Escape the Night | |
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Created by | Joey Graceffa |
Written by | Adam Lawson |
Directed by | Adam Lawson |
Opening theme | "Evil House" by George Shaw |
Composer | George Shaw |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
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Cinematography | Cypress Sterling |
Editor | Steve Grubel |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 19–41 Minutes |
Production company | Brian Graden Media |
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Release | June 22, 2016 – September 4, 2019 |
Escape the Night is an American reality television series created, hosted, produced, and owned by Joey Graceffa. The series follows fantasy plots based on horror and murder mystery aesthetics. The series premiered on June 22, 2016, through YouTube Red. The series concluded its fourth season on September 4, 2019, making the longest-running series on YouTube Premium until 2020. After the cancellation of the series, the creator announced an upcoming film and set up a fundraiser.
The series follows The Savant (Joey Graceffa) as he finds himself in an estate in a past era, where he invites a number of guests to a party and requires them to act and dress as various personas from that era. Once there, they are isolated from the outside world, and tasked with surviving the night and escaping the estate. To achieve this, the guests team up with him to participate in challenges and escape room puzzles, competing with each other to escape from the historical era by solving and completing the challenges. At the end of each episode, two guests are voted into a challenge to compete against each other, where the losing guest is eliminated via a fictional death until one or more guests ultimately win and are sent back to the modern world.[ citation needed ]
In October 2015, the subscription service formerly known as YouTube Red, revealed upcoming projects including an untitled Joey Graceffa project that involves a murder mystery. [1] A year later, the subscription service teased clips of their upcoming murder mystery series. [2] Graceffa revealed in a Teen Vogue interview that "the idea for the project has been in the works for two years, and that he most looked forward to collaborating" with other YouTubers. [3] The creator also said the series was inspired by a murder mystery episode of television series Lizzie McGuire , and was also closely related to the American film Clue (1985). [4]
The creator described filming season one as "super-intense" from starting production at 10PM and wrapping up filming at 6AM. This took five consecutive nights from filming "two episodes each night" at Los Angeles, California. [5]
Two episodes of the first season premiered on June 22, 2016, through YouTube Red. [6] The premiere season gained success, was renewed for a second season in October 2016, and premiered on June 22, 2017. [7] Graceffa confirmed that a third season was renewed in May 2018. The third season premiered on June 21, 2018. With the fourth season renewed, it made the longest-running original series on YouTube. [8] The fourth season premiered simultaneously at VidCon during a panel conference with Graceffa and was also available to watch for free on YouTube, on July 11, 2019. [9]
Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winners | |||
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1 | 11 | 10 | June 22, 2016 | August 17, 2016 | YouTube Red | Joey Graceffa Eva Gutowski Oli White | |
2 | 10 | 10 | June 22, 2017 | August 16, 2017 | Andrea Russett Tyler Oakley | ||
3 | 10 | 10 | June 21, 2018 | August 15, 2018 | Joey Graceffa Matthew Patrick Nikita Dragun | ||
4 | 10 | 10 | July 11, 2019 | September 4, 2019 | YouTube Premium | Bretman Rock Colleen Ballinger |
On June 27, 2021, former contestant Gabbie Hanna released "an exposé video" that aimed at producer Daniel Preda, creator Joey Graceffa, and their creative team. In the video, her eating disorder was triggered by "alleged mistreatment on set" and her dietary meal requests were denied by production. [10] Daniel Preda denied Hanna's allegations and personally received her meal options. Preda also mentions that Hanna has "missed or delayed production obligations" and was "verbally abusive" to staff. [11] Various season four cast members sided with the creator and writers of the series, with one of them mentioning it "paints an untruthful picture of what happened." [12]
After a year from its fourth season premiere, YouTube Premium confirmed and declined to renew the series for a fifth season. In the summer of 2021, Graceffa stated in a vlog that the streaming service will no longer fund and distribute further seasons of the series, but has stated that he has full ownership of the intellectual property. [13]
In October 2023, Graceffa released a couple of teasers for an upcoming project through the series' social media platforms. Later on, the creator announced an upcoming film for the series; a fundraiser was set up through Indiegogo. [14] In November 2023, Joey had five previous cast members compete to be in the movie: Manny Mua, GloZell Green, Tyler Oakley, Teala Dunn, and Rosanna Pansino. Rosanna ended up winning. [15]
With the release of the fourth season, an immersive escape room was set up for a limited event that ran exclusively from August 9 to August 27, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. The escape room had multiple rooms to venture through, with surprise guest appearances from Joey Graceffa, Jack O'Connor as Mortimer, and Eva Augustina Sinotte as The Sorceress. [16]
In June 2020, Graceffa announced that due to COVID-19's impact on Hollywood and television, their fifth installment was postponed indefinitely, but teased a new interactive fan version. Fans of the series subscribed to a newsletter email list in order to receive updates about the new project. A Kickstarter campaign was started to fund a board game based on the series; their goal of $30,000 was achieved in just three hours. It was formally announced the next day. [17]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Streamy Awards | 2016 | Best Costume Design | Olivia Hines | Nominated | [18] |
Best Ensemble Cast | Escape the Night | Won | |||
2018 | Best Comedy Series | Escape the Night | Nominated | [19] | |
Best Costume Design | Olivia Hines | Won | |||
Best Ensemble Cast | Escape the Night | Nominated | |||
Show of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Shorty Awards | 2018 | Best Website Series | Escape the Night | Won | [20] |
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The first season of Escape the Night premiered on June 22, 2016, through YouTube Red. The premiere season showcased a total of ten guests invited to The Savant's party and required them to act and dress as various personas from the Roaring Twenties. Once there, isolated from the outside world and tasked with surviving the night and escaping the historical era.
The second season of Escape the Night premiered on June 22, 2017, through YouTube Red. The second season showcased a total of nine guests invited to The Savant's party and required them to act and dress as various personas from the Victorian Era. Once there, isolated from the outside world and tasked with surviving the night and escaping the historical era.
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