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{{short description|American murder-mystery reality web series}}
{{short description|American murder-mystery reality website series}}
{{About|the web series|the 1944 novel|Escape the Night (novel)}}
{{about|the website series|the 1944 novel|Escape the Night (novel)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
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{{Infobox television
{{infobox television
| image = Escape_the_Night_Series_Logo.png
| image = Escape_the_Night_Series_Logo.png
| caption = Logo from season 1
| genre = {{plainlist|
| alt_name = ''Escape The Night with [[Joey Graceffa]]''
| genre = {{plainlist|
* [[Dark fantasy]]
* [[Dark fantasy]]
* [[Fantasy]]
* [[Horror film|Horror]]
* [[Murder mystery]]
* [[Murder mystery]]
* [[Reality competition]]
* [[Reality competition]]
}}
}}
| creator = [[Joey Graceffa]]
| creator = [[Joey Graceffa]]
| writer = Johjn Lawson
| writer = Adam Lawson
| director = Adam Lawson
| director = Adam Lawson
| presenter = Joey Graceffa
| starring = Joey Graceffa
| opentheme = ''Evil House'' by George Shaw
| opentheme = {{work by author|"Evil House"|[[George Shaw (composer)|George Shaw]]}}
| endtheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = [[George Shaw (composer)|George Shaw]]
| composer = George Shaw
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English, Irish
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4 <!--Only increment as a new season premieres, per the documentation of the template!-->
| num_seasons = 4 <!-- Only increment as a new season premieres, per the documentation of the template -->
| num_episodes = 46 <!--Only increment as a new episode premieres, per the documentation of the template!-->
| num_episodes = 40 <!-- Only increment as a new episode premieres, excluding specials, per the documentation of the template -->
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
* Adam Lawson
* Ari Weiner
* [[Brian Graden]]
* [[Brian Graden]]
* LB Horschler
* LB Horschler
* Catherine Keithley
* Catherine Keithley
* Nancy Tamayo
* Adam Lawson
* Petar Mandich
* Petar Mandich
* Nancy Tamayo
* Ari Weiner
}}
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Joey Graceffa
* Joey Graceffa
* Daniel Preda
* Chris Grannon
* Chris Grannon
* Daniel Preda
}}
}}
| location =
| cinematography = Cypress Sterling
| cinematography = Cypress Sterling
| editor = Steve Grubel
| editor = Steve Grubel
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| camera =
| runtime = 19–41 Minutes
| runtime = 19–41 Minutes
| company = Brian Graden Media
| network = [[YouTube Premium]]{{efn|Formerly known as YouTube Red for seasons 1–3.}}
| company = Brian Graden Media<br>[[Joey Graceffa|Cef.]]
| network = [[YouTube Premium]] (2016-2020)<br>[[Shudder]] (2023-present)
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|06|22}}
| released =
| last_aired = {{end date|2019|09|04}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|6|22}}
| last_aired = present
| related =
}}
}}
'''''Escape the Night''''' is an American [[reality television]] [[web series]] that documents vlogger [[Joey Graceffa]] inviting his friends for dinner and are trapped in [[dark fantasy]] plots based on [[Horror fiction|horror]] and [[Crime fiction|murder mystery]] aesthetics.


Graceffa serves as the creator and producer, alongside Adam Lawson as director and writer. The series is produced by [[Brian Graden|Brian Graden Media]], with the [[Escape the Night season 1|first season]] premiering on June 22, 2016. ''Escape the Night'' concluded its [[Escape the Night season 4|fourth season]] on September 4, 2019, making the longest-running series on [[YouTube Premium]] until 2020. The dark fantasy series was nominated six times at [[Streamy Awards|the Streamy Awards]] and won two.
'''''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 a fifth season.
<ref name="varietycancellation" /><ref name="tubecancellation" />


After its cancellation, Graceffa announced an upcoming film with funds coming through crowdfunding website [[Indiegogo]].
==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==
== Synopsis ==
{{unreferenced section|date=December 2024}}
The series follows internet personality [[Joey Graceffa]] as "The Savant", a fictionalized version of himself mysteriously transported through various historical eras and trapped in elaborate, time-frozen estates controlled by dark forces. Forced against his will, Joey must summon other internet personalities to join him, with each participant required to assume an era-appropriate persona and attire to gain entry. Together, they face complex puzzles and dangerous challenges to uncover magical artifacts that are key to banishing the sinister powers controlling each estate.


