Killer Camp Explained

Killer Camp is a British-American game show produced by Tuesday's Child Television. The series' first season aired on ITV2 as a Halloween Special 2019, on the five consecutive nights leading up to Halloween.^[1] After licensing the first season in summer 2020, The CW commissioned a second season of the series in March 2021, resulting in it moving to the network as an original.^[2]

The second season premiered on The CW on 10 October 2021, as a part of the network's fall 2021 schedule.^[3] On 18 October 2021, the series was pulled from the network's schedule after two episodes (the network aired the remaining episodes during its summer lineup),^[4] and was replaced by repeats of Masters of Illusion.^[5]

Premise

The series revolves around eleven people who are dropped into an '80s inspired lakeside lodge where they learn it's not the Summer Camp they had envisioned, but a Killer Camp with a secret murderer among them.

The contestants are tasked with earning money whilst simultaneously decoding the killer's identity before they end up "dead" themselves.^[6]

Season 1 (2019)

Contestants

Contestant	Age[7]	Hometown	Occupation	Description	Role	Episodes
						textalign=centre	1	2	31	4	51
Carl	29	Essex, England	Car Dealer	The Tough Guy	Killer	SAFE	bgcolor=#F3F781	RISK	Rob		bgcolor=gold	Sam
Eleanor	22	Chichester, England	Content Executive	The Diva	Innocent	bgcolor=#F3F781	RISK		Rob	SAFE	bgcolor=salmon	Sam
Holly	19	York, England	Barista	The Outsider	Innocent			Rob	SAFE	bgcolor=salmon	Sam
Jacques	22	Cheshire, England	Wine Tasting Host	The Joker	Innocent			Rob	bgcolor=#F3F781	RISK	bgcolor=salmon	Sam
Sian	25	Doncaster, England	Beauty Therapist	The Beauty Queen	Innocent		SAFE	Rob		bgcolor=salmon	Sam
Sam	27		Chef	The Vegan	Innocent			Rob		bgcolor=salmon	Carl
Rosie	21	Peterborough, England	Healthcare Assistant	The Forensic Nurse	Innocent		SAFE	Sam	bgcolor=salmon	OUT
Rob	28	Devon, England	Projectionist	The Film Geek	Killer2			bgcolor=salmon	Sam
Warren	26	Chester, England	Eyeware Designer	The Gym Bunny	Innocent	SAFE	bgcolor=salmon	OUT
Nurry	23		Piano Student	The Music Nerd	Innocent	bgcolor=salmon	OUT
Feargal	26	London, England	Stay-At-Home Dad	The Nice Guy	Innocent	bgcolor=salmon	OUT

• Episodes 3 & 5 each featured a vote at the campfire, where the camper with the most votes would be killed - regardless of their affiliation. These episodes did not feature an Immunity Challenge.
• Rob was revealed to be the killer as a result of being suspected in Episode 3's vote. A twist was revealed that Rob had been working in cahoots with a second killer the whole time.

Episodes

Season 2 (2021)

Contestants

Contestant	Description	Role	Episodes
			textalign=centre	1	2	33	4	5	63	7	83
Bella	The Bombshell	Innocent			Lexxi	SAFE		Clyde	RISK	bgcolor=gold	Jaydah
Gabe	The Bro	Innocent		SAFE	Lexxi	RISK	SAFE	Bella	SAFE	bgcolor=gold	Jaydah
Kobie	The Football Player	Innocent	Not in camp					Clyde5		bgcolor=gold	Jaydah
Maura	The Dim One	Innocent			Clyde			Clyde		bgcolor=gold	Jaydah
SJ	The Screamer	Innocent			Lexxi	SAFE		Clyde	SAFE	bgcolor=gold	Jaydah
Jaydah	The Bubbly One	Killer			Maura		RISK	Clyde		Maura
Syrah	The Cowboy	Innocent			Lexxi			Clyde	OUT
Clyde	The Nerd	Innocent	RISK	SAFE	Lexxi		SAFE	Bella
Kaleigh	The Cheerleader	Innocent	Not in camp		Gabe5		OUT
Lindi	The Rocker	Innocent			Lexxi		OUT4
Valentina	The Flirt	Innocent	SAFE	RISK	Syrah	bgcolor=salmon	OUT
Lexxi Raine	The Blonde	Innocent	SAFE		bgcolor=salmon	Clyde
Jordan	The Tennis Star	Innocent		bgcolor=salmon	OUT
Basil	The Cool Guy	Innocent	bgcolor=salmon	OUT
Sean	The Nice Guy	Innocent	bgcolor=salmon	OUT

