In October 2015, YouTube announced YouTube Red, its paid subscription service that would offer subscribers an ad-free experience and the ability to download videos for offline viewing. 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. In September 2015, PewDiePie announced through a vlog that he was working with a camera crew to shoot a show on location in Los Angeles. In some episodes, he is joined by other YouTubers, who follow and help him, including Mark Fischbach ( Markiplier), Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla of Smosh, Arin Hanson of the Game Grumps, and Matthew Patrick ( MatPat). In the series, PewDiePie encounters terrifying situations and sets inspired by his favorite survival horror video games he previously played on his YouTube channel. A second season, titled Scare PewDiePie: Multiplayer, was set to be released on March 9, 2017, but the show was cancelled before its release due to scandals involving PewDiePie. Ten episodes were produced and filmed in Los Angeles, California during September 2015. Episodes feature PewDiePie exploring sets designed and based on horror video games that he played and commented over on his YouTube channel.
The series was produced by Maker Studios (now Disney Digital Network) and Skybound Entertainment, with Robert Kirkman serving as executive producer, and premiered on Februexclusively for YouTube Red (now called YouTube Premium), the paid subscription arm of YouTube. Scare PewDiePie : In this reality-adventure series from the creator and executive producers of “The Walking Dead” at Skybound Entertainment and Maker Studios, experience thrills, chills and laughter as PewDiePie encounters terrifying situations inspired by his favorite video games.ĭance Camp : This film from AwesomenessTV weaves an amazing story of unlikely friendships, unleashing passions, and discovering yourself all through the power of dance.Scare PewDiePie (stylized in all caps) is an American comedy horror reality web series that stars Swedish YouTube personality Felix Kjellberg, known professionally as PewDiePie. Lazer Team : In this feature-length action-comedy from Rooster Teeth and Fullscreen Films, four small-town losers stumble upon an alien ship carrying a mysterious cargo, leading to a battle to save Earth from an all-powerful enemy.
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I'm just.still not a fan of the end result. We should all be unafraid to try new things, failure, criticism and mockery be damned. He's trying his hand at new things, which is something we should hope for from successful people, and from anyone really. (You should really share your own in the comments!) Some are calling PewDiePie a sell-out, which I'm not sure is fair. From what little fan reaction I've seen around social media, in the YouTube comments, and elsewhere, people have pretty mixed feelings.
But they're going to have to do better than this.