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Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Release the Hounds

    • October 28, 2013
    • ITV2

    Reggie Yates presents a unique horror game show as part of Halloween Week. Three unsuspecting contestants face some of the scariest challenges ever endured on television.

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • September 22, 2014
    • ITV2

    Horror game show, hosted by Reggie Yates, kicking off with three best friends from Essex who enter a forest at dusk in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money. In order to win the jackpot they must get back out again, but the cash is protected by a pack of angry dogs.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • September 29, 2014
    • ITV2

    Horror game show, hosted by Reggie Yates. Three contestants from Leeds enter a forest at dusk and endure a series of spooky challenges during which they must unlock chests full of prize money. In order to win the jackpot they need to get back out again, but the cash is protected by a pack of angry dogs.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • October 6, 2014
    • ITV2

    Horror game show hosted by Reggie Yates. Three more close friends enter a forest at dusk in a quest for big prize money. Can they outrun the angry hounds and bag the cash?

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • October 13, 2014
    • ITV2

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • October 20, 2014
    • ITV2

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • October 27, 2014
    • ITV2

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • September 30, 2015
    • ITV2

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • October 7, 2015
    • ITV2

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • October 14, 2015
    • ITV2

  • S02E04 Famous and Freaked

    • October 28, 2015
    • ITV2

    Horror game show with Reggie Yates. In this extra-spooky special, celebrities Joey Essex, Charlotte Crosby and Pete Bennett take on the terrifying forest challenge.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • November 4, 2015
    • ITV2

    As always, the show sees three best friends enter a huge forest at dusk, in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money and feed their greed. The not so fearless contestants will all be out to win money – but to win big, they must face some of the scariest tasks ever endured on TV.

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • November 11, 2015
    • ITV2

    As always, the show sees three best friends enter a huge forest at dusk, in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money and feed their greed. The not so fearless contestants will all be out to win money – but to win big, they must face some of the scariest tasks ever endured on TV.

Season 3

  • S03E01 TOWIE

    • February 9, 2017
    • ITV2

    TOWIE stars Bobby Cole Norris, Pete Wicks and Chloe Sims face off against demented bin men, a warehouse full of evil toys and an army of clowns.

  • S03E02 Love Island

    • February 16, 2017
    • ITV2

    Love Island winners Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey plus Love Islander Zara Holland. Swapping romance for horror, will couple Cara and Nathan stop bickering long enough to win any money for charity? Will Zara's fear of everything scupper her chances? The hounds of love are calling!

  • S03E03 Union J

    • February 23, 2017
    • ITV2

    The X-Factor Union J stars Josh Cuthbert, Jaymi Hensley and JJ Hamblett enter the deep dark woods. Can they work together as a team and win big money for charity or will one of them be going solo? In Eastern Europe no one can hear a boyband scream.

  • S03E04 YouTube

    • March 2, 2017
    • ITV2

    YouTube superstars Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg and Marcus Butler might have millions of fans but no one is following them into this forest. The vloggers must deal with a brutal assault course, diabolical speed dating and a haunted playground. Watch with the lights on.

  • S03E05 I'm A Celebrity...

    • March 9, 2017
    • ITV2

    Experienced I'm A Celeb'ers Stacey Solomon, Hugo Taylor and David Morgan have all handled the jungle but what about the mental terror of the forest…and the hounds? Only a mad stalker, an evil pumpkin man and Joe Swash stand between them and winning for charity.

  • S03E06 Geordie Shore

    • March 16, 2017
    • ITV2

    Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson, Chloe Ferry and Nathan Henry swap Newcastle for Eastern Europe and try to outrun the Hounds. If they can overcome a mutant baby, some half-finished clones and Chloe's constant flirting with Reggie they might stand a chance.

  • S03E07 The Box

    • March 23, 2017
    • ITV2

    Reggie Yates watches on as another team of celebrities try and out run the hounds. The Box's AJ Odudu, Maya Jama and Will Best must face the sausage maker from hell, a zombie scientist and the world's creepiest bird watcher.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Love Island

    • January 11, 2018
    • ITV2

    In this edition, the stars of Love Island swap cocktails and sunshine for rat monsters and a pitch black forest. Chloe Crowhurst accompanies couple Marcel Somerville and Gabby Allen on the muggiest night of their lives. Will Gabby and Marcel's fledgling romance survive the trauma? Will Chloe stay single or fall for the Hounds?

  • S04E02 Emmerdale

    • January 18, 2018
    • ITV2

    In episode two, Emmerdale cast members Danny Miller and Adam Thomas are joined by Love Island's Scott Thomas (who is also Adam's twin!). They'll encounter freaky children, a haunted ambulance and an art gallery from hell.

  • S04E03 I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

    • January 25, 2018
    • ITV2

    I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! jungle contestants George Shelley, Joe Swash and Vicky Pattison appear in the third episode attempting to win the cash prize. Will their time in the jungle prepare them for the forest?

  • S04E04 The Real Housewives of Cheshire

    • February 1, 2018
    • ITV2

    In episode four The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Dawn Ward, Lauren Simon and Tanya Bardsley take on the terrifying challenges but most terrifyingly of all, not drink Champagne for a whole night!

  • S04E05 Olympians

    • February 8, 2018
    • ITV2

    In the last episode, Olympians Iwan Thomas, Louise Hazel and Jamie Baulch swap the athletics track for the dog run as they push themselves to their limits and attempt to take home the gold.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Christmas Special

    • December 18, 2014
    • ITV2

    Reggie Yates presents a special festive edition of the horror game show, featuring celebrity contestants Perri, Ashley and Jordan from dance troupe Diversity.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Christmas Special (2)

    • December 9, 2015
    • ITV2

    The scariest gameshow on TV will bring alive the festive frights for viewers with a Christmas special of Release the Hounds featuring the cast of The Ibiza Weekender. Airing on ITV2 during week 50 the special will feature Jordan, Sophie and Rachel from The Ibiza Weekender as they're left in a remote Eastern European location from dusk through to the dead of night. Host Reggie Yates, will be their only form of communication as they attempt gruesome challenges for charity. The games they will play are called Hair, Skin & Nails, The Messy Twins and Empty Orchestra.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Halloween Special

    • October 31, 2017
    • ITV2

    Brand new host, Matt Edmondson, will be at the helm of the celebrated show, which will see four TOWIE cast members swap Essex for a remote forest at the dead of night… Brothers Jon and Chris Clark will join Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows for the spooktacular feature-length Halloween episode. The foursome will be set some of the scariest challenges on TV, from being trapped in a possessed church in the middle of a forest to being kidnapped by the Jigsaw puppet from Saw, pushing them to the very edge…