Jordan Peele Rebooting Prank Show ‘Scare Tactics’ For USA Network
deadline.comScare Tactics, the hidden camera horror comedy show, is coming back with Jordan Peele devising the pranks. The show, which previously ran for five seasons and aired on NBCUniversal’s Syfy, has been greenlit by USA Network to launch later this fall.
Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions are producing alongside Universal Television Alternative Studios (UTAS), the unscripted arm of the studio that the Get Out and Nope filmmaker has an overall TV deal with.
Scare Tactics will turn unsuspecting individuals into the main characters of their very own horror movies. Set up by their friends and family, these unwitting participants are put in twisted scenarios with fully immersive stories that blur the lines of reality, horror and comedy as they navigate one unreal decision after another.
The series was originally produced by Scott Hallock, who is exec producing via his WMTI Productions, which owns the format. Peele, Win Rosenfeld and Jamal Watson executive produce for Monkeypaw.
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