Jordan Peele's fearmongering horrifies with the first trailer

August 29, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Killer clowns, cannibalistic dinner parties and devil babies are among the horrors that await unsuspecting people in Jordan Peele's reimagining of “Scare Tactics,” the first trailer for which was unveiled on Thursday.

The reboot, which turns unsuspecting characters into the main characters of their own horror films in a cinematic take on the hidden camera concept, is hosted by Flip, a ghostly teenager obsessed with horror movies and fascinated by human fear. In each episode, devious pranksters will lure friends and family, known as targets, into hilariously twisted scenarios that blur the lines between reality, horror and comedy.

In addition to ordinary people, the show will also feature WWE superstars “The New Day,” whose seemingly ordinary promotional appearance with Cody Rhodes turns into a terrifying paranormal event.

The comedy-horror series premieres on October 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA Network. The episode will also air simultaneously on Bravo, SYFY and E!.

Peel is an executive producer with Win Rosenfeld and Jamal Watson for Monkeypaw Productions and Scott Hallock for WMTI Productions, Inc., which owns the Scare Tactics format. Elan Gale serves as executive producer and showrunner. Monkeypaw and WMTI produced in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Check out the full trailer below: