A fresh group of survivalists are about to take on one of the toughest challenges in reality TV. Naked and Afraid Xl returns in May with an all-new season, with 12 people – including some notable Naked and Afraid alums – attempting to survive 40 days in the wild. And this season, there’s a new twist that will make completing their challenge that much more difficult.
‘Naked and Afraid Xl’ premieres May 12
Naked and Afraid Xl premieres Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery Channel.
This season, a dozen past Naked and Afraid participants will be challenged to complete 40 days in the Colombian badlands without food, water, or clothes. And they won’t just have to endure blood-sucking mosquitos, ants, ticks, disease-causing parasites, jaguars, and caimans. During this Naked and Afraid challenge, they’ll have to trek 40 miles across six unique terrains. Along the way, they’ll face triple-digit temperatures, violent electrical storms,...
‘Naked and Afraid Xl’ premieres May 12
Naked and Afraid Xl premieres Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery Channel.
This season, a dozen past Naked and Afraid participants will be challenged to complete 40 days in the Colombian badlands without food, water, or clothes. And they won’t just have to endure blood-sucking mosquitos, ants, ticks, disease-causing parasites, jaguars, and caimans. During this Naked and Afraid challenge, they’ll have to trek 40 miles across six unique terrains. Along the way, they’ll face triple-digit temperatures, violent electrical storms,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jared Harris, Joseph Fiennes & Sheila Atim Leading A+E/Sky’s ‘Royal Kill List’
Jared Harris, Joseph Fiennes and Sheila Atim are leading an A+E Networks/Sky series about King Charles I from Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films. Royal Kill List is Sky History’s latest docu-drama following in the footsteps of the likes of Royal Bastards: Rise of The Tudors and The Royal Mob. The three-part series looks back at one of the most seismic events in British royal history. In 1649, for the first and only time, a British monarch was publicly executed, having been tried and convicted of treason by Parliament. This bloody spectacle heralded 10 years of Britain as a republic before, in May 1660, the monarchy was restored with the accession of King Charles II. Told through dramatic reconstruction, Atim for the Royalists, Harris for the Regicides, and Fiennes for King Charles II will play out the Jacobean tragedy,...
Jared Harris, Joseph Fiennes and Sheila Atim are leading an A+E Networks/Sky series about King Charles I from Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films. Royal Kill List is Sky History’s latest docu-drama following in the footsteps of the likes of Royal Bastards: Rise of The Tudors and The Royal Mob. The three-part series looks back at one of the most seismic events in British royal history. In 1649, for the first and only time, a British monarch was publicly executed, having been tried and convicted of treason by Parliament. This bloody spectacle heralded 10 years of Britain as a republic before, in May 1660, the monarchy was restored with the accession of King Charles II. Told through dramatic reconstruction, Atim for the Royalists, Harris for the Regicides, and Fiennes for King Charles II will play out the Jacobean tragedy,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Probst is sharing his thoughts on why Canadian “Survivor” players have been so successful at the complex game.
“They come out of the gate and they play.”
“I think Canadians have been doing well on ‘Survivor’ for one reason — they had to wait so long to play,” he told Et Canada. “It’s kind of like a second-chance season. They’ve just been waiting for years and years and years, and so they come out of the gate and they play.
Read More: ‘Survivor’: Meet The Castaways Of Season 45
“It’s the one thing that we constantly tell players: you have to play to win,” he said. “Canadians come to have fun and play to win.”
For the first 38 seasons of the hit competition series, Canadians were not allowed to compete on the show; however, that all changed when retired NHL player Tom Laidlaw, 65, became the first Canadian...
“They come out of the gate and they play.”
“I think Canadians have been doing well on ‘Survivor’ for one reason — they had to wait so long to play,” he told Et Canada. “It’s kind of like a second-chance season. They’ve just been waiting for years and years and years, and so they come out of the gate and they play.
Read More: ‘Survivor’: Meet The Castaways Of Season 45
“It’s the one thing that we constantly tell players: you have to play to win,” he said. “Canadians come to have fun and play to win.”
For the first 38 seasons of the hit competition series, Canadians were not allowed to compete on the show; however, that all changed when retired NHL player Tom Laidlaw, 65, became the first Canadian...
- 9/26/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Andrew Shayde’s Naked and Afraid: Castaways journey has come to an end. But his time on reality TV isn’t over. Andrew, who is from Kentucky and works in the non-profit sector, is also a contestant on the new CBS show Buddy Games, hosted by Josh Duhamel.
Josh Duhamel hosts ‘Buddy Games’
In Buddy Games, six teams of four friends come together for a nostalgic summer camp adventure. These close-knit groups compete against each other (and relive their glory days) in a series of games that test them both mentally and physically. When not challenging themselves in the outdoors, the participants are bunking together in the same lake house, leading to rekindled friendships and new rivalries. Ultimately, the last buddy team standing takes home a $200,000 cash prize and the coveted Buddy Games trophy.
Duhamel, who is also an executive producer on Buddy Games, was inspired to bring his...
Josh Duhamel hosts ‘Buddy Games’
In Buddy Games, six teams of four friends come together for a nostalgic summer camp adventure. These close-knit groups compete against each other (and relive their glory days) in a series of games that test them both mentally and physically. When not challenging themselves in the outdoors, the participants are bunking together in the same lake house, leading to rekindled friendships and new rivalries. Ultimately, the last buddy team standing takes home a $200,000 cash prize and the coveted Buddy Games trophy.
Duhamel, who is also an executive producer on Buddy Games, was inspired to bring his...
