‘Psych’ Fans Can Solve a Murder Mystery

Psych The Social Sector Fan Game
USA Network Unveils PSYCH The S#cial Sector - A New Interactive Murder Mystery Launches February 15. (PRNewsFoto / USA Network)

USA Network’s inviting fans to be a part of “PSYCH The S#cial Sector,” an eight-week multiplatform murder mystery that kicks off today. Kirsten Nelson is directing the murder mystery, which can be played at SocialSector.usanetwork.com and on Twitter using the #SocialSector hashtag.

“My involvement in TheS#cial Sector has made an impact on me as an actor and director because I appreciate how these Social TV extensions are changing our craft by going beyond the linear experience to direct engagement with our fans,” said Kirsten Nelson, co-star, Psych. “As this launches, I’m looking forward to seeing how our fans plunge into this social murder mystery and interact not only with Shawn and Gus, but with each other to help solve the crime.”

Here are the details: “Building on the success of the Emmy-nominated, fan-favorite HashTag Killer, TheS#cial Sector centers around an online reality competition in which contestants are sequestered in an unknown location and one contestant is voted off each week. When Shawn and Gus (James Roday and Dule Hill) discover the eliminated contestants are turning up dead, they enlist self-professed PSYCH-Os to become their Digital Assistants and help find the location of the reality show’s house and catch the killer.

Fans will help Shawn and Gus solve the case through a series of real-time communications, mini-games, crowding-sourcing challenges, and an interactive Fan Theory Board where fans can post video responses to weekly challenges from the Psych characters.”

Psych returns for season 7 on February 27, 2013.