April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) – December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07)
Fight of the Living Dead is an American reality-styled streaming television series in which YouTubers participate in a simulated zombie apocalypse and attempt to survive for 72 hours.[1] The series premiered on April 5, 2015, on YouTube, with later seasons airing on YouTube Premium.
The series follows well-known YouTubers who are placed in an experiment conducted by a fictional organization called CONOP. The organization has developed a biological weapon that reanimates the dead, transforming them into zombies. Contestants are placed in areas where zombies are known to be present and must work together to complete missions and survive a 72-hour period. Each episode chronicles the events that transpire during this timeframe.[3] Throughout their stay, contestants encounter various characters with unknown purposes and intentions.
In each episode, CONOP instructs one or more subjects via a communications room or through radio while outside the safe house to complete missions. These tasks may lead to encounters with zombies and potential elimination. Subjects either decide as a group who will undertake missions or are nominated directly by CONOP. A mission is deemed complete when the primary objective is fulfilled.
Jesse Wellens and Jeana Smith, who competed together in the pre-season, ended their relationship in May 2016 and subsequently operated separate channels.
In the finale of Live-Action Video Game, Meghan Camarena was eliminated due to a production error in which a zombified Olga Kay accidentally opened a car door in an earlier shot, preventing Meghan from entering the vehicle.
In Experiment 88, JC Caylen was voted by fellow contestants to be "revived" and rejoin the game after his elimination, chosen over Brittani Louise Taylor and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy.