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| image = Escape_the_Night_Series_Logo.png
| caption = Logo from season 1
| alt_name = ''Escape The Night with [[Joey Graceffa]]''
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* [[Dark fantasy]]
* [[Dark fantasy]]
* [[Fantasy]]
* [[Horror film|Horror]]
* [[Murder mystery]]
* [[Murder mystery]]
* [[Reality competition]]
* [[Reality competition]]
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| writer = Johjn Lawson
| writer = Johjn Lawson
| director = Adam Lawson
| director = Adam Lawson
| presenter = Joey Graceffa
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* Adam Lawson
* Ari Weiner
* Ari Weiner
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* Petar Mandich
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* Joey Graceffa
* Joey Graceffa
* Daniel Preda
* Daniel Preda
* Chris Grannon
* Chris Grannon
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| cinematography = Cypress Sterling
| cinematography = Cypress Sterling
| editor = Steve Grubel
| editor = Steve Grubel
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| runtime = 19–41 Minutes
| runtime = 19–41 Minutes
| company = Brian Graden Media
| company = Brian Graden Media
| network = [[YouTube Premium]] (2016-2020)
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* [[YouTube Premium]] (2019)
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'''''Escape the Night''''' is an American [[reality television]] series created, hosted, produced, and owned by [[Joey Graceffa]] that was first broadcast on June 22, 2016, on [[YouTube Premium]].<ref name="tubefilter71616" /><ref name="today7516" /> The series follows [[fantasy]] plots based on [[Horror film|horror]] and [[murder mystery]] aesthetics. The fourth season was released on July 11, 2019.<ref name="tubefilter" /> The series was produced by Brian Graden Media.<ref name=":3" /> {{Aired episodes|2019|9|4|num=40|title=Escape the Night|finished=4|specials=7}} It was the longest-running series on YouTube Premium until 2020, when Graceffa announced that he would be selling the series to a different network for its fifth season.<ref name="varietycancellation" /><ref name="tubecancellation" /> On November 2, 2023 official Escape the Night social medias and Graceffa announced “Escape The Night: The Movie” to be funded.
'''''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 on , The series 2019 the longest-running series on YouTube Premium until 2020 the series, the announced .

==Premise==
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.


==Production==
====
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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}


== Production ==
=== Conception ===
=== Conception ===
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]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=October 21, 2015 |title=YouTube to Launch Subscription Service With Original Series From Fine Brothers, PewDiePie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-launch-subscription-service-original-833576/ |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> A year later, the subscription service teased clips of their upcoming murder mystery series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=May 5, 2016 |title=YouTube Teases 'Red' Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa In Latest Trailer |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/05/05/youtube-red-teases-series-from-collegehumor-the-game-theorists-joey-graceffa/ |access-date=July 5, 2016 |website=[[Tubefilter]] |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716091551/http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/05/05/youtube-red-teases-series-from-collegehumor-the-game-theorists-joey-graceffa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Cerón |first=Ella |date=June 21, 2016 |title=Watch All Your Favorite Social Media Stars Play an Epic Game of Murder Mystery |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/escape-the-night-joey-graceffa-clip |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=[[Teen Vogue]] }}</ref> 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 (film)|Clue]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |title=Watch Joey Graceffa bring YouTubers together for 'a dinner party to DIE for' |url=http://mashable.com/2016/06/21/youtube-red-joey-graceffa-escape-the-night/ |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |website=[[Mashable]] |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624063824/http://mashable.com/2016/06/21/youtube-red-joey-graceffa-escape-the-night/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
When YouTube Premium launched in October 2015, Graceffa's show was one of ten exclusive [[List of YouTube Premium original programming|original series]] scheduled to debut in 2016, and was still an untitled project.<ref name="hollywoodreporter" /><ref name="latimes" /> The series was set to be produced by Brian Graden Media, and began filming in a house near [[Valencia, California]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> Graceffa said that the show was inspired by an episode of television show ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'' themed around a murder mystery, and was also closely related to the 1985 film ''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]''.<ref name="wetpaint" /><ref name=":1" /> Graden called the show "a hybrid between scripted mystery and reality elimination show".<ref name=":3" />


