YOUTUBE ANNOUNCED FOURTH SEASON OF HIT FANTASY COMPETITION SERIES AND NOW YOUTUBE ORIGINALS LONGEST RUNNING SERIES - "ESCAPE THE NIGHT" FROM YOUTUBE CREATOR JOEY GRACEFFA

Season 4 Will Feature An All-Star Cast Including Colleen Ballinger, Bretman Rock, Alex Wassabi, Justine Ezarik, Gabbie Hanna, DeStorm Power, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Tana Mongeau and Rosanna Pansino

ESCAPE THE NIGHT Debuts at VidCon 2019 and on YouTube Premium July 11

Los Angeles, CA --JUNE 12, 2019 -- YouTube announced a fourth season of the popular murder mystery competition series ESCAPE THE NIGHT starring series creator and multi-New York Times best selling author Joey Graceffa, making it the longest running YouTube Original series. The 10-episode, half-hour series will debut episodes 1 and 2 on YouTube Premium, July 11 with the first episode free to fans around the world. The first episode will simultaneously premiere at VidCon 2019 during the ESCAPE THE NIGHT season 4 panel featuring Joey Graceffa and a star-studded cast of YouTube creators.

The series will star host Joey Graceffa featuring new cast member Bretman Rock, along with returning fan favorites Colleen Ballinger, Alex Wassabi, Justine Ezarik, DeStorm Power, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Gabbie Hanna, Tana Mongeau and Rosanna Pansino. [Other surprise guest stars will join them along the way.]

This week, the cast members teased ESCAPE THE NIGHT season 4 on their social media channels with videos or images of their series characters. See links below:

Joey Graceffa
Bretman Rock
Colleen Ballinger
Alex Wassabi
Justine Ezarik
DeStorm Power
Timothy DeLaGhetto
Gabbie Hanna
Tana Mongeau
Rosanna Pansino

In season 4 of ESCAPE THE NIGHT, host and star of the show, Joey Graceffa ventures into purgatory to rescue his friends, who have fallen in past eras, from the clutches of the Collector. However, his rescue mission soon becomes a survival mission as the Collector's Museum of the Dead comes to life.

The 10-episode fourth season will be produced by Brian Graden Media and Graceffa and will debut on YouTube Premium on July 11, 2019.

The ESCAPE THE NIGHT season 4 VidCon panel will take place at 1PM on July 11, 2019 at the Discovery Stage, Hall C.

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SOCIAL TAGS: Twitter: @YouTube @EscapeTheNight Instagram: @YouTube @EscapeTheNight Official Show Hashtag: #ETN4

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ABOUT YOUTUBE ORIGINALS:

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ABOUT YOUTUBE:

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ABOUT JOEY GRACEFFA:

Joey Graceffa is a creator, actor, producer, musician and multi New York Times best-selling author who has grown from personality into a multifaceted storyteller. Originally known for his YouTube channel which boasts over 9 million subscribers, Joey has evolved his various projects into an expansive creative empire, encompassing multiple singles and EPs, a memoir, three young adult novels and the longest running YouTube Premium original series, ESCAPE THE NIGHT.