Great Escape (South Korean TV series)
Great Escape is a South Korean television entertainment program featuring Kang Ho-dong, Kim Jong-min, Shindong, Yoo Byung-jae, Kim Dong-hyun and P.O.
Season 1 was aired on tvN Sundays at 10:40 pm starting 1 July and ended on 23 September 2018.
Season 2 was aired from 17 March to 9 June 2019 at 10:40 pm.
Season 3 was aired from 1 March to 14 June 2020 at 10:40 pm.
Overview
Before each phase of the escape challenge, the members first gather in the bus. Since the second challenge of Season 1, the program team will assign the captain ' of the period in response to the performance of the members of the previous challenge, and the captain will receive an armband. Prior to arriving at the location, members will wear eye masks, and the staff will lead the members to the start point in the large secret room. After fulfilling the instructions of the staff, the members can remove the eye mask. In each challenge, members need to use the clues in the room to gradually explore the large secret room until all members escape from the location.Each challenge has a different theme, and members will learn about the context of the background story from the clues during the exploration. In addition to finding and cracking the clues, members may need to interact with the story characters played by the staff before they can escape from the large secret room. There is no stipulated time limit for each escape challenge, it will only end when all members and story characters have successfully escaped.
For Season 2, a major change being added to the show is that there is a possibility of failure to escape. The recording of the challenge ends once it happens. Another added change is that there is a possibility that cast member would get eliminated in the midst of escaping, based on situations and the decisions of the production team. The eliminated cast member will get off from work. There is no longer any assignment of the captain '.
For Season 3, there is no change in the rules as compare to Season 2. Between 12 to 26 April 2020, no new episodes were shown as filming of the show has been postponed due to COVID-19.
Slogan
The slogan of the show is "나가야산다" as shown in the promotional poster for Season 1.Airtime
Cast
Season 1
| Name | Episode | Role & Character | Notes |
| Kang Ho-dong | 1 – 13 | Leading the team with the strongest teamwork and challenging to escape with a battle-like temperament! | |
| Kim Jong-min | 1 – 13 | Hidden behind the character 'Eri'! He aim to be the 'Ace' with unpredictable reasoning that made everyone surprised! | |
| Shindong | 1 – 13 | The birth of a new mystery prodigy?! A veteran idol with the sharpness of finding evidences as being demonstrated by this incredible being! | |
| Yoo Byung-jae | 1 – 13 | The official brain of Escape?! A forgotten icon of the faint heart that you just noticed! A small but powerful entertainer who does not lose to anyone as much as in the closet! | |
| Kim Dong-hyun | 1 – 13 | Find hidden clues in animal sense! He is curious, yet somewhat lacking of the owner of charm! Easily spooked by the prop. | |
| P.O | 1 – 13 | A young boy who is ready to be trapped anywhere but with his brothers and sisters. |
Season 2
| Name | Episode | Notes |
| Kang Ho-dong | 1 – 13 | |
| Kim Jong-min | 1 – 13 | |
| Shindong | 1 – 13 | |
| Yoo Byung-jae | 1 – 13 | |
| Kim Dong-hyun | 1 – 13 | |
| P.O | 1 – 13 |
Season 3
| Name | Episode | Notes |
| Kang Ho-dong | 1 – 13 | |
| Kim Jong-min | 1 – 13 | |
| Shindong | 1 – 13 | |
| Yoo Byung-jae | 1 – 13 | |
| Kim Dong-hyun | 1 – 13 | |
| P.O | 1 – 13 |
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Great Escape Universe
Some of the escape missions are related to other escape missions or belong in the same world, based on the story lines and/or the characters involved in the escape missions.Ratings
- In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in.
- Note that the show airs on a cable channel, which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
Awards and nominations