=== Distribution ===
=== Distribution ===
The [[Escape the Night (season 1)|first season]] it premiered two episodes on June 22, 2016, through YouTube Red.<ref>{{cite web |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=June 23, 2016 |title=Joey Graceffa, Escape the Night cast perform seance in YouTube Red series — exclusive |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/23/escape-night-joey-graceffa-seance-clip/ |access-date=March 10, 2020 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=March 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310162338/https://ew.com/article/2016/06/23/escape-night-joey-graceffa-seance-clip/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The premiere season gained success, was renewed for a [[Escape the Night (season 2)|second season]] in October 2016, and premiered on June 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |title=Liza Koshy, Tyler Oakley, Jesse Wellens To Star In Season 2 Of YouTube Red's 'Escape The Night' |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/05/25/liza-koshy-tyler-oakley-jesse-welle-season-2-youtube-red-escape-the-night/ |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |website=[[Tubefilter]] }}</ref> Graceffa confirmed that a third season was renewed in May 2018. The [[Escape the Night (season 3)|third season]] premiered on June 21, 2018. With the fourth season renewed, it made the longest-running original series on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoggatt |first=Aja |title=The 'Escape the Night' season 3 trailer is finally here |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/06/01/the-escape-the-night-season-3-trailer/ |date=June 1, 2018 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> The [[Escape the Night (season 4)|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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |title=YouTube Fantasy Competition Series 'Escape The Night' To Return For Fourth Season |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/youtube-escape-the-night-fourth-season-joey-graceffa-1202631754/ |date=June 12, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref>
The series debuted on June 22, 2016, with two episodes going live.<ref name="Season1Cast" /> The premiere episode had 11.3 million views and 1.1 billion [[Social media|social impressions]].<ref name="Season2Cast" /> The show was renewed for a second season in October 2016, and was scheduled to debut on June 22, 2017.<ref name="auto" /><ref name="ew.com52417" /> In May 2018, Graceffa confirmed there would be a third season, which debuted on June 21, 2018.<ref name="tubefilter52418" /><ref name="twitter" /> The fourth season, which made it the longest running original series on YouTube, premiered on July 11, 2019.<ref name="tubefilter" /> The first episode of season 4 premiered simultaneously at [[VidCon]] during a panel conference with Graceffa, and was also available to watch for free on YouTube.<ref name="vidconpremiere" />

=== Escape the Night: Escape Room ===
The Escape the Night: Escape Room was an immersive escape room centered around the fourth season of ''Escape the Night''. The escape room was a limited event exclusively in [[Beverly Hills, California]], that ran from August 9, 2019, to August 27, 2019. The escape room had multiple rooms to venture through, with surprise guest appearances from Graceffa, Jack O'Connor (Mortimer), and Eva Augustina Sinotte (The Sorceress).<ref name="escapethenighttickets" />

=== Board game ===
In June 2020, Graceffa announced via vlog that due to [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States|COVID-19's impact on Hollywood and television]], Season 5 was postponed indefinitely, but teased a new interactive fan version. Fans of the show signed up to an email list in order to receive updates about the new project.<ref name="youtube62320" /><ref name="backerkit" /> In July 2020, a [[Kickstarter]] campaign was started to fund a board game based on the series; its goal of $30,000 was achieved in just 3 hours. It was formally announced the next day.<ref name="The Truth" />

=== End on YouTube Premium, possible fifth season, and potential spinoff ===
In June 2020, it was confirmed that YouTube Premium had declined to renew the show for a fifth season, possibly canceling its longest running original series.<ref name="varietycancellation" /><ref name="tubecancellation" /> In June 2021, Graceffa stated in a vlog that YouTube will no longer fund and distribute further seasons of the series, but has stated that he has full ownership of the [[intellectual property]], and is currently pitching the series for another season under a different network, and developing a potential spinoff.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ranking Every Death From ESCAPE THE NIGHT!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cekhpr_K5w|language=en|access-date=2021-06-30}}</ref> In October 2023, Graceffa released a teaser for a potential fifth season or a project on the newly rebranded Escape The Night social media platforms.<ref>{{Citation|title=A turn of the key and Pandora’s Box opens once more to unleash an evil beyond your most sinister dreams. 🗝 A new chapter begins. 11/02. #EscapeTheNight|url=https://twitter.com/EscapeTheNight/status/1718008579792285967|language=en|access-date=2023-10-27}}</ref> In November 2023, Graceffa announced a movie for Escape The Night along with a promotional trailer.

