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Dead End: Paranormal Park is an animated horror comedy television series, based on the graphic novel DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test by Hamish Steele. The series premiered on June 16, 2022, on Netflix, and the second season premiered on October 13, 2022. In January 2023, Steele announced that the series had been canceled.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| 1 | 10 | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | ||
| 2 | 10 | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | ||
| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
| 1 | 1 | "The Job" | Nicole Paglia & Hamish Steele | Adrian Maganza & Oliver Hamilton | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Barney and Norma arrive at Phoenix Parks, an amusement park themed around film starlet Pauline Phoenix, to compete for a job at the park's haunted house. They soon find that the house is overrun by a group of demons led by Courtney, who explains they have actually been summoned to provide a human host for their king Temeluchus, in the hopes that he can return them to their world. Temeluchus attempts to possess Barney, but his dog Pugsley (who Barney had brought along with him) jumps in front of him and ends up being the host. Barney and Norma work together and take a picture of Pugsley, extracting Temeluchus from Pugsley and trapping him in a photograph. They give the photograph to Courtney and she offers both of them jobs as security guards for the park. Barney decides to stay the night in the haunted house. Courtney notices a part of Temeluchus's soul missing from the photograph, and Barney is surprised that Pugsley can speak now. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Tunnel" | Nicole Paglia & Elijah W. Harris | Max Loubaresse & James Lancett | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Barney and Norma attend a mandatory employee initiation on a monorail tour. Barney accidentally leaves Pugsley on the train, bringing Pugsley to the underground section of the park. A new train arrives and a living mascot costume escapes from it and grabs an employee. Barney and Norma hide and look for Pugsley in the underground tunnels of the park. They find Pugsley leading more living mascot costumes to trains; before Pugsley can explain, they argue. The released mascots cause chaos to the guests in the park, until Norma realizes that the mascots are not evil but are trying to fulfill their roles as mascots by meeting with guests. Barney apologizes to Pugsley and they lead a mascot parade before returning them underground. Norma asks Barney why he is sleeping over in the park, to which he explains that he is transgender and the park gives him an opportunity to make a fresh start. Courtney deduces that the part of Temeluchus's soul missing from the photograph is in Pugsley. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Trust Me" | Furquan Akhtar | Eva Figueroa Lopez & Toby Parry | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Barney and Norma attend a team-building exercise with their employees in an event hosted a man named Harmony (Alan Cumming). Norma is anxious meeting new people and has a panic attack during one of the exercises. In a final exercise, Harmony instructs everyone to touch a skull, trapping them in the world with their greatest fear. Barney and Norma touch the skull together and she breaks Barney out of his fear world (a dinner with his parents and a monstrous version of his grandmother), doing the same for Pugsley and Courtney. Harmony reveals that he is actually a demon called Harm Many that feeds on people's fears. As Norma had not been to her fear world yet, she challenges Harm Many that if she enters her fear world, he must free the others. Her fear world is revealed to be an intense recreation of her social anxiety, and her friends help break her out. Her fears are so great they end up killing Harm Many. Norma tells her friends she is grateful for them. Pugsley discovers he has magical powers like Temeluchus. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Night of the Living Kids" | Jen Bardekoff | Krystal Georgiou & Dan Hamman | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Barney and Norma are hired to supervise a group of children for a sleepover party in the park. Barney is surprised to see his little brother Patrick at the party as he had not seen him since he ran away. Courtney helps the children summon the Night Hag (Kaitlyn Robrock), an evil creature from an old Pauline Phoenix movie. The Night Hag causes the children to become manic and attack the other children, bringing them under her spell. Everyone besides Pugsley and Courtney eventually falls victim to the Night Hag. Courtney instructs Pugsley through summoning the Day Hag with his powers and they defeat the Night Hag. Patrick asks Barney to say hi to his parents so they know he is okay, but he does not after hearing an insulting comment towards him. Courtney uses Pugsley's powers to open the elevator that will bring her back to her home, but is saddened to discover she cannot enter it. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Nightmare Before Christmas in July" | Mia Resella | Oliver Hamilton & James Lancett | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Courtney is homesick over not being able to return home. Barney, Norma, and Pugsley decide to visit the Demon World and win a gameshow for Courtney to cheer her up. The host (Tom Lenk) gives them three impossible rounds designed to kill them. They pass the first two with Pugsley's magical powers and clever thinking. They are close to being killed in the third challenge, but the host quickly declares them winners when he realizes that a part of Temeluchus is inside Pugsley, and it is not allowed to kill a part of the Demonic royal family. They bring home the prize of a cheap mug to Courtney and she loves it. A demon declares that she will pay "big brother" Temeluchus a visit. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Wait Time: 22 Minutes" | Brydie Lee-Kennedy | Althea Aseoche & Bianca Ansems | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Barney and Norma are excited to test the new attraction in the park. Barney ends up paired with fellow employee Logs, who he has feelings for, while Norma is stuck with Pugsley and Courtney. Barney asks Pugsley to put a spell over him to give him confidence to talk to Logs. Pugsley casts a possession spell over Barney to let Pugsley, Courtney, and Norma control him. This causes Barney to be stuck in the In-between, a world for people whose bodies are being possessed by someone else. Norma travels to the In-between to rescue Barney but also finds Jennifer Swan, a Pauline Phoenix impersonator who disappeared mysteriously. Barney admits that he was running away from his problems, but Norma convinces him and Jennifer to leave the In-between. Barney runs to say hi to his family. