Fight of the Living Dead: Experiment 88

Fight of the Living Dead: Experiment 88
Genre	Reality television Web series
Directed by	Kevin Abrams Michael Shea
Starring	Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Yousef Erakat Rahat Hossain Tré Melvin JC Caylen Brittani Louise Taylor Dennis Roady Shanna Malcolm Raya Moab Brandon Bowen
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin Abrams Jamie Denenberg Tony E. Valenzuela Rodney Frazier Aaron Lewis Co-Executive Producers Joe Coleman Nick Phillips Kelly Martin Wagner
Producer(s)	Yehuda Duenyas Bret Warren Executive in Charge of Production Jeanna Spawn
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California
Running time	21-38 minutes
Production company(s)	Alpine Labs, LLC Revolver Picture Company
Distributor	YouTube Red
Release
Original network	YouTube Red
Picture format	4K (Ultra HD)
Original release	August 17 – September 21, 2016

Fight of the Living Dead: Experiment 88 is a YouTube Red reality web series where 10 YouTube stars are selected to take part in a simulated zombie apocalypse and try to survive for 72 hours straight.^[1] It is the second season of the series. The first season, which was produced before BlackBoxTV's partnership with YouTube Red, starred Iman Crosson, Jeana Smith, Jesse Wellens, Joey Graceffa, Justine Ezarik, Meghan Camarena, Olga Kay and Sam Pepper.^[2]

Premise

Ten well known YouTubers are thrown into the game where they must fight for their lives by completing different missions together to escape the abandoned hospital. Each episode chronicles the events that transpire in the facility.^[3] During their stay they meet up with several characters with unknown purposes and intent.

Contestants

The following Internet personalities were the test subjects for the season.^[2]

Name	Age	Channel Name	Placed
Brandon Bowen	18	Brandon Bowen (Vine)	4th
Brittani Louise Taylor	32	Brittani Louise Taylor	Last (10th)
Dennis Roady	33	howtoPRANKitup	9th
JC Caylen	23	Jc Caylen	1st (tied)
Rahat Hossain	26	MagicofRahat	1st (tied)
Raya Moab	23	Raya	5th
Shanna Malcolm	34	Shanna Malcolm	8th
Tré Melvin	23	This is a Commentary	3rd
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy	24	VitalyzdTv	7th
Yousef Erakat	26	fouseyTUBE	6th

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"It Begins!"	August 17, 2016
Contestants are placed in CONOP Industries trying to survive 48 hours as a group. JC is trapped and must be rescued by the group. Deaths: Brittani - Eaten alive in the corridor. Test Subjects Remaining: 9
2	"Help is Found"	August 17, 2016
The group meets Cynthia, a former test subject, who informs them about where to go in the hospital throughout the experiment and tells them where to find binders on CONOP. Survivors must build the O.R.D.E.R Device. Deaths: Dennis - Arm ripped off in the corridor. Test Subjects Remaining: 8
3	"Safe No More"	August 24, 2016
Another contestant is attacked on their way back to the safe area. Tré, JC, and Rahat then work together to retrieve the first of three coils the group must collect to activate the O.R.D.E.R. device. Deaths: Shanna - Cornered and devoured in Ella's Office. Yousef - Tackled and presumed killed in the corridor Test Subjects Remaining: 6
4	"Showdown"	August 31, 2016
When zombies overrun the sleeping area, the group escapes to Cynthia’s safe area and then shoot down a zombie horde to save Dr. Bradley. Deaths: Jc - Eaten alive in the corridor. Vitaly - Eaten alive in front of armory. Test Subjects Remaining: 4
5	"Trust No One"	September 7, 2016
The group is plagued by trust issues. The group’s mission is to go back to the original safe house and retrieve essentials they’ll need. There, they’re confronted by a zombified contestant. Test Subjects Remaining: 5 (Yousef returned to the game after being cured)
6	"Tests"	September 14, 2016
The group retrieves the third coil. After evading more zombies and watching a dead survivor eat another survivor, each subject is restrained by a group of doctors and given “psychological tests". Deaths: Yousef - Eaten alive by a zombified Dennis & Dr. Bradley Test Subjects Remaining: 4
7	"Survival"	September 21, 2016
The group is given the choice between three of their former teammates to save. Once they activate the O.R.D.E.R. device, they must evacuate before the device goes off. Deaths: Raya - Eaten alive in a CONOP lab. Brandon - Eaten alive outside CONOP Industries. Tré - Eaten alive outside CONOP Industries. Test Subjects Remaining: 2 (JC revived by choice of group) - Rahat & JC survived Fight of the Living Dead.

Progress Chart

Progress Chart
Survivor	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7
Rahat	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	SURVIVED
JC	Safe	Safe	Safe	Dead			SURVIVED1
Tré	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Dead
Brandon	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Dead
Raya	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Dead
Yousef	Safe	Safe	Infected		Cured	Dead
Vitaly	Safe	Safe	Safe	Dead
Shanna	Safe	Safe	Dead
Dennis	Safe	Dead
Brittani	Dead

     The test subject survived Fight of the Living Dead.

     The test subject survived this episode.

     The test subject was killed or infected at some point during this episode and taken out of the game.

     The test subject was brought back into the game.

     The test subject died in an earlier episode and does not return to compete.

Notes

• ^Note 1 : JC was voted by the test subjects to be "revived" and rejoin the group after his elimination over Brittani and Vitaly in episode 7.

References

1. N'Duka, Amanda (5 August 2016). ""YouTube Red Making 'Lazer Team' Sequel, Picks Up 'The Thinning' Digital Film- TCA"". Deadline. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. ""How They Made YouTube Red's 'Fight of the Living Dead: Experiment 88'"". VideoInk. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
3. Robinson, Will (9 August 2016). ""Fight of the Living Dead: YouTube stars try to outlast zombies — exclusive trailer"". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 October 2016.