diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py
index 3804b0833..db8e9be93 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from re import search
-from re import findall
+from re import sub
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-
+from ..utils import js_to_json
 
 class GaskrankIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?gaskrank\.tv/tv(?:/[^/]+)+/(?P<id>[^/]+).htm'
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'http://www.gaskrank.tv/tv/motorrad-fun/strike-einparken-durch-anfaenger-crash-mit-groesserem-flurschaden.htm',
-        'md5': '1ae88dbac97887d85ebd1157a95fc4f9',
+        'md5': '200e28a405f6919b914a83f8adfc5739',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '201601/26955',
             'ext': 'mp4',
@@ -20,22 +19,25 @@ class GaskrankIE(InfoExtractor):
     }
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
+        def fix_json(code):
+            return sub(r'}[\s]*?,[\s]*?}', r'}}', js_to_json(code))
+
         display_id = self._match_id(url)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
         video_id = self._search_regex(r'https?://movies.gaskrank.tv/([^-]*?).mp4', webpage, 'video id')
-        playlist = self._search_regex(r'playlist:\s*\[\s*{\s*([\s\S]*(?!}\s*]))', webpage, 'video id')
-        entries = findall(r'[0-9]+:\s*{[\s\S]*?}', playlist)
+        categories = self._search_regex(r'https?://(?:www\.)?gaskrank\.tv/tv(?:/([^/]+))+/[^/]+.htm', url, 'categories')
+        title = self._search_regex(r'movieName[\s\S]*?\'([^\']*?)\'', webpage, 'config', default='{}')
+        thumbnail = self._search_regex(r'poster[\s\S]*?\'([^\']*?)\'', webpage, 'config', default='{}')
+        playlist = self._parse_json(
+            self._search_regex(r'playlist:[\s\S]*?\[([\s\S]*?)]', webpage, 'config', default='{}'),
+            video_id, transform_source=fix_json, fatal=False)
         formats = []
-        for entry in entries:
-            format = dict()
-            format['url'] = search(r'src:[\s]*\"([^\"]*)\"', entry).group(1)
-            format['format_id'] = search(r'([0-9]+):\s*{[\s\S]*?}', entry).group(1)
-            format['quality'] = search(r'quality:[\s]*\"([^\"]*)\"', entry).group(1)
-            format['resolution'] = format['quality']
-            formats.append(format)
-        title = self._html_search_regex(r'movieName: *\'([^\']*)\'', webpage, 'title')
-        thumbnail = self._html_search_regex(r'poster: *\'([^\']*)\'', webpage, 'thumbnail')
-        categories = search(r'https?://(?:www\.)?gaskrank\.tv/tv(?:/([^/]+))+/[^/]+.htm', url).group(1)
+        for key in playlist:
+            formats.append({
+                'url': playlist[key]['src'],
+                'format_id': key,
+                'quality': playlist[key]['quality'],
+                'resolution': playlist[key]['quality']})
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,