Great Escape (South Korean TV series)

Great Escape
Promotional poster of the fourth season
Also known asBig Escape
Hangul
대탈출
GenreReality television, Room Escape
Created byJung Jong-yeon
Written byKim Jung-sun, Park Seon-yu, Jung Da-hee, Heo Jung-hee
Directed byYi Chan-hyun, Choi Yoon-hee, Kim Sae-hee, Ha Moo-sung
StarringVarious artistes
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52 + 1 special
(list of episodes)
Production
ProducersRhee Myoung-Han, Kim Sock-hyun, Kim Joon-hoon
Production locationSouth Korea
CinematographyShin Sung-hwan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60–90 minutes
Production companytvN
Original release
NetworktvN
Release1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) 
3 October 2021 (2021-10-03)
Korean name
Hangul
대탈출
Hanja
大逃出
Revised Romanizationdaetalchul
McCune–ReischauerTaet'alch'ul

Great Escape (Korean: 대탈출; RR: daetalchul; MR: Taet'alch'ul) is a South Korean comedy reality show that premiered on tvN on 1 July 2018. The show features large-scale themed escape rooms, with a team of celebrities (Kang Ho-dong, Kim Jong-min, Shindong, Yoo Byung-jae, Kim Dong-hyun and P.O) finding clues and solving puzzles in order to successfully escape.

The show ran for 4 seasons, featuring the same cast and airing every Sunday at 10:40pm (KST).

  • Season 1: 1 July to 23 September 2018
  • Season 2: 17 March to 9 June 2019
  • Season 3: 1 March to 14 June 2020
  • Season 4: 11 July to 3 October 2021

The show's slogan is "나가야산다", literally meaning 'escape to survive'.