• Episodes 3, 6 & 8 each featured a vote at the campfire, where the camper with the most votes would be killed - regardless of their affiliation. No immunity challenge was held in these episodes - instead, two campers snuck into Bruce's house to try and win clues to the Killer's identity.
• Lindi was killed outside of the Campfire as part of the Killer's Double Murder Day "celebration".
• Kaleigh and Kobie were late arrivals to camp - both were still able to be suspected as Killer.

Episodes

Broadcast

The first season premiered in the U.S. on July 16, 2020 as part of The CW's Summer programming lineup, and a second season was commissioned. However, the second season was pulled from the following fall lineup after the first two episodes (the remaining episodes aired during the summer 2022 lineup^[8]). On 29 November, the season was released on ITV Hub with episodes airing concurrently on ITV2.^{[9] [10]} In India, the series aired on Star World in July 2020.^[11]

International version

A Dutch version of the show will premiere on Amazon Prime Video and will be produced by Skyhigh TV.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heritage. Stuart. Killer Camp: it's Love Island meets a slasher movie – and it's murderously good fun. The Guardian. 25 October 2019. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025075715/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/25/killer-camp-its-love-island-meets-a-slasher-movie-and-its-murderously-good-fun. 25 October 2019. live.
2. Web site: Baysinger. Tim. The CW to Adapt British TV Series Would I Lie to You and Killer Camp. TheWrap. 8 March 2021. 10 March 2021.
3. Web site: Jacobs. Meredith Marie. The CW Fall 2021 Premiere Dates: The Flash, Walker, 4400 & More. TV Insider. 15 June 2021. 15 June 2021.
4. The CW Pulls "Killer Camp" from Sunday Lineup; "Masters of Illusion" Repeats to Fill Slot. The CW. The Futon Critic. 18 October 2021. 18 October 2021.
5. Web site: White. Peter. The CW Pulls Killer Camp From Schedule, Replaced By Masters of Illusion Repeats. Deadline Hollywood. 19 October 2021. 19 October 2021.
6. Web site: Killer Camp, ITV2. Broadcast. 25 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028205503/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/factual-entertainment/killer-camp-itv2/5144139.article. 28 October 2019. live.
7. Web site: Williams. Helen. Meet the Killer Camp cast: From Warren to Rosie, any one of them could be the killer!. Reality Titbit. 25 October 2019. https://archive.today/20200808033134/https://www.realitytitbit.com/itv/meet-the-killer-camp-cast-from-warren-to-rosie-any-one-of-them-could-be-the-killer. 8 August 2020. 20 August 2020. live.
8. Web site: Schwartz. Ryan. 2 June 2022. CW Sets Summer Dates for Leonardo With Freddie Highmore, Devils Season 2. 17 June 2022. TVLine. en-US.
9. Web site: Otterson. Joe. CW Acquires Four More Series for Summer Lineup. Variety. 16 June 2020. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617101333/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cw-summer-schedule-2020-1234637322/. 17 June 2020. live.
10. Web site: KILLER CAMP (UK) (CW). The Futon Critic. 20 August 2020.
11. Web site: Star World Launches LOL @ 11!. 29 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702134313/https://www.adgully.com/star-world-launches-lol-11-94296.html. 21 August 2020. 2 July 2020. Adgully. live.
12. Web site: Whittock . Jesse . Amazon Orders Dutch Adaptation Of Tuesday's Child Television's The CW And ITV2 Slasher-Horror Reality Competition 'Killer Camp' . Deadline Hollywood . July 14, 2022.