Escape the Night
| Escape the Night | |
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| Also known as | Escape The Night with Joey Graceffa |
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| Directed by | Adam Lawson |
| Presented by | Joey Graceffa |
| Composer(s) | George Shaw |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Dallas Sterling |
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| Production company(s) | Brian Graden Media |
| Distributor | YouTube Red |
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| Original network | YouTube Red |
| Picture format | 4K (Ultra HD) |
| Original release | June 22, 2016 – present |
Escape the Night is a YouTube Red post modern meta fictional murder mystery reality television webseries hosted by Joey Graceffa that debuted on June 22, 2016.[1][2] The series is produced by Brian Graden Media.[3]
Premise
The series follows The Savant (Joey Graceffa) and additional invited guests, involved in their own respective characters varying each season, at a party which transports them into a historical era to solve a given mystery.[4][5] As the season progresses, the guests participate in a whodunit style murder mystery, competing with each other to escape from the historical era by solving the mystery.[6] During each episode, a guest is eliminated via a fictional ″death″ for failing a challenge,[4] until one or more guests ultimately win and are sent back to the Modern World.[5][7]
Cast and characters
Season 1
| Name | Character | Eliminated | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Graceffa | The Savant | Host | Escaped |
| Eva Gutowski | The Journalist | Winner | Escaped |
| Oli White | The Big Game Hunter | Winner | Escaped |
| Lele Pons | The Hustler | Episode 9 | Electrocuted by Chair |
| Timothy DeLaGhetto | The Mobster | Episode 8 | Shot in Russian Roulette |
| Matt Haag | The Professor | Episode 7 | Drank Poison |
| Sierra Furtado | The Heiress | Episode 6 | Exorcism |
| GloZell Green | The Jazz Singer | Episode 4 | Choked |
| Justine Ezarik | The Gambler | Episode 3 | Buried Alive |
| Andrea Brooks | The Fixer | Episode 2 | Poisonous Gas |
| Shane Dawson | The Renagade | Episode 1 | Food Poisoning |
Recurring
- Paul Chirico as Arthur, head of staff. (Episodes 1-10)
- Katia Hayes as Sarah, the maid. (Episodes 1-10)
- David Hutchison as Marvin, the groundskeeper. (Episodes 2-10)
Season 2
| Name | Character | Eliminated | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Graceffa | The Savant | Host | |
| Andrea Russett | The Mystic | ||
| Tyler Oakley | The Thespian | ||
| Alex Wassabi | The Novelist | Episode 9 | Stabbed in the Chest |
| Gabbie Hanna | The Vaudevillian | Episode 7 | Heart Ripped Out |
| Tana Mongeau | The Saloon Girl | Episode 6 | Stomach Slashed |
| Liza Koshy | The Explorer | Episode 5 | Throat Slit |
| DeStorm Power | The Railroad Tycoon | Episode 4 | Shot in the Chest |
| Jesse Wellens | The Outlaw | Episode 3 | Bit in the Neck |
| Lauren Riihimaki | The Engineer | Episode 2 | Eaten Alive |
Recurring
- Lindsay Elston as Allison (Episodes 1-8)
- Eva Augustina Sinotte as The Sorceress (Episodes 1-3, 5 and 9)
Production
Development
In October 2015, YouTube announced YouTube Red, a paid subscription service that would allow streaming videos ad-free, downloading videos for offline usage, and present new exclusive original series for YouTube Red subscribers.[8][9] At the time of announcement, ten various series were announced for 2016, including the Untitled Joey Graceffa project,[10][11] which was set to be produced by Brian Graden Media.[3] The series began filming near Valencia, California.[5]
On June 15, 2016, Graceffa released the trailer for his original series entitled Escape the Night,[12] which was set and released on June 22, 2016 with two episodes going live.[13] When interviewed after production, Graceffa commented that the idea behind Escape the Night was inspired by an episode themed around murder mystery appearing on television show Lizzie McGuire,[14] and closely related to the 1985 film Clue.[5] Furthermore, Graceffa shared his experience with filming the series, expressing "It was a really fun concept to put together," additionally mentioning, "And it was an idea that started small and ended up into something much bigger."[3]