Each artifact is guarded by fearsome creatures, intricate puzzles, and strange characters. With only one night to succeed, the group’s survival hinges on teamwork but comes at a cost: at the end of each episode, a vote is held, resulting in one participant’s elimination through a fictional death at the hands of one of the evil’s forces protecting the artifacts. The survivors advance, facing increasingly difficult trials to retrieve each artifact and unlock a way home.
=== Conception ===
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" />


Each season introduces Joey and a rotating cast of YouTubers to a new historical setting, where they must work together to escape or risk being trapped forever. None of the cast members know what will happen next, experiencing each twist, hidden clue, and monstrous encounter in real-time as they strive to break free of the era’s dark curse.
=== Distribution ===
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" />


Unlike other reality competitions where players strategize to “win” and receive a cash prize, ''Escape the Night'' offers no reward for "survival" to the cast members who reach the end of each season. This allows participants to focus on [[Live action role-playing game|developing their characters via roleplay and building a compelling storyline within the unscripted narrative]], rather than solely competing to reach the finale. This format gives cast members the freedom to fully explore their roles, contributing to the ever evolving immersive yet unscripted fictional storyline without the usual stakes or fairness found in traditional reality shows. Additionally, producers can script certain characters in advance to be eliminated at the end of a specific episode if requested due to scheduling commitments, health issues, or in cases of inappropriate conduct.
=== 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 ===
== Production ==
=== Concept ===
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" />
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 |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/ |date=October 21, 2015 |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109045312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-launch-subscription-service-original-833576/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A year later, the subscription service teased clips of their upcoming murder mystery series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |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/ |date=May 5, 2016 |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=dead }}</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 magazine |last=Cerón |first=Ella |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 |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=October 24, 2023 |magazine=[[Teen Vogue]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109045313/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/escape-the-night-joey-graceffa-clip |url-status=dead }}</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=https://mashable.com/2016/06/21/youtube-red-joey-graceffa-escape-the-night/ |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |website=[[Mashable]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |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>


=== Filming ===
=== End on YouTube Premium, possible fifth season, and potential spinoff ===
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|Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hiramine |first=Brie |title=Exclusive: Joey Graceffa reveals behind-the-scenes secrets from ''Escape the Night'' |url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-secrets-revealed-exclusive-105909/ |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |magazine=[[J-14 (magazine)|J-14]] |publisher=[[A360media|A360 Media]] |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410110736/https://www.j-14.com/posts/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-secrets-revealed-exclusive-105909/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 is also 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>


== Cast and characters ==
=== Distribution ===
Two episodes of the [[Escape the Night season 1|first season]] premiered on June 22, 2016, through YouTube Red.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |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/ |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=March 10, 2020 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |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]] |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601050051/https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/05/25/liza-koshy-tyler-oakley-jesse-welle-season-2-youtube-red-escape-the-night/ |url-status=live }}</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 magazine |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 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109045310/https://ew.com/tv/2018/06/01/the-escape-the-night-season-3-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709224132/https://deadline.com/2019/06/youtube-escape-the-night-fourth-season-joey-graceffa-1202631754/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Joey Graceffa]] as The Savant<ref name="Season2Cast" />

===Season 1 (1920s)===
====Guests====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Role!!Eliminated
|-
|[[Eva Gutowski]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />|| The Journalist
| rowspan="3" |'''Winners'''
|-
|[[Joey Graceffa]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />|| The Savant
|-
| [[Oli White]]<ref name="Season1Cast" /> || The Big Game Hunter
|-
| [[Lele Pons]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />|| The Hustler || Episode 9
|-
|[[Tim Chantarangsu]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />|| The Mobster || Episode 8
|-
|[[Nadeshot|Matt Haag]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />||The Professor || Episode 7
|-
| Sierra Furtado<ref name="Season1Cast" />|| The Heiress || Episode 6
|-
|[[GloZell|GloZell Green]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />|| The Jazz Singer || Episode 4
(Scripted/Planned<ref name=":6" />)
|-
|[[iJustine|Justine Ezarik]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />||The Gambler || Episode 3
|-
| Andrea Brooks<ref name="Season1Cast" /> ||The Fixer || Episode 2
|-
|[[Shane Dawson]]<ref name="Season1Cast" />||The Renegade || Episode 1
(Scripted/Planned<ref name=":6" />)
|}

==== Recurring ====
* Paul Chirico as Arthur
* Katia Hayes as Sarah
* David Hutchison as Marvin

===Season 2 ([[Victorian era|The Victorian Era]]) ===
====YouTubers====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
!Eliminated
|-
| [[Andrea Russett]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Mystic || rowspan="2" |'''Winners'''
|-
| [[Tyler Oakley]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Thespian
|-
| [[Joey Graceffa]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Savant || Episode 10
|-
| Alex Wassabi<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Novelist || Episode 9
|-
| [[Gabbie Hanna]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Vaudevillian || Episode 7
|-
| [[Tana Mongeau]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Saloon Girl || Episode 6
|-
| [[Liza Koshy]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Explorer || Episode 5
(Scripted/Planned<ref name=":6" />)
|-
| [[DeStorm Power]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Railroad Tycoon || Episode 4
|-
|[[PrankvsPrank|Jesse Wellens]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Outlaw || Episode 3
|-
| [[Lauren Riihimaki]]<ref name="Season2Cast" /> || The Engineer || Episode 2
|}

==== Recurring ====

* Lindsay Elston as Alison
* AJ Martin as Jetpack Girl
* Eva Augustina Sinotte as The Sorceress
* Jermain Hollman as Morgan

