Fight of the Living Dead is an American reality-styled streaming television series in which YouTubers participate in a simulated zombie apocalypse and attempt to survive for 72 hours. The series premiered on April 5, 2015, on YouTube, with later seasons airing on YouTube Premium.
The first installment, Fight of the Living Dead: Live-Action Video Game, was a six-episode pre-season totaling under one hour combined. It was produced before the show's partnership with YouTube Premium and starred Jesse Wellens, Meghan Camarena, Iman Crosson, Joey Graceffa, Justine Ezarik, Jeana Smith, Jarrett Sleeper, Sam Pepper, and Olga Kay.
Seasons Season Title Premiere date Episodes Platform Pre-season Live-Action Video Game April 5, 2015 6 YouTube 1 Experiment 88 August 17, 2016 7 YouTube Premium 2 Paradise Calls October 31, 2017 8 YouTube Premium
Premise The series follows well-known YouTubers who are placed in an experiment conducted by a fictional organization called CONOP. The organization has developed a biological weapon that reanimates the dead, transforming them into zombies. Contestants are placed in areas where zombies are known to be present and must work together to complete missions and survive a 72-hour period. Each episode chronicles the events that transpire during this timeframe. Throughout their stay, contestants encounter various characters with unknown purposes and intentions.
Missions In each episode, CONOP instructs one or more subjects via a communications room or through radio while outside the safe house to complete missions. These tasks may lead to encounters with zombies and potential elimination. Subjects either decide as a group who will undertake missions or are nominated directly by CONOP. A mission is deemed complete when the primary objective is fulfilled.
Contestants
Live-Action Video Game Name Age Channel Entered Result Jesse Wellens 32 Jesse Episode 1 Winner Meghan Camarena 27 Strawburry17 Episode 2 Eliminated (Episode 6) Iman Crosson 33 Alphacat Episode 2 Eliminated (Episode 6) Joey Graceffa 23 Joey Graceffa Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 6) Justine Ezarik 31 iJustine Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 5) Jeana Smith 32 BFvsGF Episode 2 Infected (Episode 5) Jarrett Sleeper 29 Jarrett Sleeper Episode 3 Infected (Episode 4) Sam Pepper 26 Sam Pepper Episode 2 Infected (Episode 2) Olga Kay 32 Olga Kay Episode 1 Infected (Episode 1)
Experiment 88 Name Age Channel Result Rahat Hossain 26 MagicofRahat Winner JC Caylen 23 Jc Caylen Winner (revived) Tré Melvin 23 Tré Melvin Eliminated (Episode 7) Brandon Bowen 18 Brandon Bowen (Vine) Eliminated (Episode 7) Raya Moab 23 GirlGoneGamer Eliminated (Episode 7) Yousef Erakat 26 fouseyTUBE Eliminated (Episode 6) Vitaly Zdorovetskiy 24 VitalyzdTv Infected (Episode 4) Shanna Malcolm 34 Shanna Malcolm Eliminated (Episode 3) Dennis Roady 33 howtoPRANKitup Infected (Episode 2) Brittani Louise Taylor 32 Brittani Louise Taylor Infected (Episode 1)
Paradise Calls Name Age Channel Entered Result Jake Paul 20 Jake Paul Episode 1 Winners Miles Jai 24 MilesJaiProductions Episode 1 Hannah Stocking 25 Hannah Stocking Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 8) Juanpa Zurita 21 Juanpa Zurita Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 8) Eric Ochoa 31 SUPEReeeGO Episode 3 Eliminated (Episode 7) Wendy Ayche 31 Wengie Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 7) Ken Walker 23 Who is Ken Episode 1 Infected (Episode 6) Karina Garcia 23 Karina Garcia Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 5) Anwar Jibawi 26 Anwar Jibawi Episode 1 Infected (Episode 5) Anthony Trujillo 21 Chance and Anthony Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 3) De'arra Taylor 21 De'arra Taylor Episode 1 Eliminated (Episode 2)
Progress charts
Live-Action Video Game Contestant Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Jesse Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner Meghan — Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Iman — Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Joey Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Justine Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Jeana — Safe Safe Safe Infected Zombie Jarrett — — Safe Infected Zombie Sam — Infected Zombie Zombie Olga Infected Zombie
Experiment 88 Contestant Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Rahat Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner JC Safe Safe Safe Infected Winner Tré Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Brandon Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Raya Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Yousef Safe Safe Infected Zombie Revived Eliminated Vitaly Safe Safe Safe Infected Executed Shanna Safe Safe Eliminated Dennis Safe Infected Zombie Zombie Brittani Infected Executed
Paradise Calls Contestant Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Jake Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner Miles Safe Safe Imprisoned Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner Hannah Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Juanpa Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Eric — — Imprisoned Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Wengie Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Ken Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Infected Zombie Karina Safe Safe Imprisoned Safe Eliminated Anwar Safe Safe Imprisoned Safe Infected Zombie Anthony Safe Safe Eliminated De'arra Safe Eliminated
Winners Season Winner(s) Live-Action Video Game Jesse Wellens Experiment 88 Rahat Hossain and JC Caylen Paradise Calls Jake Paul and Miles Jai
Notes Jesse Wellens and Jeana Smith, who competed together in the pre-season, ended their relationship in May 2016 and subsequently operated separate channels. In the finale of Live-Action Video Game, Meghan Camarena was eliminated due to a production error in which a zombified Olga Kay accidentally opened a car door in an earlier shot, preventing Meghan from entering the vehicle. In Experiment 88, JC Caylen was voted by fellow contestants to be "revived" and rejoin the game after his elimination, chosen over Brittani Louise Taylor and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy.
See also I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse
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