Series synopsis
Escape the Night is an American mystery reality television series that premiered on YouTube Premium on June 22, 2016. It was created by Joey Graceffa. It stars Joey Graceffa, Matthew Patrick, Liza Koshy and Eva Marisol Gutowski.
Welcome to "Escape the Night." In this surreality competition series, hosted by Joey Graceffa, 10 guests are invited from the modern world to attend a dinner at his newly acquired mansion estate, which has been locked in the 1920's; when America was roaring... roaring with madness. This is a dinner party to die for. No one is safe.
Premise
Welcome to "Escape the Night." In this surreality competition series, hosted by Joey Graceffa, 10 guests are invited from the modern world to attend a dinner at his newly acquired mansion estate, which has been locked in the 1920's; when America was roaring... roaring with madness. This is a dinner party to die for. No one is safe.
Premise: Watch now… or die trying.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joey Graceffa as The Savant
- Matthew Patrick as The Detective
- Liza Koshy as The Explorer
- Eva Marisol Gutowski as The Journalist
- Oli White as The Big Game Hunter
- Ashton Moio as Confederate Soldier
- Aylya Marzolf as Sandra
- Alejandra Cejudo as Killer Clown Leader
Supporting cast
- Romika Annabell as Ungodly Monster
- Dan Aho as Willy
- Ell as Automaton Bride (as Rachel Li)
- Kassandra Mahea as Dancing Maiden
- Shontae Saldana as Calliope
- Eva Augustina Sinotte as Cult Leader
- Guya Frazier as Cult Dancer
- Jean-Jacques Ntshaykolo as Minotaur
- Cami McCullough as Delivery Girl
- Jonathan Bangs as Man in Black
- Kenton McCroskey as Occultist
- Mackenzie Wealot as Occultist
Guest cast
- Matthew Patrick as The Detective
- Liza Koshy as The Explorer
- Eva Marisol Gutowski as The Journalist
- Oli White as The Big Game Hunter
- Ashton Moio as Confederate Soldier
- Aylya Marzolf as Sandra
- Alejandra Cejudo as Killer Clown Leader
- Romika Annabell as Ungodly Monster
- Dan Aho as Willy
- Ell as Automaton Bride (as Rachel Li)
- Kassandra Mahea as Dancing Maiden
- Shontae Saldana as Calliope
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 49 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | June 22, 2016 | August 24, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 12 | June 22, 2017 | August 30, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 12 | June 21, 2018 | August 29, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 10 | July 11, 2019 | September 4, 2019 |
| Season 5 | 3 | November 27, 2025 | November 27, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
An Invitation The guests arrive at the house and their dinner party meets with a tragic end (the death of a guest). They discover the house is evil and they must gather special artifacts to free themselves from it. |
June 22, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Ungodly Machine The guests work through a mad scientist’s clues and end up facing his most evil creation, the “Ungodly Machine.” |
June 22, 2016 |
| 3 |
Buried Alive The guests perform a seance to learn the location of a grave only to find one of them must be buried inside it. |
June 29, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Masquerade Ball (1) 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. |
June 22, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Masquerade Ball (2) The guests must disguise themselves in the bloodiest of masquerades if they want to slay the king of vampires and get back home. |
June 22, 2017 |
| 3 |
Tangled Web The Sorceress unleashes an evil spider on the guests and they must escape her dangerous web in order to save themselves. |
June 28, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Clowns Here Kill (1) 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. |
June 21, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Clowns Here Kill (2) 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. |
June 21, 2018 |
| 3 |
Venomous Affections 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. |
June 27, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Museum of Death (1) 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. |
July 11, 2019 |
| 2 |
The Museum of Death (2) 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. |
July 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
A Deal with a Demon 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. |
July 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Silent Night Thrusted back into the 80s, creators race through a cursed winter realm to gather three enchanted gems while a monstrous minotaur stalks. One capture scares. Two captures kill. |
November 27, 2025 |
| 2 |
Red Mask Still trapped in the 80s nightmare, the group grieves their lost ally. To move forward, they must send two into a sinister cult’s lair where one wrong move means joining the dead. |
November 27, 2025 |
| 3 |
Space Parasite Another ally falls, and the third tape hurls them into a sci fi nightmare. A space parasite infects them with alien embryos. They must find the cure before the creatures burst free |
November 27, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube Premium |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 22, 2016 |
| Last aired | November 27, 2025 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | continue |