Alone (TV series)

Alone
Genre
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes112 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Russ McCarroll
  • Zachary Behr
  • Gretchen Palek
  • Shawn Witt
  • Zachary Green
  • Ryan Pender
  • Dan Bree
  • Rafael Monserrate
  • David George
  • Kiran Malhotra
  • Brent Montgomery
Running time60–90 minutes
Production companiesLeftfield Pictures
Original release
NetworkHistory
ReleaseJune 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) –
present
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Alone is an American survival competition series on History. It follows the self-documented daily struggles of 10 individuals (seven paired teams in season 4) as they survive alone in the wilderness for as long as possible using a limited amount of survival equipment. With the exception of medical check-ins, the participants are isolated from each other and all other humans. They may withdraw from the competition ("tap out") at any time, or be removed due to failing a medical check-in. The contestant who remains the longest wins a grand prize of $500,000 (USD) (increased to $1 million for season 7). The seasons have been filmed across a range of remote locations, usually on first nations-controlled lands, including northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Nahuel Huapi National Park in Argentina, Patagonia, Northern Mongolia, Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, and Chilko Lake in interior British Columbia.

The series premiered on June 18, 2015. On August 19, before the finale of season 1, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which would begin production in the fall of 2015 on Vancouver Island, Canada.[1] Season 2 premiered on April 21, 2016. Season 3 was filmed in the second quarter of 2016 in Patagonia, Argentina, and premiered on December 8.[2] One day before the season 3 premiere, History announced that casting had begun for season 4. Season 4 was set in Northern Vancouver Island with a team dynamic and premiered on June 8, 2017. Season 5 was set in Northern Mongolia and allowed losers from previous seasons to return and compete. It premiered on June 14, 2018. Season 6 premiered on June 6, 2019[3] and featured ten all-new contestants between the ages of 31 and 55. It was set just south of the Arctic Circle on a lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

The seventh season premiered on June 11, 2020. Participants attempted to survive for 100 days in the Arctic in order to win a $1 million prize. Season 9 sent contestants to the northeast of Canada in Labrador. A tenth season premiered on June 8, 2023.[4] Spin-offs and international versions of the series have also since been made.

Season 8 was set on Chilko Lake, in British Columbia on the coast Mountain range. Season 9 then took the show across the country to northern Labrador and bounced back to northern Saskatchewan in 2023. The current eleventh season is set in the Arctic circle, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

  1. ^ Patrick Hipes (August 19, 2015). "History's 'Alone' Survivalist Series Renewed For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "History Channel scheduled Alone season 3 premiere date". Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shows A-Z - alone on history". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  4. ^ HISTORY [@HISTORY] (April 28, 2023). "10 participants. 10 items. 0 gimmicks. All for the 10th season of Alone. Don't miss #AloneOnHistory when it premieres Thursday, June 8 at 9/8c, only on The HISTORY Channel. https://t.co/7w5P6ZILy0" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Twitter.