'Killer Camp' Episode 1 Preview: The CW's campy horror reality show promises to be the stuff of nightmares
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic scrubbed production and left TV networks to find new ways of giving their audience some quality content. In the case of The CW, 'Killer Camp', a campy horror reality show comes in to fill in one of the slots. The slasher-inspired reality show which originally aired in the UK last year will now be releasing in the United States.
'Killer Camp' has quite the synopsis: "11 British strangers are shocked to discover they are not going on a fun new reality show called 'Summer Camp' but actually participating in a horror whodunnit called 'Killer Camp'. Each night someone will be 'murdered' – and they must determine who the secret murderer is among them."
"The object of the game is to earn cash while avoiding being killed and therefore eliminated from the game. The murderer will bump off their fellow campers in ever more extreme, hilarious and inventive ways; it’s the job of the innocents to work out who is responsible before it’s too late… The killer will eliminate an innocent every night, assisted by the evil camp handyman 'Bruce', who actually executes the bloody hilarious death scenes. Comedian Bobby Mair takes on presenting duties as Camp Counselor."
Mair is a renowned face in English shows. He has appeared on 'The Hour', 'Russell Howard's Good News', 'Sweat the Small Stuff', 'Virtually Famous', 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks', 'Sam Delaney's News Thing' and '8 Out of 10 Cats'.
According to Tuesday's Child, the same studio behind the UK's version of 'Lego Masters', the show is a "horror-themed whodunnit gameshow set in an '80s American style summer camp where a group of adventurous contestants must play as their life depends on it. Because it does."
Ahead of the series release, here's a look at the trailer:
The clip opens with the campers recounting their experiences. "This camp is your worst nightmare," says one of the campers on the show. "You really can't trust anyone," adds another. The clip also sees a man donning a rather creepy mask and it is up the survivors to unmask the killer. The CW's trailer of the show manages to give the viewers the creeps.
Only time will tell what's in store for the audience when they tune in to watch 'Killer Camp' when it premieres on The CW on Thursday, July 16, at 8 pm ET.