Note: This article is primarily about out-of-universe data about the series. For an in-universe article about Confinement, visit the Confinement Fandom page.

Confinement was an animated internet series created by Lord Bung that gained significant popularity within the SCP Foundation fandom from 2017 to 2023. The series takes place within the SCP Foundation universe, focusing on Connor, an immortal human SCP prisoner whose anomalous ability to instantaneously resurrect himself from any cause of death is frequently exploited by the Foundation. The narrative blends dark humor with explorations of morality as Connor encounters various dangerous and bizarre SCPs.^[1]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9872610/

Creator and Production

Lord Bung, aka Dani, served as the central creative force behind the series, fulfilling multiple roles including writer, animator, and primary voice actor.^[2]https://web.archive.org/web/20220322070043/https://twitter.com/Lord_Bung The animation style was distinctive and recognizable, employing a unique aesthetic that captured the eerie and often bizarre nature of the SCP universe while maintaining a comedic undertone.

Plot and Setting

The protagonist named Connor must live out his job as a test subject in a Foundation conatinment facility, discovering and meeting new SCPs. Connor’s immortality makes him especially valuable to the Foundation, which uses him for dangerous experiments that would typically be fatal for regular D-class personnel.

Episodes and Content

The series consists of seven completed episodes, along with several special videos and shorts:

1. Episode 1: The Cannibal
2. Episode 2: The Singing Forest
3. Episode 3: The Robot
4. Episode 4: The Girl in the Iceberg
5. Episode 5: The Swordsman
6. Episode 6: The Infinite Ikea (Part 1)
7. Episode 7: The Infinite Ikea (Part 2)

Special videos included “In the Pines,” “Only Us,” “Fine & Dandy,” “Anomalies!” and “Connor’s First Christmas,” which expanded the universe and character development outside the main storyline.^[3]https://www.youtube.com/@LordBungConfinementReuploaded

Reception and Impact

The community reception was overwhelmingly positive, even among members of the SCP Wiki community, with an 8.2/10 rating on IMDb.^[4]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9872610/^[5]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/news-09-2017 Viewers praised the series for its unique storytelling, animation style, and faithfulness to the SCP lore. Fans particularly appreciated the original narratives within the established universe and the series’ ability to both entertain and explore the darker themes of the SCP Foundation.

A subreddit was created for the series on Apr 17, 2018.^[6]first archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20190825210549/https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/ Just prior to being deleted, Lord Bung’s YouTube channel had accumulated over 1 million subscribers.^[7]https://web.archive.org/web/20230607022947/https://www.youtube.com/@LordBung?themeRefresh=1

The series developed a cult following, with viewers especially enjoying the balance between the Foundation’s inherent darkness and the show’s black comedy elements. Many viewers commented on how well the humor blended with the “grimderpness” of the SCP universe, creating an impressive balance between the “grimdarkness of Foundation and the black comedy.” ^[8]https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/confinement-scp-animation-series.576995/

Controversies and End of the Original Series

In the summer of 2023, Lord Bung decided to delete the series from their YouTube channel due to controversies dating back to early 2022, much to the dismay of many online fans.^[9]https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/142ye91/lord_bung_is_deleting_the_confinement_series/^[10]https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/1443amw/lord_bungs_channel_has_been_deleted/ Their Twitter was also deleted.^[11]https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172040/https://twitter.com/Lord_Bung The situation involved several factors.