===Season 3 (1978) ===
====YouTubers====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
!Eliminated
|-
| [[MatPat|Matthew Patrick]]<ref name=":0" /> || The Detective (resurrected)
| rowspan="3" | '''Winners'''
|-
|[[Nikita Dragun]]<ref name=":2" />|| The Troublemaker
|-
|[[Joey Graceffa]]<ref name=":2" />|| The Savant (resurrected)
|-
|[[Manny MUA|Manny Mua]]<ref name=":4" />
|The Record Producer
|Episode 9
|-
|[[Rosanna Pansino]]<ref name=":4" /> || The Jet-Setter|| Episode 8
|-
| [[Safiya Nygaard]]<ref name=":2" />|| The Investigative Reporter || Episode 7
|-
|[[Colleen Ballinger]]<ref name=":0" />|| The Disco Dancer || Episode 6
|-
|Matthew Patrick<ref name=":0" />
|The Detective
|Episode 5
|-
|[[Teala Dunn]]<ref name=":2" />|| The Super Spy|| Episode 4
|-
| Roi Fabito<ref name=":4" /> || The Daredevil || Episode 3
|-
|[[JC Caylen|Jc Caylen]]<ref name=":0" />|| The Hippie|| Episode 2
|}

==== Recurring ====
* Shontae Saldana as Calliope
* Jack O'Connor as Mortimer
* Micah Fitzgerald as The Carnival Master
*Amy Johnston as Jael, a member of the SAE
*Chris Wu as Ryu, a member of the SAE

===Season 4: All Stars ===
====YouTubers====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!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
|-
|[[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
(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 (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]]

===Season 5 (1950s)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
!Eliminated
|-
| [[Anita Wigl'it]]
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Anthony Padilla]]
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Ariel Versace]]
| TBA
|
|-
| Ben Shelton
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Daniel Middleton]]
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Lilly Singh]]
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Noah Beck]]
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Stacy Francis]]
| TBA
|
|-
| [[Trisha Paytas]]
| TBA
|
|}


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
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== Post-production ==
===Season 1 (2016)===
=== Gabbie Hanna controversy ===
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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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=Joey Graceffa says Gabbie Hanna was a 'nightmare' on the set of ''Escape the Night'' |url=https://www.insider.com/gabbie-hanna-joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-youtube-feud-drama-2021-6 |date=June 28, 2021 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Business Insider]] |publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]] }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=Gabbie Hanna called a production assistant a 'dumb f—ing c—,' ''Escape the Night'' producer says |url=https://www.insider.com/daniel-preda-gabbie-hanna-escape-night-drama-joey-graceffa-youtube-2021-6 |date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Business Insider]] |publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]] }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |last=Winkie |first=Luke |title=The Gabbie Hanna and ''Escape the Night'' drama, explained |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/gabbie-hanna-escape-the-night-drama-explained.html |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225034029/https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/gabbie-hanna-escape-the-night-drama-explained.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=An Invitation
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|6|22}}
|ShortSummary= The guests arrive at the house and their dinner party meets with a tragic end. They discover the house is evil and they must gather special artifacts to free themselves from it.
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''' Challenge:''' All of the guests had to complete a series of impossible tasks to gain the cure to the poison which Shane Dawson had ingested.
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''' Died:''' Shane Dawson was poisoned by The Evil of the house.
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|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Ungodly Machine
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|6|22}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests work through a mad scientist’s clues and end up facing his most evil creation, the “Ungodly Machine.”
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''' Challenge:''' Lele Pons and Andrea Brooks were voted to be locked into tanks in the basement with Eva Gutowski and Justine Ezarik as their partners respectively. Eva and Justine had to complete a series of tasks involving the wiring and piping with the first to finish causing their partner to escape, but the other's tank to be filled with poisonous gas.
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''' Died:''' Andrea Brooks inhaled noxious gas produced by the Ungodly Machine.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Buried Alive
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|6|29}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests perform a seance to learn the location of a grave only to find one of them must be buried inside it.
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'''Challenge:''' The guests had to vote for one of their friends to be buried alive and then be the ones to bury them.
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''' Died:''' Justine Ezarik was buried alive to reverse the Claws Ritual.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Mannequins
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|7|6}}
|LineColor=#A1311D
|ShortSummary= The guests uncover clues hidden inside macabre mannequin displays that represent a serial killers’ finest works.
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'''Challenge:''' Joey Graceffa and Lele Pons were voted into a challenge where they had to do tasks involving mannequins to get keys to open a drawer which was revealed to contain a Murder Journal which they had to write one name in.
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''' Died:''' GloZell Green choked on her own blood after Joey wrote her name in the Murder Journal.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Freak Show
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|7|13}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests must defeat the houses’ monstrous guardian by summoning the wicked circus he was stolen from.
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'''Challenge:''' Oli White and Timothy Delaghetto were voted to perform in a circus show and receive points for whoever did better and whoever got the least points would supposedly die.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Did Someone Call For An Exorcist?
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|7|20}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests exorcise a legion of evil spirits trapped in a young girl to free a former owner trapped in the house.
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'''Challenge:''' Matt Haag and Sierra Furtado were voted to take part in a seance. Sierra had to hold down a violent possessed girl and recite a prayer whilst Matt needed to perform a ritual around them. Unbeknownst to either, a necklace involved in Matt's task would kill the person who wore it.
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''' Died:''' Sierra Furtado was demonically possessed and convulsed to death.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Mermaid Tails
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|7|27}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests uncover secrets at the bottom of the pool to free a wicked mermaid who once owned the house.
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'''Challenge:''' Matt Haag and Timothy Delaghetto were voted to take part in a dolls house challenge where they were given many riddles which matched one of the dolls on the shelves and what room they would go in their doll house. Whoever finished first would gain the cure to the poison they had both unknowingly drunk, but if they got it wrong they would instead drink another poison.
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''' Died:''' Matt Haag ingested poison twice.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=All Out War
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|8|3}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests “go to war” in an attempt to uncover a stash of stolen WWI gold to free a former owner.
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'''Challenge:''' Timothy Delaghetto and Eva Gutowski had to take part in a game which was a mix between Battleships and Russian Roulette.
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''' Died:''' Timothy Delaghetto shot himself in the head while playing Russian Roulette.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Wicked Hallucinations
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|8|10}}
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|ShortSummary= 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.
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'''Challenge:''' Oli White and Lele Pons were voted to sit in electric chairs whilst their partners, Eva Gutowski and Joey Graceffa respectively, had to throw hoops. However, with every miss their partner would be electrocuted and whoever's partner finished last would have their chair overloaded with energy.
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''' Died:''' Lele Pons was electrocuted by the Learning Chair.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Betrayal At The House On The Hill
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|8|17}}
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|ShortSummary= 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.
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'''Challenge:''' No challenge. Instead the entire episode was the three remaining guests trying to evade the murderous house staff.
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''' Escaped:''' Eva Gutowski, Oli White and Joey Graceffa.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=S1
|EpisodeNumber2=–
|Title=How To Kill A YouTuber
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|8|24}}
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|ShortSummary= Relive "Escape the Night" with Joey Graceffa as he looks back on the top kills of the season.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=S2
|EpisodeNumber2=–
|Title=BTS Documentary: The Making of "Escape the Night"
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|8|24}}
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|ShortSummary= Take a look at the making of "Escape the Night" in this behind-the-scenes documentary.
}}
}}


