Series from 2023
Eleven contestants are dropped into the remote Northern Canadian wilderness to survive alone.
Eleven ordinary people are dropped along the banks of the huge Mackenzie River in Canada's Northwest Territories; NHS worker Eva faces the predator she fears most; builder Louie, desperate to go hunting with his bow and arrow, gets a reality check.
The scale of the challenge threatens to overwhelm 19-year-old student Kian; builder Louie is desperate to make his first kill, but his hunting doesn't go to plan; entrepreneur Laura has a scary nighttime encounter.
Finding food becomes crucial as hunger kicks in; for first-time fisher and PR executive Elise, the constant trial and error is a mental and physical battle; vegetarian Eva faces a hard choice when her net catches something unexpected.
The battle with isolation takes a mental toll on Louie; Alan is loving his autistic paradise but soon faces an unexpected problem; former army commander Pip discovers the wilderness is giving her a new perspective on life.
Tom builds a makeshift mousetrap and finds a bonus source of calories, but he suffers an injury that could threaten his chances in the competition; Alan's attempts to find a meal become desperate; a beaver sabotages Elise's fishing efforts.
Naomi nets a surprising boost to her chances of winning, but she finds the long-term separation from her young son increasingly hard to bear; Tom's fishing failures cause an unexpected injury; Alan is desperate to snare a meal.