On October 17, 2016, it was announced by Susanne Daniels, global head of content for YouTube, at MIPCOM that Escape the Night would be renewed for a second season.[15] Later on October 31, 2016, Joey Graecffa via Twitter announced the cast of the second season and scheduled debut of the second season to be on June 22, 2017.[16][17]
Reception
On IMDb, the series currently holds a score of 5.7/10; based on 254 reviews.[18] Common Sense Media's critical consensus reads, "Web celebs star in mediocre pseudo-reality horror series", while giving the show a rating of 2/5.[19]
Episodes
Season 1
| # | Title | Episode Length | Original Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "An Invitation" | 23:16 | June 22, 2016 |
| In this episode, the guests arrive at the house and their dinner party meets with a tragic end (the death of a guest). They discover the house is evil and they must gather special artifacts to free themselves from it. | |||
| 2 | "The Ungodly Machine" | 23:55 | June 22, 2016 |
| The guests work through a mad scientist’s clues and end up facing his most evil creation, the “Ungodly Machine.” | |||
| 3 | "Buried Alive" | 23:59 | June 29, 2016 |
| The guests perform a seance to learn the location of a grave only to find one of them must be buried inside it. | |||
| 4 | "Mannequins" | 23:48 | July 6, 2016 |
| The guests uncover clues hidden inside macabre mannequin displays that represent a serial killers’ finest works. | |||
| 5 | "Freak Show" | 24:08 | July 13, 2016 |
| The guests must defeat the houses’ monstrous guardian by summoning the wicked circus he was stolen from. | |||
| 6 | "Did Someone Call For An Exorcist?" | 23:50 | July 20, 2016 |
| The guests exorcise a legion of evil spirits trapped in a young girl to free a former owner trapped in the house. | |||
| 7 | "Mermaid Tails" | 23:52 | July 27, 2016 |
| The guests uncover secrets at the bottom of the pool to free a wicked mermaid who once owned the house. | |||
| 8 | "All Out War" | 24:32 | August 3, 2016 |
| The guests “go to war” in an attempt to uncover a stash of stolen WWI gold to free a former owner. | |||
| 9 | "Wicked Hallucinations" | 24:03 | August 10, 2016 |
| The guests find a mad man escaped from an asylum and must enter his violent and terrifying hallucinations in order to free him from the house. In the process, they discover who among them is in league with the evil of the house. | |||
| 10 | "Betrayal At The House On The Hill" | 21:39 | August 17, 2016 |
| The guests discover they have been betrayed by Arthur the Butler, a former confidence man, and must unravel clues while being hunted by him and the house staff. | |||
| 11 | "How to Kill a YouTuber" | 19:51 | August 24, 2016 |
| Relive "Escape the Night" with Joey Graceffa as he looks back on the top kills of the season. | |||
| 12 | "BTS Documentary: The Making of 'Escape the Night'" | 23:56 | August 24, 2016 |
| Take a look at the making of "Escape the Night" in this behind-the-scenes documentary. | |||
Progress chart (Season 1)
| Progress Chart | |||||||||||||
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| Guest | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | |||
| Joey | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Host | |||
| Eva | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |||
| Oli | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |||
| Lele | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||||
| Timothy | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | |||||
| Matt | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||||||
| Sierra | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | |||||||
| GloZell | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | |||||||||
| Justine | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||||||||||
| Andrea | Safe | Dead | |||||||||||
| Shane | Dead | ||||||||||||
Season 2
| # | Title | Episode Length | Original Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Masquerade Part 1" | 24:36 | June 22, 2017 |
| Ten YouTubers travel through time to attend a Victorian ball at an estate like no other, and soon begin unlocking mysteries and discovering evil forces that are conspiring against them. | |||
| 2 | "The Masquerade Part 2" | 26:32 | June 22, 2017 |
| The guests must disguise themselves in the bloodiest of masquerades if they want to slay the king of vampires and get back home. | |||
| 3 | "Tangled Web" | 24:21 | June 28, 2017 |
| The Sorceress unleashes an evil spider on the guests and they must escape her dangerous web in order to save themselves. | |||
