Seven comedians attempt high-concept escape rooms under the watch of a mischievous Game Master. Solve the room, then survive elimination - with Panic Buttons, Gifts, Wrath, and only one winner.

Hannah Howard is the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick. When she gets news from Head Office that her branch will be shut down and everyone will go remote, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can't keep in order to keep her "work family" together.

Jeremy Wells and his loyal assistant Paul Williams torment some of Aotearoa's best, brightest, and most available comedians. Who will earn the Taskmaster's respect and a gold statue of his head?

2018 television series