== Cancellation and sequel ==
===Season 2 (2017)===
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]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708022726/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/youtube-cancels-escape-the-night-joey-graceffa-1234684869/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=The Masquerade Part 1
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|6|22}}
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|ShortSummary= 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.
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|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Masquerade Part 2
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|6|22}}
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|ShortSummary= The guests must disguise themselves in the bloodiest of masquerades if they want to slay the king of vampires and get back home.
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'''Challenge:''' DeStorm Power and Lauren Riihimaki were voted to complete a series of tasks against vampires to find a golden goblet and whoever lost would be the vampires dinner.
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''' Died:''' Lauren Riihimaki was eaten alive by vampires.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Tangled Web
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|6|28}}
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|ShortSummary= The Sorceress unleashes an evil spider on the guests and they must escape her dangerous web in order to save themselves.
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'''Challenge:''' Jesse Wellens and DeStorm Power were kidnapped whilst Gabbie Hanna and Tana Mongeau completed an assault course to save them.
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''' Died:''' Gabbie Hanna chose to save DeStorm causing Jesse Wellens was eaten alive by Jerogumo.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=A Nation Divided
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|7|5}}
|LineColor=#00008B
|ShortSummary= The guests are divided and must wage war against each other to see who will face the dark army in the final challenge.
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'''Challenge:''' Alex Wassabi and DeStorm Power are voted to take part in a swimming pool challenge where they had to find a single gem in a swimming pool full of them. Whoever failed would be executed.
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''' Died:''' DeStorm Power was shot in the chest with a magic arrow by The Dark Army.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The Gingerbread Woman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|7|12}}
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|ShortSummary= When an evil Gingerbread Woman traps unsuspecting children in an oven, the guests must fight to free them before it’s too late.
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'''Challenge:''' Tyler Oakley and Liza Koshy had to eat certain color-coded pies and cakes around a bakery to escape being locked inside the oven. When they both managed to escape the challenge due to Sampson, the Sorceress decided to execute whoever finished last.
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''' Died:''' Liza Koshy had her throat slit open by one of the Harpies.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Endless Winter Night
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|7|19}}
|LineColor=#00008B
|ShortSummary= The guests venture into a realm of fantasy in hopes of recovering the next gem, but first they must outmanoeuver the Ice Witch and her wicked harpies.
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'''Challenge:''' Joey Graceffa and Andrea Russett were voted into a task in the woods where they had to find riddles hidden inside it and shout out the answer. Supposedly, whoever finished last would be killed, but in reality they had to choose who to be killed.
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''' Died:''' Tana Mongeau had her stomach slit open by the Path of Betrayal's Guardian.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Automaton Love Story
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|7|26}}
|LineColor=#00008B
|ShortSummary= 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.
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'''Challenge:''' Alex Wassabi and Gabbie Hanna were voted to complete puzzles to avoid the robots from grabbing them and using their heart to reanimate the Bride.
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''' Died:''' Gabbie Hanna's heart was ripped out from her chest by a Promethean.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Full Moon Slaughter
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|8|2}}
|LineColor=#00008B
|ShortSummary= It is now midnight and the guests find themselves being hunted by a most unexpected enemy -- werewolves.
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'''Challenge:''' All of the remaining guests had to complete an army assault course ahead of a group of werewolves.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=The Dark Dimension
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|8|9}}
|LineColor=#00008B
|ShortSummary= The guests must battle a horrifying demon and find their way into the dark dimension to recover the last gem.
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'''Challenge:''' Alex Wassabi and Andrea Russett were voted to go into the dark dimension with Joey Graceffa and Tyler Oakley as their partners respectively. They had to try and find the gem with the one failing being a sacrifice to the Gatekeepers.
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''' Died:''' Alex Wassabi was stabbed in the chest by the Dark Dimension Gatekeeper.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=The Sorceress
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|8|16}}
|LineColor=#00008B
|ShortSummary= The Sorceress unleashes a legion of villains on the last remaining guests, forcing them to literally run for their lives if they want to escape her spell.
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'''Challenge:''' No challenge. The guests had to try and avoid monsters around the house in order to find and rescue Riley.
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''' Died:''' Joey Graceffa was stabbed in the chest by The Sorceress. He was later revived by The Crown of Oblivion.
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''' Escaped:''' Andrea Russet and Tyler Oakley.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=S4
|EpisodeNumber2=–
|Title=Monster's Ball
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|8|24}}
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|ShortSummary= A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and design of some of season two’s most terrifying monsters.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=S5
|EpisodeNumber2=–
|Title=Behind the Scenes with Joey Graceffa
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|8|30}}
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|ShortSummary= A behind-the-scenes look at the YouTubers and their all-night filming antics during season two.
}}
}}