| 4 | "A Nation Divided" | 24:12 | July 5, 2017 |
| The guests are divided and must wage war against each other to see who will face the dark army in the final challenge. | |||
| 5 | "The Gingerbread Woman" | 26:45 | July 12, 2017 |
| When an evil Gingerbread Woman traps unsuspecting children in an oven, the guests must fight to free them before it’s too late. | |||
| 6 | "Endless Winter Night" | 25:03 | July 19, 2017 |
| The guests venture into a realm of fantasy in hopes of recovering the next gem, but first they must outmaneuver the Ice Witch and her wicked harpies. | |||
| 7 | "Automation Love Story" | 22:12 | July 26, 2017 |
| The self-destruct system has been enabled in the estate and the guests must race against time to satisfy the horrifying demands of the system’s creator. | |||
| 8 | "Full Moon Slaughter" | 23:30 | August 2, 2017 |
| It is now midnight and the guests find themselves being hunted by a most unexpected enemy -- werewolves. | |||
| 9 | "The Dark Dimension" | 26:07 | August 9, 2017 |
| The guests must battle a horrifying demon and find their way into the dark dimension to recover the last gem. | |||
| 10 | "TBA" | TBA | August 16, 2017 |
| 11 | "TBA" | TBA | August 23, 2017 |
| 12 | "TBA" | TBA | August 23, 2017 |
Progress chart (Season 2)
| Progress Chart | |||||||||||
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| Guest | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | |
| Joey | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Andrea | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Tyler | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Alex | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||
| Gabbie | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||||
| Tana | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | |||||
| Liza | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||||||
| DeStorm | Safe | Safe | Safe | Dead | |||||||
| Jesse | Safe | Safe | Dead | ||||||||
| Lauren | Safe | Dead | |||||||||
See also
References
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- ↑ "‘Escape the Night’ star challenges KLG, Hoda: Find your wine!". TODAY.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
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- ↑ Spangler, Todd (May 25, 2017). "YouTube Red’s ‘Escape the Night’ With Joey Graceffa Season 2 Adds Tyler Oakley, Liza Koshy, Other Digital Stars to Cast". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ Gomez, Patrick (May 24, 2017). "Joey Graceffa Has Gathered an All-Star Cast for Escape the Night Season 2!". People. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (October 21, 2015). "YouTube to Launch Subscription Service With Original Series From Fine Brothers, PewDiePie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Hamedy, Saba (October 21, 2015). "YouTube unveils ad-free subscription service, YouTube Red". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Coggan, Devan (October 21, 2015). "YouTube unveils ad-free subscription service". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Longwell, Todd (October 21, 2015). "YouTube Unveils Subscription Service, New Programming, Music App". VideoInk. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Gavilanes, Grace (June 15, 2016). "Escape the Night, YouTube Red Trailer". People. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Agard, Chancellor (June 23, 2016). "'Escape the Night' cast performs a spooky séance on new YouTube Red series — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ↑ Lear, Samantha (July 6, 2016). "Joey Graceffa on Escape the Night & YouTube Co-Stars: Video". Wetpaint, Inc. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Weiss, Geoff (October 17, 2016). "YouTube Red Renews Joey Graceffa’s ‘Escape The Night’ As Service Reports Steady Growth". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ Weiss, Geoff (May 25, 2017). "Liza Koshy, Tyler Oakley, Jesse Wellens To Star In Season 2 Of YouTube Red’s 'Escape The Night'". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ Lawrence, Derek (May 24, 2017). "Joey Graceffa's 'Escape the Night 2' Cast Is Revealed — See Which YouTube Stars Are in the Sequel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
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- ↑ "Escape the Night TV Review". Retrieved 2017-08-05.