The upcoming reboot of “ Scare Tactics ” has officially announced its premiere date.

The horror-comedy prank series will debut on Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network , and will also be broadcast simultaneously on fellow NBCUniversal networks Bravo, Syfy, and E!. The series' return was originally announced in July .

The upcoming installment of the series will feature Flip as the host, described as “a spectral pre-teen captivated by horror films and intrigued by human fear.”

As with the original show, each episode of “Scare Tactics” will follow unsuspecting people as they are set up by family and friends to be plunged into staged horror scenarios all captured on hidden cameras. Per NBCUniversal, the show will feature regular people as well as guest stars like WWE’s The New Day, who think they are going to be part of a promotional event with current WWE Universal champion Cody Rhodes.

Jordan Peele, along with Win Rosenfeld and Jamal Watson, serves as executive producer for “Scare Tactics” under their Monkeypaw Productions banner. Scott Hallock takes on the role of executive producer for WMTI Productions, Inc., while Elan Gale acts as executive producer and showrunner. The “Scare Tactics” format is a property of WMTI Productions, Inc. Universal Television Alternative Studio produces the show in collaboration with Monkeypaw and WMTI.

The original “Scare Tactics” ran on Syfy (then known as the Sci-Fi Channel) for five seasons between 2003 and 2013. Shannen Doherty was the show's initial host, followed by Stephen Baldwin and finally Tracy Morgan. Some of the pranks featured on the show included making campers believe they were being attacked by Big Foot and staging a fake UFO abduction.