== Cast and characters ==
===Season 4: All Stars ===
====YouTubers====
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|-
!Name
!Role
!{{N/A|Original Season}}
!Eliminated
|-
|[[Bretman Rock]]<ref name=":5" />||The Playboy||Season 4|| rowspan="2" |'''Winners'''
|-
|[[Colleen Ballinger]]<ref name=":5" />||The Duchess (ressurected)||Season 3
|-
|Joey Graceffa||The Savant ||Seasons 1-3
|Episode 10
|-
|[[Rosanna Pansino]]<ref name=":5" />||The Socialite ||Season 3
|Episode 9
|-
|Alex Wassabi<ref name=":5" />||The Aviator||Season 2
|Episode 8
|-
|Colleen Ballinger<ref name=":5" />
|The Duchess
|Season 3
|Episode 6
|-
|[[Gabbie Hanna]]<ref name=":5" />
|The Hollywood Star
|Season 2
|rowspan="2" | Episode 5<br>(Scripted/Planned<ref>{{Citation|title=Gabbie Hanna Needs to Stop|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGSADZh_gDk|language=en|access-date=2021-07-08}}</ref>)
|-
|[[Tana Mongeau]]<ref name=":5" />
|The Pin Up Girl
|Season 2
|-
|[[DeStorm Power]]<ref name=":5" />||The Enforcer||Season 2||Episode 4
|-
|[[Tim Chantarangsu]]<ref name=":5" />||The Con Man||Season 1||Episode 3
|-
|[[Justine Ezarik]]<ref name=":5" />|| The Adventurer||Season 1||Episode 2<br>(Scripted/Planned)
|}

====Recurring====
* [[Nikita Dragun]]
* [[MatPat|Matthew Patrick]]
* Jack O'Connor as Mortimer
* Eva Augustina Sinotte as The Sorceress
* Shiobann Amisial as The Collector
* Amy Johnston as Jael
* Chris Wu as Ryu
* [[Liza Koshy]]


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
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== Cancellation and sequel ==
===Season 4: All Stars (2019)===
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]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=YouTube Cancels 'Escape the Night' but Host Joey Graceffa Has Something Else in Store for Fans |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/youtube-cancels-escape-the-night-joey-graceffa-1234684869/ |date=June 25, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>
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|Title= The Museum of Death Part 1
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|ShortSummary= Joey travels to purgatory to rescue “deceased” YouTubers of previous seasons from The Collector of The Dead, who has locked them in her museum. His mission takes a dark turn when he discovers there’s no way home. The group learns they must recover nine Jeweled Keys to open the Collector’s mysterious vault if they have any hope of survival.
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|Title= The Museum of Death Part 2
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|11}}
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|ShortSummary= A pharaoh is wrongfully murdered and awakened from the dead by the YouTubers. They must find his killer and venture into the Sands of Egypt if they want to recover the first Jeweled Key.
----
''' Challenge:''' Tana Mongeau and Justine Ezarik were voted to take part in a challenge where they needed to get a sceptre to control a mummy.
----
''' Died:''' Justine Ezarik was strangled whilst fighting a mummy after convincing Tana Mongeau to sacrifice her.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=33
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title= A Deal With a Demon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|17}}
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|ShortSummary= The YouTubers enter the Indian exhibit and face off against the bird man of legend, Garuda. He traded his soul for gold and soon the YouTubers will do the same. They are forced to make a deal with a demon goddess if they want to claim the next key.
----
''' Challenge:''' Timothy DeLaGhetto and DeStorm Powers were voted to take part in the Gem Offering Challenge where they had to find jewels hidden around the Indian Exhibit.
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''' Died:''' Timothy DeLaGhetto was beaten to death by Garuda after DeStorm sabotaged him.
}}
{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title= A Wedding to Die For
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|24}}
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|ShortSummary= The Emperor of China needs an heir and a wife or the rebels will invade. The ladies are recruited to play dating games in hopes of becoming his “wife” and the men must escape the bonds of the dragon rebellion and uncover an ancient spear if they want to live.
----
''' Challenge:''' Alex Wassabi and DeStorm Powers were voted to play a game of human chess against one another.
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''' Died:''' DeStorm Powers was stabbed by the Emperor's sword after sacrificing himself to save Alex Wassabi.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=35
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title= Dark Magic and a Twisted Fate
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|31}}
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|ShortSummary= Camelot has fallen to the Black Knight and the YouTubers must reclaim Excalibur if they want the next key. They recruit Merlin to uncover the secrets of Standing Stone and crown one of them King of Britannia.
----
''' Challenge:''' Tana Mongeau and Gabbie Hanna were voted to take part in the Knights Of Camelot challenge, in which they had to complete four geometry puzzles and drink a protection potion, with both being able to live. The protective circle would only last for five minutes.
----
''' Died:''' Tana Mongeau and Gabbie Hanna were impaled on a lance after both failing the four challenges, leading to Colleen Ballinger taking over and completing it.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title= The Maze of Terror
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|8|07}}
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|ShortSummary= The Gorgon returns to the museum and turns one member of the group to stone. The others enter the Minotaur’s maze to uncover an ancient artifact needed to claim the next key.
----
''' Challenge:''' Alex Wassabi and Colleen Ballinger were voted to take part in the maze challenge where they had to construct a statue of the Parthenon first.
----
''' Died:''' Colleen Ballinger was bludgeoned to death by the minotaur.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title= Be Careful What You Wish For
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|8|14}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|ShortSummary= A genie has been trapped in a lamp and the YouTubers must find a way to free him to get the next key. They will have to outfox Scheherazade and her many thieves if they want to find their way out of the Arabian exhibit.
----
''' Challenge:''' Joey Graceffa and Bretman Rock had to fill the gaps in a story with the worst voted story supposedly getting that person killed.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title= Cursed Treasure
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|8|21}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|ShortSummary= X marks the spot. The YouTubers uncover a treasure map with the location of the next key, but dangerous pirates are hot on their trail. They have to brave Pirates' Bay to find the missing pieces, but only the most pirate-worthy among them will avoid death in this exhibit.
----
''' Challenge:''' All remaining guests had to take part in a pirate assault course.
----
''' Died:''' Alex Wassabi was shot by the pirates.
----
'''Revived:''' Coleen Ballinger was brought back to life by the wish granted from the Genie.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title= Prehistoric Evil
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|8|28}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|ShortSummary= The YouTubers befriend a caveman who leads them into the prehistoric exhibit where they encounter the Cursed God once again. The YouTubers must open his monument while avoiding death by dinosaur.
----
''' Challenge:''' Rosanna Pansino and Bretman Rock had to take part in a scavenger hunt against dinosaurs to survive.
----
''' Died:''' Rosanna Pansino was eaten alive by dinosaurs.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title= The Collector Returns
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|9|04}}
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|ShortSummary= The Collector returns to the museum with her most terrifying collection yet and unleashes it on the YouTubers. They must journey back through all the exhibits to find the artifacts needed to defeat her and in turn discover the source of all evil.
----
'''Died:''' Joey Graceffa was trapped inside Pandora's box after being hypnotized by it.
----
''' Escaped:''' Colleen Ballinger and Bretman Rock.
}}
}}


