |  |  
    | Genius Common Stock Issued |  |  | 10,832 |  |  
    | Shares Issued Exchangeable for Genius Common Stock |  |  | 722 |  |  
    | Stock Option Value of Replacement Options- Pre-Combination Vested Options |  |  | 1,213 |  |  
    | Severance Payments |  |  | 1,044 |  |  
    | Bonuses |  |  | 529 |  |  
    | Total |  | $ | 52,650 |  |  | 
| Schedule of fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed | 
  
    | Schedule of fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities
    assumed |  |  |  |  
    | Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 2,573 |  |  
    | Accounts Receivable |  |  | 34,237 |  |  
    | Prepaid Expenses and Other |  |  | 1,245 |  |  
    | Property and Equipment |  |  | 1,936 |  |  
    | ROU Assets |  |  | 10,311 |  |  
    | IP (In-Process) |  |  | 4,600 |  |  
    | IP (Proprietary Productions) |  |  | 5,684 |  |  
    | Tradename |  |  | 7,631 |  |  
    | Customer Relationships |  |  | 16,064 |  |  
    | Networks and Platforms |  |  | 803 |  |  
    | Goodwill |  |  | 21,399 |  |  
    | Accounts Payable |  |  | (1,547 | ) |  
    | Participations Payable |  |  | (1,380 | ) |  
    | Bank Debt |  |  | (1,475 | ) |  
    | Accrued Liabilities |  |  | (3,825 | ) |  
    | Interim Production Facilities |  |  | (16,930 | ) |  
    | Deferred Revenue |  |  | (18,080 | ) |  
    | Lease Liabilities |  |  | (10,614 | ) |  
    | Other Liabilities |  |  | (60 | ) |  
    | Total Consideration |  | $ | 52,650 |  |  | 
| Total purchase price consideration paid | 
  
    | Total purchase price consideration paid |  |  |  |  
    |  |  | Amount |  |  
    | SPA cash consideration at closing |  | $ | 3,500 |  |  
    | APA cash consideration at closing |  |  | 300 |  |  
    | Net working capital adjustment |  |  | 269 |  |  
    | Total |  | $ | 4,069 |  |  | 
| Assets acquired and liabilities assumed | 
  
    | Assets acquired and liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  
    | Cash |  | $ | 176 |  |  
    | Accounts Receivable |  |  | 238 |  |  
    | Prepaids Expenses |  |  | 25 |  |  
    | Trade Name |  |  | 23 |  |  
    | Digital Network |  |  | 2,804 |  |  
    | Technology |  |  | 300 |  |  
    | Goodwill |  |  | 673 |  |  
    | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |  |  | (140 | ) |  
    | Tax Liability |  |  | (30 | ) |  
    | Total Consideration |  | $ | 4,069 |  |  | 
| Supplemental pro forma information | 
  
    | Supplemental pro forma information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |  
    |  |  | Genius Brands Consolidated (including Wow and Ameba results) |  |  | Wow |  |  | Ameba |  |  
    |  |  | June 30, 2022 |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  |  | June 30, 2021(1) |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Total Revenues |  | $ | 22,124 |  |  | $ | 17,246 |  |  | $ | 14,732 |  |  | $ | 172 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Net Income (Loss) |  | $ | (13,343 | ) |  | $ | (6,933 | ) |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 87 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Net Loss per Common Share (Basic and Diluted) |  | $ | (0.04 | ) |  | $ | (0.02 | ) |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Basic and Diluted) |  |  | 315,519,907 |  |  |  | 300,646,819 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |       
 
  
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    |  |  | Six Months Ended |  |  
    |  |  | Genius Brands Consolidated (including Wow and Ameba results) |  |  | Wow |  |  | Ameba |  |  | Wow |  |  | Ameba |  |  
    |  |  | June 30, 2022 |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  |  | June
    30, 2022(1) |  |  | June 30, 2022 |  |  | June
    30, 2021(1) |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Total Revenues |  | $ | 41,667 |  |  | $ | 30,192 |  |  | $ | 35,810 |  |  | $ | 849 |  |  | $ | 26,453 |  |  | $ | 333 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Net Income (Loss) |  | $ | (16,926 | ) |  | $ | (82,070 | ) |  | $ | 1,154 |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | 1,418 |  |  | $ | 165 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Net Loss per Common Share (Basic and Diluted) |  | $ | (0.05 | ) |  | $ | (0.28 | ) |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Basic and Diluted) |  |  | 309,682,010 |  |  |  | 293,969,462 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |    (1) The unaudited historical financial statements of Wow are not adjusted for conversion
to U.S. GAAP from International Financial Reporting Standards, as the adjustments are immaterial to the periods presented.   |