Production company Ketchum Labs, a creative incubator challenging conventional entertainment models of production and distribution, and BlackBoxTV, the #1 online genre channel with over 600,000 loyal fans, will launch a strategic production and distribution partnership. The first project to go into production is FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, a hybrid-reality series set to shoot in Los Angeles in May. Ketchum co-founder and principal Kevin Abrams and BlackBoxTV founder and creator Tony Valenzuela made the announcement.

A competition series with horror overtones, FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (FOTLD) is an unprecedented mash-up of the reality and scripted genres. The show will follow six top YouTube stars as they attempt to survive the first 24-hours of a highly simulated Zombie Apocalypse. What they do to eliminate each other from the competition while trying to survive the Undead’s relentlessly grisly, and frighteningly realistic, onslaught will thrill bloodthirsty audiences across all platforms. It’s a groundbreaking case study in transitioning homegrown talent from the web onto the larger media landscape by employing the massive digital reach of each cast member as well as BlackBoxTV, resulting in a launch viewership base of over 10 million.

FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is produced by Ketchum Labs and Revolver Picture Company; Ketchum’s Kevin Abrams, Jamie Denenberg and Aaron Lewis are Executive Producers, Revolver’s Nick Phillips and Kelly Martin Wagner are Co-Executive Producers.

The FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD confirmed cast to date includes:

YouTube pranksters Jesse and Jeana will be among the contestants on the new Internet reality show “Fight of the Living Dead.”

Prank Vs Prank: Jesse and Jeana 4.9 Million Subscribers on YouTube
Since the inception of PVP in 2007, Jesse and Jeana’s pranks on each other have grown to 650 million views to date and this month they were named the #1 Pranksters on YouTube by USA Today. https://www.youtube.com/user/PrankvsPrank

Joey Graceffa: 3.2 Million Subscribers on YouTube
A 22- year-old vlogger, gamer, parody maker, singer, and model, Joey was a contestant on Season 22 of THE AMAZING RACE, setting a record for the youngest team to have a Top 5 finish. https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeyGraceffa

Strawburry17: Meghan Camarena 650,000 Subscribers on YouTube
A contestant on the 22^nd and 24^th seasons of THE AMAZING RACE, Meghan Camarena is a popular actress, director, host and YouTube content creator. She hosts/produces a variety of nerdy-based videos on her main channel “Strawburry17” and uploads day-in-the life videos on her second channel “Lifeburry.” https://www.youtube.com/user/Strawburry17

Alphacat: Iman Crosson 626,000 Subscribers on YouTube
Iman Crosson is an American actor, impressionist and YouTube personality known for impersonations of Barack Obama and rapper Drake. In February 2014, Crosson met with U.S. President Obama at the White House to discuss ways in which government could connect with the content creators’ viewers concerning awareness of and enrollment in health insurance policies and other issues. https://www.youtube.com/user/Alphacat