=== Upcoming film ===
==Elimination charts==
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]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |title=YouTuber Joey Graceffa seeks $250,000 for film adaptation of mystery series 'Escape The Night' |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/11/02/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-indiegogo-crowdfunding-film-campaign/ |date=November 2, 2023 |website=[[Tubefilter]] }}</ref>
{{Original research section|date=July 2020}}
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=== Season 3 ===
== ==
=== Attraction ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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|-
! scope="col" | Episode 2
! scope="col" | Episode 3
! scope="col" | Episode 4
! scope="col" | Episode 5
! scope="col" | Episode 6
! scope="col" | Episode 7
! scope="col" | Episode 8
! scope="col" | Episode 9
! scope="col" | Episode 10
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! scope="row" | Joey
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor=cyan |Immune
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
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|-
! scope="row" | Matthew
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| style="background:darkgrey;" |
| bgcolor="#FFCC00" |'''Revived'''{{efn|name=MatthewS3||group=}}
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Nikita
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor=cyan |Immune
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
|-
! scope="row" | Manny
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor=cyan |Immune
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="red" | '''Dead'''
| style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Rosanna
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Safiya
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="black" |{{color|white|'''Dead'''{{efn|name=SafiyaS3}}}}
| colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Colleen
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor=cyan |Immune
| Safe
| bgcolor="tomato" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Teala
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Roi
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | JC
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=MatthewS3|Matthew was beaten to death in episode 5 by the Strong Man, but was revived by the Harp of Lazarus in episode 7, after 2 Lazarus coins were found.}}
{{efn|name=SafiyaS3|Since only Safiya and Rosanna escaped Willie's Funhouse, they were forced to vote two people that didn't make it out of the challenge. Safiya voted for Nikita, while Rosanna voted for Manny. Nikita won, but in a shocking turn of events, both Nikita and Manny were spared from the Funhouse, and discovered that the person who voted for the winner of the challenge will end up being killed instead. Subsequently, Willie finds and kills Safiya with a fishhook.}}
}}