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 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Tubefilter]] |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109045312/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/11/02/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-indiegogo-crowdfunding-film-campaign/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2023, Graceffa brought five previous contestants to compete a role in the upcoming film which are [[Manny MUA|Manny Mua]], [[GloZell Green]], [[Tyler Oakley]], [[Teala Dunn]], and [[Rosanna Pansino]] (who ended up winning).<ref>{{cite web |last=Graceffa |first=Joey |author-link=Joey Graceffa |title=''Escape the Night'' cast compete for a movie role |date=November 30, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4eaUDe-EI8 |via=[[YouTube]] |language=en |access-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202002159/https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Dc7_i9l6Qvdt44lf&v=M4eaUDe-EI8 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Season 3 (2018)===
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|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=The Clowns Here Kill Part 1
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|6|21}}
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|ShortSummary= Ten YouTube friends find themselves trapped in Everlock, a funky town stuck in the year 1978. What seems like a fun carnival turns to chaos as Joey and friends soon discover they must fight against killer clowns and evil forces to save themselves and the town. Joey hides a dark secret.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Clowns Here Kill Part 2
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|6|21}}
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|ShortSummary= All hope seems lost when Joey and friends are captured by the Killer Clowns. The group learns they must restore the Carnival Master’s wicked artifacts to free the town—a mission that will require two to undertake a battle to the death.
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''' Challenge:''' JC Caylen and Teala Dunn were voted to take part in a challenge against the Clowns. The two were tied to targets in a big top whilst their partners, Matthew Patrick and Safiya Nygaard respectively, completed tasks to try and save them.
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''' Died:''' JC Caylen was stabbed to death by knives thrown by the killer clowns.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Venomous Affections
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|6|27}}
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|ShortSummary= A spy is caught, but Joey and his friends learn that the real treachery is among them. They also learn the location of the next artifact, but at a cost.
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''' Challenge:''' After a rigged vote caused it impossible for Teala to be voted in, Nikita and Roi were forced to join after failing a different challenge. They have to complete separate mosaics with snake innards.
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''' Died:''' Roi Fabito was poisoned and bitten by the Snake Woman.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=The Man With No Name
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|7|04}}
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|ShortSummary= A dead body is tossed from the balcony, giving a clue about the third artifact. The YouTubers form two hunting parties, but the team that fails to recover the missing pieces must face off against the Man with No Name.
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''' Challenge:''' Teala Dunn and Rosanna Pansino were voted into the challenge where they had to use tiles hidden in the smoke to spell out a monster's name without the monster catching them outside of the circle.
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''' Died:''' Teala Dunn was strangled and gassed by the Man With No Name.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Strong Like A Demon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|7|11}}
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|ShortSummary= A strong man is in town and the YouTubers must prove who amongst them is strongest. Joey reveals the dark secret he’s desperately been trying to keep. As his friends turn on him, they must also try to claim the fourth artefact.
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''' Challenge:''' Manny Mua and Matthew Patrick were voted to take part in strong man competition against each other in front of everyone else.
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''' Died:''' Matthew Patrick was beaten to death by the Strong Man.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Twin Dolls
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|7|18}}
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|ShortSummary= The doll maker’s puppets come to life, chasing Joey and his friends. The only way the YouTubers can cleanse the new artifact is by uncovering the mysterious Maiden of Madness and locking someone inside her.
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''' Challenge:''' To vote and then personally sacrifice one of their friends in the Maiden of Madness.
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''' Died:''' Colleen Ballinger was trapped inside the Maiden of Madness and then impaled by the other guests.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=27
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Funhouse
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|7|25}}
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|ShortSummary= The Funhouse is open for business. Bloody business. The YouTubers must survive its twisted rooms. Just when they think they’ve mastered all its tricks, the Funhouse has one final twist that leaves them all turning on each other.
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''' Challenge:''' Whichever two people, Rosanna Pansino and Safiya Nygaard, escaped the funhouse had to vote for two people to be locked in a death battle. They voted for Manny Mua and Nikita Dragun respectively, who were then informed. However, a rule unbeknownst to anyone was in fact whoever voted for the winner in the round would be killed instead.
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''' Died:''' Safiya Nygaard was stabbed and gutted by Willie's fishhook.
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''' Revived:''' Matthew Patrick was revived by Joey Graceffa and Safiya Nygaard using the Harp of Lazarus.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=28
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Wicked Witches
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|8|1}}
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|ShortSummary= The Wicked Witches have been cursing the people of Everlock, and the YouTubers are next. The remaining few must quickly undo the curses in order to cleanse the seventh artifact… or so they think.
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''' Challenge:''' Everyone who was cursed during the episode had to take part in timed course involving climbing, downing drinks, puzzles more, with whoever finished last to be killed.
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''' Died:''' Rosanna Pansino was stabbed by three witches on an alter.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=29
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Control Issues
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|8|8}}
|LineColor=#9F2966
|ShortSummary= The Carnival Master’s daughter turns one YouTuber against the others. As friends fight friends, the daughter’s flesh-eating pet demon must be slain if the YouTubers want to cleanse the final artifact.
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''' Challenge:''' Nikita Dragun and Manny Mua were voted into a challenge where they had to burst balloons whilst in straightjackets, eight of which contains keys to open boxes one of which contains instructions for a winner. Unbeknownst to either, the correct box contained a gun instructing the winner to shoot the other or themselves.
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''' Died:''' Manny Mua was shot six times by Nikita Dragun.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=30
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=The Carnival Master
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|8|15}}
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|ShortSummary= The YouTubers make their way into the Carnival Master’s lair only to find things are not as they once thought. With the undead chasing them, Joey and the last two survivors race across town facing their final challenges before sunrise.
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''' Escaped:''' Nikita Dragun and Matthew Patrick. Joey Graceffa survived, but chose to stay behind.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=S6
|EpisodeNumber2=–
|Title=Behind the Town
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|8|22}}
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|ShortSummary= Go behind the scenes of the making of season three of Escape The Night with your favorite YouTubers as they try and survive the terrors of Everlock on and off camera.
}}
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|EpisodeNumber=S7
|EpisodeNumber2=–
|Title=Monsters of Everlock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2018|8|29}}
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|ShortSummary= The Carnival Master and his motley crew of monsters share the inner workings of their depraved and unusual lives as the villains of Everlock in this comedic mockumentary.
}}
}}


