Prank Encounters

A hidden-camera reality television program in which a person is awarded one hundred dollars if they don't leave or get overly upset within a designated amount of time.

The newest Katalyst Films-MTV collaboration, Room 401, is a mind-blowing journey through the weird, absurd and shocking world of illusion. Each episode sweeps unaware victims into the center of mini horror movies that play out live in front of their eyes. From the reanimation of the dead, to chain-saw mishaps, to sinister sushi experiences, each episode will contain 4 scares sure to tingle your spine. Featuring some of the most talented, up and coming illusionists, Room 401 will make you scream, make you jump and even make you laugh... uncomfortably. In this age of CGI and edit room after effects, Room 401 unfolds live. We don't manipulate the film... we manipulate your mind.

-"Surprise sur prise" is a hidden camera television show conceived by Quebec comedian Marcel Béliveau. First broadcast in Quebec (Canada) from November 30, 1986 on TQS, then on Radio-Canada. In Belgium, the show made a brief appearance on RTBF1. In France, with a 50 minutes program presented by Eve-Marie Cauchois from November 1988 on Canal+, then from September 23, 1989 on TF1; then from January 16, 1993 on France 2. The program returns on TF1 from 1998 to 1999 and from September 2020 on France 2. The concept is to trap, with the use of hidden cameras, celebrities, usually with the complicity of an acquaintance. In France, on TF1, the Quebecer Marcel Béliveau - who always greeted viewers with a "Bonsoir à la maison. "- will successively co-host this show with French hosts Bernard Montiel, Patrick Roy, Jean-Pierre Foucault, Christophe Dechavanne and Patrick Sébastien; then on France 2 from January 1993 with Georges Beller. Thierry Beccaro will present the entertainment solo from September 1995. The show returns on TF1 from 1998 to 1999, presented by Alexandra Bronkers with new hidden cameras. After the end of the show, best of are several times proposed on television. Under the title Surprise sur prise, or integrated into other programs like Farce attaque on France 2. On June 5, 2010, M6 broadcasts The 20 Surprise sur prise that the French will never forget. On April 18, 2020, Olivier Minne presents, on France 2, a prime-time of the 30 years of Surprise sur prise which allows to review the cult sequences of the program. On September 26, 2020, France 2 relaunches a new version of Surprise sur prise hosted by Donel Jack'sman, Laury Thilleman and Tom Villa.

Reality show features sci-fi inspired pranks on unsuspecting people who witness alien abductions, hauntings, and other paranormal events, capturing their reactions.

takes two complete strangers who each think they're starting their first day at a new job. It's business as usual until their paths collide and these part-time jobs turn into full-time nightmares.

Four kids pull off real pranks on unsuspecting people.