Release the Hounds
Release the Hounds is a game show on ITV2. Horror game show where brave people step inside the gates of an eerie estate in their quest to win big money. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 27 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2025.
Last episode
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1:15:00Release the Hounds
Olympic stars Iwan Thomas, Louise Hazel and Jamie Baulch take on the horror of twisted speed dating, an electrocuted serial killer, and being buried alive.
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50:00Cheshire housewives Dawn Ward, Lauren Simon and Tanya Bardsley take on an evil Soviet comedian, a medical experiment gone wrong, and a terrifying clown.
1:15:00Joe Swash, Vicky Pattison and George Shelley have survived the I'm A Celebrity... jungle, but will they survive the forest? Ant and Dec can't save them now!
50:00Emmerdale stars Danny Miller and Adam Thomas are joined by Love Island's Scott Thomas - who is also Adam's twin - as the trio of best mates face their fears.
50:00Host Matt Edmondson tries to keep a straight face as Love Islanders Chloe Crowhurst, Marcel Somerville and Gabby Allen swap cocktails and sunshine for a pitch-black forest.
1:15:00Matt Edmondson hosts as four The Only Way Is Essex regulars - brothers Jon and Chris Clark and best gal pals Chloe Meadows and Courtney Green - try to outrun the hounds.
Series 3
1:15:00
1:15:00Reggie Yates hosts the horror game show as The Box's AJ Odudu, Maya Jama and Will Best face a sausage maker from hell and the world's creepiest birdwatcher.
50:00Reggie Yates hosts the horror game show as Geordie Shore stars Marnie Simpson, Chloe Ferry and Nathan Henry swap the Toon for a spooky forest in Eastern Europe.
1:15:00Horror game show. I'm a Celebrity... stars Stacey Solomon, Hugo Taylor and David Morgan face a mad stalker, an evil pumpkin man, and the actual Joe Swash.
50:00Reggie Yates hosts as YouTube stars Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg and Marcus Butler deal with a brutal assault course, diabolical speed dating and a haunted playground.
1:10:00Reggie Yates hosts the hilarious horror game show as Josh Cuthbert, Jaymi Hensley and JJ Hamblett of boy band Union J enter the deep dark woods.
50:00Reggie Yates hosts the hairy horror game show as Love Island's Cara De La Hoyde, Nathan Massey and Zara Holland swap Spanish sunshine for a foggy forest.
1:00:00Reggie Yates presents the hilarious horror game show - this episode features Bobby Cole-Norris, Chloe Sims and Pete Wicks of The Only Way Is Essex fame.
Series 2 1:50:00
1:50:00Reggie Yates hosts a special festive edition of the horror game show featuring reps from the Weekender TV series - the guys are certainly used to fun in the sun, but can they run?
1:10:00Horror game show presented by Reggie Yates. This show is a family affair as two brothers and a sister face the freaky forest challenge - can they outrun the dogs and bag the cash?
50:00Horror game show hosted by Reggie Yates. Gymnastics teachers Alex, Rochelle and Issy enter a forest at dusk to unlock chests full of prize money.
1:10:00Horror game show with Reggie Yates. In this extra-spooky special, celebrities Joey Essex, Charlotte Crosby and Pete Bennett take on the terrifying forest challenge.
50:00Horror game show hosted by Reggie Yates. Three lifelong friends from Wales enter a forest at dusk in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money.
1:10:00Horror game show hosted by Reggie Yates. Best friends Pax, Zac and Steve enter a forest at dusk in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money.
50:00The horror game show hosted by Reggie Yates returns with two brothers and their best friend from Birmingham taking on a series of scary challenges.