PRANK ENCOUNTERS

  • 09 Nov - 15 Nov, 2019
  • Mag The Weekly
  • TV TIME

New reality Netflix series Prank Encounters features Gaten Matarazzo (otherwise known for playing Dustin on Stranger Things) stars as a host creating pranks on unknowing folks. He is also an executive producer on the show. The new prank show isn't about doing ordinary pranks but they are supernatural, spooky and over-the-top. The show follows two regular people who are told that they're being hired for a part time job and they come to work to find their work conditions a lot more supernatural than they're expecting. Aside from Gaten, the rest of the cast of the show is on hand to bring those supernatural occurrences to life. There's been quite a bit of backlash online with people claiming that the show is taking advantage of people who are struggling to find work and are already in an emotionally fragile state. The opening episode involves an innocent babysitter visiting a privileged, wealthy family who wants her to look after their daughter. The family arrange for a charity to pick up toys while she is babysitting; one of the toys is a big bear, and the young daughter claims it will hurt everyone in the house if it is removed. That’s the prank – supernatural toys that eventually spring to life and cause violence to those residing in the house. Netflix series Prank Encounters likely has longevity for two or three seasons. It’s on the surface, enthusiastic approach to the pranks maintain a level of entertainment that fits nicely in 25-minute episodes. The actors who play out the pranks are questionable at times, forcing the belief that the entire set-up is fake. Still, you hold on anyway, hoping for a breathtaking conclusion to something rivetingly elaborate. Prank Encounters is most certainly worth a watch.

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