Escape Or Die! | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Chris Charney, Trevor Suffield, John Titley, Eric Weinthal |
Directed by | John Barnard, Jeff Newman |
Starring | Dean Gunnarson, Cary Tardi, Jeff Gunnarson, Ava Darrach-Gagnon, John MacDonald |
Composer | Mitch Dorge |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kyle Bornais |
Producers | Scott R. Leary, Tony Wosk |
Production locations | China, Colombia, Iceland, Texas, Florida, Manitoba, India, Quebec, Malaysia, West Virginia, Bahamas |
Production company | Farpoint Films |
Original release | |
Network | OLN |
Release | April 14 June 30, 2015 | –
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Escape Or Die! was a Canadian reality television series produced by Farpoint Films that premiered[1] in Canada in 2015 on OLN.[2] Starring escape artist Dean Gunnarson, the series showed the behind-the-scenes preparations and escapes filmed in various locations around the world. The series featured Cary Tardi,[3] Jeff Gunnarson, Ava Darrach-Gagnon, and John MacDonald as part of Dean's team that helped make the escapes happen and keep him safe. The show also featured appearances by magician and skeptic James Randi and Colombian magician Gustavo Lorgia.[citation needed]
The series won a Golden Sheaf Award at the 2016 Yorkton Film Festival for Best Documentary Series.