== Other media ==
===Season 4: All Stars (2019)===
=== Escape room ===
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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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |title=Joey Graceffa's ''Escape The Night'' spawns actual escape room in Los Angeles this August |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/07/12/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-escape-room/ |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |website=[[Tubefilter]] |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610110732/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/07/12/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-escape-room/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=31
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title= The Museum of Death Part 1
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|11}}
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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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|EpisodeNumber=32
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title= The Museum of Death Part 2
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|11}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|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}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|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.
----
''' Died:''' Timothy Delaghetto was beaten to death by Garuda after DeStorm tricked him.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=34
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title= A Wedding to Die For
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|7|24}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|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.
----
''' 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}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|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 where they had to complete four puzzles and drink the potion to protect them, with both being able to live. There is a protective circle which would save them from the knights, but they can only use 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.
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title= The Maze of Terror
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|8|07}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|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 first.
----
''' Died:''' Colleen Ballinger was crushed alive 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 course 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}}
|LineColor=#275F69
|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.
}}
}}


=== Board game ===
==Elimination charts==
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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=Joey Graceffa launches ''Escape the Night'' horror board game on Kickstarter |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-board-game-1234700043/ |date=July 7, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110013322/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/joey-graceffa-escape-the-night-board-game-1234700043/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Original research section|date=July 2020}}
'''Color key:'''
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
:{{Color box|lime|border=darkgray||}} The guest was one of the final survivors, winning the season.
:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray||}} The guest was sent into, or found themselves in the death challenge and survived.
:{{Color box|red|border=darkgray||}} The guest died, either by being sent in the death challenge, or finding themselves in the elimination and eligible for death without a vote.
:{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray||}} The guest was killed in a planned death
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray||}} The guest had to forfeit their life without or outside a death challenge taking place.
{{col-2}}
:{{Color box|black|border=darkgray||}} The guest was killed in a plot twist.
:{{Color box|cyan|border=darkgray||}} The guest was immune from the voting ceremony.
:{{Color box|#FFCC00|border=darkgray||}} The guest was revived.
:{{Color box|#f8f9fa|border=darkgray||}} The guest survived the episode without being sent into a death challenge or finding themselves in danger of being eliminated.
:{{Color box|grey|border=darkgray||}} The guest died in a previous episode and does not appear.
{{col-end}}