=== Season 4 - All Stars ===
=== ===
In June 2020, Graceffa announced that due to [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States|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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|+
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Guest
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col" style="width: 5%;" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Streamy Awards]]
! scope="col" | Episode 2
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[6th Streamy Awards|2016]]
! scope="col" | Episode 3
| Best Costume Design
! scope="col" | Episode 4
| Olivia Hines
! scope="col" | Episode 5
| {{nom}}
! scope="col" | Episode 6
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Will |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Streamy Awards 2016: Full winners list |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/04/streamy-awards-2016-winners-list/ |access-date=March 9, 2020 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309065742/https://ew.com/article/2016/10/04/streamy-awards-2016-winners-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" | Episode 7
! scope="col" | Episode 8
! scope="col" | Episode 9
! scope="col" | Episode 10
|-
! scope="row" | Bretman
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="lime" |'''Escaped'''
|-
! scope="row" | Colleen
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="Red" |'''Dead'''
| style="background:darkgrey;" |
| bgcolor="Gold" |'''Revived'''{{efn|name=ColleenS4||group=}}
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Joey
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="purple" |{{color|white|'''Unknown'''{{efn|name=JoeyS4|In a scripted event setting up a future season, Joey was attracted to Pandora's Box. He opened it, seemingly trapping his soul, leaving his fate ambiguous.}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | Rosanna
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="Cyan" |Immune
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="Red" |'''Dead'''
| style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Alex
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Gabbie
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="yellow" |'''Dead'''{{efn|name=GabbieS4}}
| colspan="5" rowspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Tana
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | DeStorm
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''{{efn|name=DeStormS4||group=}}
| colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Tim
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Justine
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''Dead'''{{efn|name=JustineS4}}
| colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=DeStormS4|DeStorm had the challenge won, but decided to sacrifice himself.}}
{{efn|name=GabbieS4|The double-elimination of Gabbie and Tana was scripted; Tana had to exit to appear for a public event and Gabbie was fired due to her disruptive behavior on set.}}
{{efn|name=ColleenS4|Colleen got killed by The Minotaur but was revived because of Joey's wish.}}
{{efn|name=JustineS4|Justine’s elimination was scripted; she requested to be killed off early due to Gabbie's behavior on set.}}}}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| rowspan="2" | [[6th Streamy Awards|Streamy Awards]]
| Best Ensemble Cast
| Best Ensemble Cast
| ''Escape the Night''
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="ew.com3920" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[8th Streamy Awards|2018]]
| Best Costume Design
| Best Comedy Series
| Olivia Hines
| ''Escape the Night'' (season 3)
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Schaffstall |first=Katherine |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Streamy Awards 2018: Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/streamy-awards-2018-winners-list-1146664/ |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2018
| rowspan="4" | [[8th Streamy Awards|Streamy Awards]]
| Best Costume Design
| Best Costume Design
| Olivia Hines
| Olivia Hines
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="hollywoodreporter.102218" />
|-
|-
| Best Ensemble Cast
| Best Ensemble Cast
| ''Escape the Night''
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| Show of the Year
| Show of the Year
| ''Escape the Night''
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | [[Shorty Awards]]
| Best Comedy Series
| style="text-align: center;" | [[10th Shorty Awards|2018]]
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[10th Shorty Awards|Shorty Awards]]
| Best Web Series
| Best Web Series
| ''Escape the Night''
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="deadline3920" />
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2019
| rowspan="5" | [[9th Streamy Awards|Streamy Awards]]
| Best Unscripted Series
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |title=Shorty Awards Nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe Among Those Recognized For Social Media Excellence |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/shorty-awards-tiffany-hadish-lena-waithe-tracee-ellis-ross-cardi-b-lebron-james-1202243565/ |date=January 16, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309165629/https://deadline.com/2018/01/shorty-awards-tiffany-hadish-lena-waithe-tracee-ellis-ross-cardi-b-lebron-james-1202243565/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="variety" />
|-
| Best Editing
| Steve Grubel
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Ensemble Cast
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Show of the Year
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Costume Design
| Olivia Hines
| {{nom}}
|-
|}
|}

== See also ==

* [[Whodunnit? (2013 TV series)|''Whodunnit?'' (2013 U.S. TV series)]]
* ''[[Murder in Small Town X]]''
* [[Scared Famous (TV series)|''Scared Famous'' (TV series)]]
* [[The Quest (2014 TV series)|''The Quest'' (2014 TV series)]]
* ''[[Busted!]]''