Lord Bung became involved in a controversy related to supporting a friend who had made serious allegations against another YouTube creator.^[12]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4ZVkLxwCBI When these allegations came under scrutiny, Bung drew criticism from the community.^[13]https://www.reddit.com/r/DankMemesFromSite19/comments/11phd2o/comment/jby1m1f/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3 ^[14]https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/11qt5q8/comment/jc5t29v/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button^[15]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/14segw1/what_happened/^[16]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/14k5pg0/comment/jprkqcx/?context=3 Lord Bung posted to their Instagram apologizing for their involvement and stating that the situation was a lot to process.^[17]https://youtu.be/2QLCHcScPPs?si=l1KDKD30cGa_UIFv&t=414 Numerous social media outlets covered the fallout and controversy.^[18]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y53ou86xhC0^[19]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QLCHcScPPs^[20]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/14dlxp7/lord_bung_reaped_what_they_sowed/^[21]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/11p09wn/ragedlikemilk/^[22]https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/confinement-scp-animation-series.576995/page-12^[23]https://x.com/anonbirdd/status/1666943904254509056

The series ended with the much-delayed Episode 8, which was never fully released on the main channel but contained content that many fans found inappropriate and drastically different from the tone of previous episodes, as well as from the provided trailer for the episode.^[24]https://archive.org/details/confinement-episode-8-chapter-3-v-1-lord-bung-archived-works^[25]https://archive.org/details/lord-bung/Confinement+Episode+8+TRAILER!.mp4 This sudden shift in content direction surprised and disappointed many fans who had followed the series for its unique blend of horror and comedy.^[26]https://x.com/DragonEnderFowl/status/1666989332278956032

One of the major issues fans noticed was the increasing time between episode releases. Episode 7 was released in October 2019, but Episode 8 remained unfinished for over three years, despite updates suggesting it was close to completion.^[27]https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/Confinement

Preservation and Legacy

After Lord Bung deleted their channel, fans worked to preserve the series. Complete archives of the Confinement series have been created and uploaded to platforms like the Internet Archive, where all episodes, specials, and related content remain available for viewing.^[28]https://archive.org/details/lord-bung/^[29]https://archive.org/details/scp-confinement-series^[30]https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Lord+Bung%22^[31]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_ajR1NGSEU An unofficial YouTube channel was created to re-upload the Confinement series on June 7, 2023.^[32]https://www.youtube.com/@LordBungConfinementReuploaded/featured

Fan Continuation

Multiple fans have unofficially extended the series.^[33]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/1jilezw/i_made_a_confinement_retrospective_covering_fan/

On October 19, 2023, news emerged about a return of the series under new management, with a Kickstarter campaign that successfully met its funding goals.^[34]https://x.com/fantem1903/status/1715073713341685887 This continuation is made up entirely of dedicated fans with none of the original crew involved.

The fan continuation has taken the form of both comics and an animated project. Koshi, an artist associated with the comics continuation, partnered with Smooth Cadence Productions to publish Confinement Comics, which aims to “… [remain] faithful to the original material while taking advantage of the creative freedom that the comic medium offers.”^[35]https://www.confinementcomics.com/

Multiple issues of the SCP Confinement Comics have been successfully funded through Kickstarter campaigns, with each building upon the universe established in the original animated series. ^[36]https://www.kicktraq.com/search/?find=confinement+comics

Trivia

• There is a TV tropes entry about the Confinement series.^[37]https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebAnimation/Confinement
• As a derivative of SCP Wiki content, the Confinement series is by-definition CC BY-SA 3.0. This gives anyone the ability to re-upload and continue the work by law.
• Lord Bung made a substantial amount of money through their Patreon.^[38]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/143vus0/how_much_did_bungs_patreon_subscription_cost/
• Lord Bung had cited mental health issues prior to the collapse of the Confinement series.^[39]https://www.reddit.com/r/Confinement/comments/n409bi/according_to_recent_posts_on_patreon_and_twitter/^[40]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_ajR1NGSEU
• The first episodes of Confinement used copyrighted music extensively, and thus were ineligable for monitization on YouTube.^[41]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y53ou86xhC0
• For more trivia, visit the TVTropes trivia page on Confinement.

Quotes

“Here was SCP content long-thought of as a completely amateur endeavor. But the finished Confinement episodes were the kind of thing that, if longer, you could imagine seeing on television or streaming.” — SCP Wiki’s Dr Cimmerian^[42]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y53ou86xhC0