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Norma Khan: Paranormal Detective" | Nicole Paglia | Eva Figueroa Lopez, Toby Parry & Max Loubaresse | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Norma and Badyah investigate the case surrounding Jennifer Swan's disappearance. Norma believes Barborah Winslow (Karen Maruyama), a stunt double who had a grudge with Pauline, is responsible. They are surprised to learn that a string of Pauline impersonators have all disappeared at one point but still work for the park. Meanwhile, Barney has a tense conversation with his family. They ask him to return home, but he refuses since they did not defend him against his grandmother's transphobic comments. Barney and Norma head to the museum and finds Barborah disguised there as a custodian. She explains that she is looking for an insurance ad to prove who Pauline truly is. Pugsley uses his powers to show the ad on a TV, but the ghost of Pauline appears and tries to stop them. Barborah holds Pauline off as Barney, Norma, and Pugsley jump into the TV. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Pauline Phoenix Experience" | Brydie Lee-Kennedy | Krystal Georgiou & Dan Hamman | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Barney, Norma, and Pugsley awake as characters in Pauline's old shows. Norma is reluctant to try to leave the shows, as she prefers being with the Pauline as a character she loved instead of what she is in real life. Barney convinces her that running away from her problems does not work as he had tried to do the same. They find the insurance ad; it shows Pauline accidentally dying on the shoot and then possessing Barbora, passing Barbora off as herself. They deduce that Pauline had been possessing a new impersonator when she finished with an old one in order to stay young forever, explaining the "disappearances" of the old impersonators. Courtney mocks Norma for being devastated that her hero was evil, causing Courtney to be outed from the group. Pauline's spirit promises Courtney that if she helps her find a new vessel, she will let Courtney return home. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Phantom of the Theme Park" | Hamish Steele & Jen Bardekoff | Eva Figueroa Lopez, Althea Aseoche & James Lancett | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| In a musical episode caused by a spell from Pugsley, Pauline organizes an audition to find an impersonator for her to possess. Norma uses Pugsley's powers to transform herself into a perfect replica of Pauline, and Pauline chooses her to be her new vessel. Courtney almost seals the spell, but Barney convinces her that she lied about being able to send Courtney back home. Courtney attacks Pauline for lying, but Pugsley stops her as she would hurt Norma who is inside. Temeluchus convinces Pugsley to give him full control so he can protect Norma, but Temeluchus instead continues his goal of conquering the world. His sister Zagan (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez) comes to the Earth and brings with her an army to support her brother. She helps Courtney return to her home. Barney and Norma (who was freed from Pauline's possession) promise to save the world and Pugsley, while Courtney returns home. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Into the Fire" | Nicole Paglia | Toby Parry, Oliver Hamilton, Bianca Ansems & Eva Figueroa Lopez | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | |
| Courtney is unsatisfied in her old home and realizes she misses her old friends. Pugsley fights back against Temeluchus's control. Zagan deems him unfit for rule and decides to take rule herself, after she had freed Temeluchus from Pugsley. Courtney returns and gives Pugsley the photograph with the rest of Temeluchus's soul, giving Temeluchus full power over Pugsley. Temeluchus defeats Zagan and sends her home. He tries to continue his mission but finds he cannot bring himself to kill Barney; Courtney explains that just like her, he had developed a fondness for humans. Temeluchus returns home and frees Pugsley and the people he trapped. Norma hugs Badyah, Barney kisses Logs and makes a compromise with his family, who promise to have his back from now on and make his grandmother realize her error. Pugsley tells Barney and Norma about Courtney's redemption and savior of Earth, with the devil herself appearing and apologizes for her actions and behavior upon realizing that she had everything during her time on earth as the group reconcile with her. The spirit of Pauline vows revenge before disappearing while an angel who watched everything and decides to call the boss from upstairs. | ||||||
| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Written by | Original release date | |
| 11 | 1 | "Take the Angels Bowling" | Nicole Paglia | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Barney and Norma take a break from guarding Dead End and head to the bowling alley—but it is invaded by a mysterious figure from the demon planes. | |||||
| 12 | 2 | "Evil Twins Are People Too" | Jen Bardekoff | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Fingers gives Pugsley magic lessons. Barney and Norma hang out with their evil twins, while Courtney's good twin hosts a support group for demons. | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "The Trials of Barney" | Elijah W. Harris | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Barney pursues his dream of becoming a wrestler and joins the Demon Wrestling Federation. Does he stand a chance against a burly demon king? | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "Eat the Parents" | Furquan Akhtar | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Barney's parents want to meet Logs, so Norma decides to plan the perfect dinner party. But it's filled with magical mishaps. | |||||
| 15 | 5 | "The Ride of a Lifetime" | Brydie Lee-Kennedy | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Pugsley's been having strange premonitions. He tries to protect his friends by manipulating time, but things go haywire on a Ferris wheel ride. | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "My Super Sweet 1600" | Mia Resella | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Fingers sends the friends to break up a demon party, but they have so much fun that they forget about their mission. | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "All Dolled Up" | Jen Bardekoff | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Norma confides in Logs—and wonders how to come out to her mom. But first, they must deal with an army of evil dolls. | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "The Other Side" | Mia Resella | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| A chandelier crashes down on Barney's head. The friends race to get Barney's ghost back into his body before it is too late. | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "Going Up" | Nicole Paglia & Divya Sachdeva-Malde | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| Norma, Barney and Courtney search for Pugsley on the fourth plane, where a mysterious ruler sentences them to an eternity in prison. | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "The Watcher's Test" | Hamish Steele | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | |
| While Norma, Courtney and Pugsley lead a daring escape, Barney confronts the Watcher and tries to change the future. | |||||