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="Season3MatPatJCColleen">{{Cite web |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/31/escape-the-night-final-cast-announcement/ |title=Colleen Ballinger among final cast revealed for ''Escape the Night'' season 3 |last=Hoggatt |first=Aja |date=May 31, 2018 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310160756/https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/31/escape-the-night-final-cast-announcement/ |archive-date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

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<ref name="today7516">{{Cite web |url=http://www.today.com/video/-escape-the-night-star-challenges-klg-hoda-find-your-wine-716730435903 |title='Escape the Night' star challenges KLG, Hoda: Find your wine! |date=July 1, 2016 |website=[[TODAY.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704033400/http://www.today.com/video/-escape-the-night-star-challenges-klg-hoda-find-your-wine-716730435903 |archive-date=July 4, 2016 |access-date=July 5, 2016}}</ref>

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<ref name="vidconpremiere">{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |title=YouTube Fantasy Competition Series 'Escape The Night' To Return For Fourth Season |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/youtube-escape-the-night-fourth-season-joey-graceffa-1202631754/ |website=Deadline |date=June 12, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Colleen Ballinger among final cast revealed for 'Escape the Night' season 3|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/31/escape-the-night-final-cast-announcement/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref>

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This article is about the web series. For the 1944 novel, see Escape the Night (novel).

Escape the Night
Genre
Created byJoey Graceffa
Written byJohjn Lawson
Directed byAdam Lawson
Opening theme"Evil House"
by George Shaw
ComposerGeorge Shaw
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producers
  • Adam Lawson
  • Ari Weiner
  • Brian Graden
  • LB Horschler
  • Catherine Keithley
  • Nancy Tamayo
  • Petar Mandich
Producers
  • Joey Graceffa
  • Daniel Preda
  • Chris Grannon
CinematographyCypress Sterling
EditorSteve Grubel
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time19–41 Minutes
Production companyBrian Graden Media
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) –
September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)

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.

Synopsis

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]

Production

Conception

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]

Distribution

The first season it premiered two episodes on June 22, 2016, through YouTube Red.[5] The premiere season gained success, was renewed for a second season in October 2016, and premiered on June 22, 2017.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Episodes

SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinners
First airedLast airedNetwork
11110June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)YouTube RedEva Gutowski
Joey Graceffa
Oli White
21010June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)Andrea Russett
Tyler Oakley
31010June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)Joey Graceffa
Matthew Patrick
Nikita Dragun
41110July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)Bretman Rock
Colleen Ballinger

Cancellation and sequel

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.[9]

Upcoming film

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.[10]

Other media

Attraction

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.[citation needed]

Board game

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.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Streamy Awards 2016 Best Costume Design Olivia Hines Nominated [11]
Best Ensemble Cast Escape the Night (season 1) Won
2018 Best Comedy Series Escape the Night (season 3) Nominated [12]
Best Costume Design Olivia Hines Won
Best Ensemble Cast Escape the Night (season 3) Nominated
Show of the Year Escape the Night (season 3) Nominated
Shorty Awards 2018 Best Web Series Escape the Night (season 3) Won [13]

References

  1. ^ Jarvey, Natalie (October 21, 2015). "YouTube to Launch Subscription Service With Original Series From Fine Brothers, PewDiePie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Weiss, Geoff (May 5, 2016). "YouTube Teases 'Red' Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa In Latest Trailer". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Cerón, Ella (June 21, 2016). "Watch All Your Favorite Social Media Stars Play an Epic Game of Murder Mystery". Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Hamedy, Saba (June 21, 2016). "Watch Joey Graceffa bring YouTubers together for 'a dinner party to DIE for'". Mashable. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Agard, Chancellor (June 23, 2016). "Joey Graceffa, Escape the Night cast perform seance in YouTube Red series — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. ^ 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 November 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Hoggatt, Aja (June 1, 2018). "The 'Escape the Night' season 3 trailer is finally here". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 12, 2019). "YouTube Fantasy Competition Series 'Escape The Night' To Return For Fourth Season". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ^ Spangler, Todd (June 25, 2020). "YouTube Cancels 'Escape the Night' but Host Joey Graceffa Has Something Else in Store for Fans". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Gutelle, Sam (November 2, 2023). "YouTuber Joey Graceffa seeks $250,000 for film adaptation of mystery series 'Escape The Night'". Tubefilter.
  11. ^ Robinson, Will (October 4, 2016). "Streamy Awards 2016: Full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  12. ^ Schaffstall, Katherine (October 22, 2018). "Streamy Awards 2018: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 16, 2018). "Shorty Awards Nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe Among Those Recognized For Social Media Excellence". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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