===Season 1 ===
== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Guest
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Award
!Episode 1
! scope="col" | Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col" | Episode 2
! scope="col" | Episode 3
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Episode 4
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Episode 5
! scope="col" style="width: 5%;" | Result
! scope="col" | Episode 6
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
! scope="col" | Episode 7
! scope="col" | Episode 8
! scope="col" | Episode 9
! scope="col" | Episode 10
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Joey
! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Streamy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[6th Streamy Awards|2016]]
|Safe
| Best Costume Design
| Safe
| Olivia Hines
| Safe
| {{nom}}
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine |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 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |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>
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="lime" |'''Escaped'''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Eva
|Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="Pink" |Challenge
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Oli
|Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
|-
! scope="row" | Lele
|Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Tim
|Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Matt
|Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''{{efn|name=MattS1}}
| colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Sierra
|Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | GloZell
|Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="black" "yellow" |{{color|white|'''Dead'''}}{{efn|name=GloZellS1||group=}}
| colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Justine
|Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="tomato" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Andrea
|Safe
| bgcolor="red" |{{color|black|'''Dead'''}}
| colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
!Shane
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''Dead'''{{efn|name=ShaneS1}}
| colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=ShaneS1|There was an extra guest at the start of the season in the form of "The Renegade", played by [[Shane Dawson]]. Within the storyline, Shane knew about the evil of the house as a member of the "Society Against Evil" and informed Sarah the maid that he knew what she was doing. As a result, the evil saw Shane as a threat and poisoned him. In order to save him, the other guests had to complete a puzzle task within a time limit. They failed, resulting in his death. Interviews with production staff confirmed that even if the group had completed the task within the time limit, Shane would instead have been killed by Marvin the groundskeeper when the car exploded later in the episode.}}
{{efn|name=GloZellS1|Joey and Lele were sent into a challenge and had to choose which guest would die. They chose to betray GloZell. The death of GloZell was scripted because she had a broken leg, and there was to be a lot of running in the following episode.}}}
{{efn|name=MattS1|Matt and Tim were sent into a challenge where Matt lost. Joey stated on his reaction channel that he believes Matt purposefully failed the challenge as he wanted to leave the show. He also believes that if he had read the note in the prior episode, he would have killed himself instead of Sierra for the same reasons.}}}}

=== Season 2 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Guest
|-
! 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
|-
! scope="row" | Tyler
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="lime" |'''Escaped'''
|-
! scope="row" | Andrea
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge{{efn|name=AndreaS2||group=}}
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
|-
! scope="row" | Joey
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="black"|{{color|white|'''Dead'''}}{{efn|name=JoeyS2}}
|-
! scope="row" | Alex
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| bgcolor="red" | '''Dead'''
| style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Gabbie
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Tana
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="Black" |{{color|white|'''Dead'''{{efn|name=TanaS2}}}}
| colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Liza
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''Dead'''{{efn|name=LizaS2|Liza was put into the Gingerbread womans challenge in which she lost however in a scripted event they tricked the Gingerbread woman and saved her life. Due to Liza having to leave set for a movie, the Sorceress appeared and Liza was killed.}}
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;" |

|-
! scope="row" | DeStorm
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Jesse
| Safe
| bgcolor="black" |{{color|white|'''Dead'''}}|{{efn|name=JesseS2}}
| colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|-
! scope="row" | Lauren
| bgcolor="red" |'''Dead'''
| colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;" |
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=AndreaS2|Everyone had to compete in this challenge, with whoever finished last being the one to die. Andrea ended up finishing last, but a scripted event (Alison's death) revealed it was a non-death episode.}}
{{efn|name=TanaS2|Joey and Andrea were sent into a challenge, and they had to choose which guest would die. They chose Tana. In Joey Graceffa's reacting to Season 2 Deaths, he revealed that he and Andrea wanted to pick Gabbie but due to the drama on set they didn't want to risk her making a scandal out of it.}}
{{efn|name=JesseS2|Gabbie and Tana were sent into a challenge to rescue either Jesse or DeStorm. They found out that the winner would get to choose whom to save. Gabbie won and chose to save DeStorm, and Jesse was killed. Jesse was supposed to be revived later in the series, but he ended up choosing to stay dead permanently.}}
{{efn|name=JoeyS2|Joey tries to get the Crown of Oblivion from the Sorceress, but the Sorceress was alive and stabbed Joey until he died. The Sorceress died after that and Tyler & Andrea were the only ones who survived.}}
}}

