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Room 401

Room 401

20077.51 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Room 401 was a hidden camera/reality television series on MTV, executive produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. It was named after the room Harry Houdini died in at Detroit's Grace Hospital in 1926. The show also used some of his famous acts. Room 401 took unaware victims into the center of pranks that played like mini horror movies. From the reanimation of the dead, to chain-saw mishaps, each episode contains four "scares" or pranks. The show was hosted by Jared Padalecki from the CW's Supernatural.

Created by Ashton Kutcher
Produced by Jason Goldberg
NetworksMTV

Top Cast

Jared Padalecki

Jared Padalecki

Presenter

Rob Zabrecky

Rob Zabrecky

Themes & Keywords

prank

About Room 401

Room 401 is a reality, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2007 exploring themes of prank. Created by Ashton Kutcher, it stars Jared Padalecki, Rob Zabrecky. Room 401 was a hidden camera/reality television series on MTV, executive produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. It was named after the room Harry Houdini died in at Detroit's Grace Hospital in 1926. The show also used some of his famous acts. Room 401 took unaware victims into the center of pranks that played like mini horror movies. From the reanimation of the dead, to chain-saw mishaps, each episode contains four "scares" or pranks. The show was hosted by Jared Padalecki from the CW's Supernatural.

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