Scare PewDiePie

Scare PewDiePie
We see a concrete, blue-grey stained background, in which a distorted, skeleton-like face of PewDiePie is smiling viciously, with the words "Scare PewDiePie" overlapping his face in a gritty, metallic font.
Genre
Directed by Travis Draft
Starring PewDiePie
Theme music composer Jim McKeever
Composer(s) Jim McKeever
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Robert Kirkman
  • Felix Kjellberg
  • Kevin Healey
  • Bonnie Pan
  • Amy Finnerty
  • Rachel Skidmore
  • David Albert
Producer(s) David Storrs
Location(s) Los Angeles
Cinematography Bruce Ready
Editor(s)
  • Pierre Dwyer
  • Alex Garcia
  • Peter Bumgarner
  • Tato Maizza
  • Jim Ruxin
  • Ryan Wise
Running time 14-23 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor YouTube Red
Release
Original network YouTube Red
Picture format 4K (Ultra HD)
Original release February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10) – present

Scare PewDiePie is an American web television series, starring PewDiePie. The series is produced by Maker Studios and Skybound Entertainment, with Robert Kirkman serving as executive producer, and premiered on February 10, 2016 exclusively for YouTube Red, YouTube's subscription service.

It features PewDiePie exploring sets, designed and based on the horror video games which PewDiePie plays and commentates over on his YouTube channel.[1]

10 episodes were produced and filmed in Los Angeles, California during September 2015.

Plot

In this reality-adventure series, PewDiePie encounters terrifying situations and sets inspired by his favorite survival horror video games he previously played over on his YouTube channel. On some "levels", he is joined by other YouTubers, who follow and help him, including Markiplier, Game Grumps, and MatPat.[1]

Production

Development

In September 2015, PewDiePie announced through a vlog that he was working with a camera crew, shooting a show on location in Los Angeles.[2] At the time, PewDiePie did not reveal whether it was to be shot for a television or online audience, confirming that he could not speak too much about the show's details at the time.[2]

In October 2015, YouTube announced YouTube Red, its paid subscription ad service that would offer subscribers an ad-free experience, which would also allow users to download videos for offline viewing.[3] In addition, the service would be launching original content exclusive to YouTube Red subscribers in 2016.[4] This original content was announced to including Scare PewDiePie, the aforementioned series which PewDiePie hinted at.[5] Scare PewDiePie was announced as one of the initial original series of the service, set to be produced by Skybound Entertainment as well as Maker Studios.[6][7]

After the series was announced, PewDiePie spoke about his experience shooting the series, stating, "Shooting a show like this in a completely new format has been so much fun," and adding, "we just wrapped shooting but I still feel unsure every day if I'm safe or not from another scare."[7] During a press release, Skybound's co-founder, Robert Kirkman, stated, "Working with Felix, YouTube and Maker Studios on this venture has been creatively exhilarating and just plain fun. I trust audiences will love the show as much as we loved creating it."[5]

On June 23, 2016, YouTube announced that "Scare PewDiePie" along with another YouTube Red show Foursome will both be getting a season 2.[8]

Episodes

# Title Episode length Original release date
1"Level 1 - Let's Play Doctor"23:16February 10, 2016
2"Level 2 - We're Not Alone"18:34February 17, 2016
3"Level 3 - Hello Timmy"15:32February 24, 2016
4"Level 4 - Time to Die Mr. Pie"17:25March 2, 2016
5"Level 5 - Please Enjoy Your Stay"21:31March 9, 2016
6"Level 6 - The Ultimate Hang"18:45March 16, 2016
7"Level 7 - I'm Not Crazy (Outlast IRL Gameplay)"20:44February 10, 2016
8"Level 8 - Call of Pewdie"17:33March 23, 2016
9"Level 9 - Naughty Pie"14:54March 30, 2016
10"Level 10 - Game Over"15:34April 6, 2016

References

  1. 1 2 Kleckner, Stephen (October 21, 2015). "'Scare PewDiePie' is YouTube Red's exclusive reality show". Venture Beat. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Acuna, Kirsten (September 14, 2015). "It looks like YouTube's biggest star is filming a new mystery project in LA". Tech Insider. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Splanger, Todd (October 21, 2015). "YouTube Red Unveiled: Ad-Free Streaming Service Priced Same as Netflix". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Introducing YouTube Red Original Series and Movies from your favorite stars". YouTube Official Blog. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Acuna, Kirsten (October 21, 2015). "PewDiePie is teaming up with 'The Walking Dead' creator on a new YouTube show". Tech Insider. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Tassi, Paul (October 21, 2015). "'The Walking Dead' Creators Are Trying To Scare PewDiePie In A Show For YouTube Red". Forbes. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Sarkar, Samit (October 21, 2015). "PewDiePie is getting a reality series on YouTube's new ad-free subscription service". Polygon. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Another great slate of shows and movies coming from top creators to YouTube Red". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
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