=== Season 3 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Guest
|-
! 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
|-
! scope="row" | Joey
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="lime" |'''Escaped'''
|-
! 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
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
| Safe
| bgcolor="pink" |Challenge
|-
! scope="row" | Manny
| Safe
| Safe
| Safe
| 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
| Safe
| 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 Strong Man, but was revived by the Harp of Lazarus in episode 7, after 2 Lazurus coins were found.}}
{{efn|name=SafiyaS3|Since only Safiya and Rosanna escape Willie's Funhouse, the two have to vote two of the people that didn't make it out into the challenge. Safiya votes for Nikita, while Rosanna votes for Manny. Nikita wins, but in a shocking turn of events, both Nikita and Manny leave the Funhouse and find out that the person that voted for the winner of the challenge will end up being killed. While this is happening, Willie goes into the Divine Lounge where the others are, and kills Safiya with a hook.}}
}}

=== Season 4 - All Stars ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Guest
|-
! 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
|-
! 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="Red" |{{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, and it trapped his soul and body inside leading fans to speculate his possible death.}}}}
|-
! 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 won the challenge, 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 disruptive 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''
| rowspan="2" | ''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
| {{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]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204123710/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/streamy-awards-2018-winners-list-1146664/ |url-status=live }}</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''
| rowspan="3" | ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
|-
| Show of the Year
| Show of the Year
| ''Escape the Night''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | [[Shorty Awards]]
| Best Comedy Series
| style="text-align: center;" | [[10th Shorty Awards|2018]]
| ''Escape the Night''
| Best Website Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[10th Shorty Awards|Shorty Awards]]
| Best Web Series
| ''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]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |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 ==
== Footnotes ==

* [[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!]]''

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Latest revision as of 14:49, 13 January 2025

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

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

Escape the Night is an American reality television web series that documents vlogger Joey Graceffa inviting his friends for dinner and are trapped in dark fantasy plots based on horror and murder mystery aesthetics.

Graceffa serves as the creator and producer, alongside Adam Lawson as director and writer. The series is produced by Brian Graden Media, with the first season premiering on June 22, 2016. Escape the Night concluded its fourth season on September 4, 2019, making the longest-running series on YouTube Premium until 2020. The dark fantasy series was nominated six times at the Streamy Awards and won two.

After its cancellation, Graceffa announced an upcoming film with funds coming through crowdfunding website Indiegogo.

Synopsis

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The series follows internet personality Joey Graceffa as "The Savant", a fictionalized version of himself mysteriously transported through various historical eras and trapped in elaborate, time-frozen estates controlled by dark forces. Forced against his will, Joey must summon other internet personalities to join him, with each participant required to assume an era-appropriate persona and attire to gain entry. Together, they face complex puzzles and dangerous challenges to uncover magical artifacts that are key to banishing the sinister powers controlling each estate.

Each artifact is guarded by fearsome creatures, intricate puzzles, and strange characters. With only one night to succeed, the group’s survival hinges on teamwork but comes at a cost: at the end of each episode, a vote is held, resulting in one participant’s elimination through a fictional death at the hands of one of the evil’s forces protecting the artifacts. The survivors advance, facing increasingly difficult trials to retrieve each artifact and unlock a way home.

Each season introduces Joey and a rotating cast of YouTubers to a new historical setting, where they must work together to escape or risk being trapped forever. None of the cast members know what will happen next, experiencing each twist, hidden clue, and monstrous encounter in real-time as they strive to break free of the era’s dark curse.

Unlike other reality competitions where players strategize to “win” and receive a cash prize, Escape the Night offers no reward for "survival" to the cast members who reach the end of each season. This allows participants to focus on developing their characters via roleplay and building a compelling storyline within the unscripted narrative, rather than solely competing to reach the finale. This format gives cast members the freedom to fully explore their roles, contributing to the ever evolving immersive yet unscripted fictional storyline without the usual stakes or fairness found in traditional reality shows. Additionally, producers can script certain characters in advance to be eliminated at the end of a specific episode if requested due to scheduling commitments, health issues, or in cases of inappropriate conduct.

Production

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Concept

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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]

Filming

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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]

Distribution

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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]

Episodes

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SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
11110June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)YouTube Red
21010June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
31010June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
41010July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)YouTube Premium

Post-production

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Gabbie Hanna controversy

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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]

Cancellation and sequel

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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, Graceffa brought five previous contestants to compete a role in the upcoming film which are Manny Mua, GloZell Green, Tyler Oakley, Teala Dunn, and Rosanna Pansino (who ended up winning).[15]

Other media

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Escape room

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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]

Board game

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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]

Accolades

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year[b] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Streamy Awards 2016 Best Costume Design Olivia Hines Nominated [18]
Best Ensemble Cast Escape the Night Won
2018 Best Comedy Series Nominated [19]
Best Costume Design Olivia Hines Won
Best Ensemble Cast Escape the Night Nominated
Show of the Year
Shorty Awards 2018 Best Website Series Won [20]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Formerly known as YouTube Red for seasons 1–3.
  2. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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