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.

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.

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.

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 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.

[9] 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.

[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).