- 9/18/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Naked and Afraid: Castaways challenges teams of people to last 21 days on a deserted island with nothing but their wits to rely on. But do contestants on the Discovery reality series have more of an edge than it seems? Cast members are allowed to use whatever items they can scavenge to help them survive. That includes whatever materials they can scrounge from a wrecked boat, plane, or Jeep. But some viewers aren’t a fan of the setup, saying that the items have obviously been planted on the island.
‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ challenges contestants to last three weeks on a deserted island ‘Naked and Afraid Castaways’ | Discovery Channel
As in a traditional Naked and Afraid experience, the nine Castaways participants are challenged to last three weeks on their own with no clothes, food, or water. But the new spinoff came with a twist. Usually, N&a cast members are...
‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ challenges contestants to last three weeks on a deserted island ‘Naked and Afraid Castaways’ | Discovery Channel
As in a traditional Naked and Afraid experience, the nine Castaways participants are challenged to last three weeks on their own with no clothes, food, or water. But the new spinoff came with a twist. Usually, N&a cast members are...
- 9/10/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Candice Mishler’s time on Discovery’s survival reality series Naked and Afraid: Castaways has come to an end. But even though she made an early and unexpected exit in the show’s August 20 episode, she’s holding out hope that she might get a chance to return to Naked and Afraid in the future for a shot at redemption.
Candice’s ‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ exit was ‘devastating’ Candice Misheler and Rachel Strohl on ‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ | Discovery Channel
Naked and Afraid fans met Candice in the season 15 episode “Beauty and the Beasties.” Her time on the show was short. She tapped out of her challenge in Zambia after just four days in the wild.
By signing on for Naked and Afraid: Castaways, Candice hoped she’d be able to prove she had what it took to compete a 21-day challenge. At first, things seemed to be going well.
Candice’s ‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ exit was ‘devastating’ Candice Misheler and Rachel Strohl on ‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ | Discovery Channel
Naked and Afraid fans met Candice in the season 15 episode “Beauty and the Beasties.” Her time on the show was short. She tapped out of her challenge in Zambia after just four days in the wild.
By signing on for Naked and Afraid: Castaways, Candice hoped she’d be able to prove she had what it took to compete a 21-day challenge. At first, things seemed to be going well.
- 8/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Naked and Afraid’s “bare-handed killer” says the latest version of the survival reality series was no joke. Bulent Gurcan is one of nine people stranded on a deserted island with no tools and no clothes in the new spinoff Naked and Afraid: Castaways. Working in teams of three, they have to survive the tough environment for 21 days before making their way to an extraction point and signaling a ship for rescue.
Bulent is no stranger to Naked and Afraid challenges. He’s completed one 21-day challenge and lasted 40 days in South Africa on Naked and Afraid Xl. But he says Castaways was the most difficult yet.
‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ was tougher than people realize, Bulent Gurcan says
On a traditional Naked and Afraid challenge, participants have to survive for 21 days with virtually no resources. However, they aren’t totally helpless. While they don’t have food, water, or clothes,...
Bulent is no stranger to Naked and Afraid challenges. He’s completed one 21-day challenge and lasted 40 days in South Africa on Naked and Afraid Xl. But he says Castaways was the most difficult yet.
‘Naked and Afraid: Castaways’ was tougher than people realize, Bulent Gurcan says
On a traditional Naked and Afraid challenge, participants have to survive for 21 days with virtually no resources. However, they aren’t totally helpless. While they don’t have food, water, or clothes,...
- 8/27/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s Naked and Afraid, Robinson Crusoe-style. Naked and Afraid: Castaways, the latest spinoff of the popular reality series, takes nine former cast members and strands them on a deserted island somewhere in the Pacific, with no clothes, tools, or supplies. Over the next 21 days, they’ll have to fight to survive, eventually making their way to a designated extraction point, where they’ll signal a ship for rescue.
The Naked and Afraid Castaways cast includes familiar faces from past seasons, including a fan-favorite competitor who previously completed an Xl challenge and a person who appeared on the spinoff Naked and Afraid of Love. A few cast members have also appeared on other reality shows, including The Amazing Race.
Bulent Gurcan appeared on ‘Naked and Afraid Xl’
Longtime Naked and Afraid fans will definitely remember one of the stars of Castaways. Bulent Gurcan made his N&a debut in season 10. Unfortunately,...
The Naked and Afraid Castaways cast includes familiar faces from past seasons, including a fan-favorite competitor who previously completed an Xl challenge and a person who appeared on the spinoff Naked and Afraid of Love. A few cast members have also appeared on other reality shows, including The Amazing Race.
Bulent Gurcan appeared on ‘Naked and Afraid Xl’
Longtime Naked and Afraid fans will definitely remember one of the stars of Castaways. Bulent Gurcan made his N&a debut in season 10. Unfortunately,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The new "Naked and Afraid" reality TV series spinoff "Castaways" will see nine challengers marooned on a remote tropical island hundreds of miles away from civilization, streaming July 30, 2023 on Discovery Channel:
"...they will be divided into three teams and dropped in the water...
"...where they will swim to three different environments on the island and start their distinct journeys.
"The survivalists will have to find a way to prevail with wreckage and debris scattered throughout the island..."
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"...they will be divided into three teams and dropped in the water...
"...where they will swim to three different environments on the island and start their distinct journeys.
"The survivalists will have to find a way to prevail with wreckage and debris scattered throughout the island..."
Click the images to enlarge....
- 7/22/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The new "Naked and Afraid" reality TV series spinoff "Castaways" will see nine challengers marooned on a remote tropical island hundreds of miles away from civilization, streaming July 30, 2023 on Discovery Channel:
"...they will be divided into three teams and dropped in the water...
"...where they will swim to three different environments on the island and start their distinct journeys.
"The survivalists will have to find a way to prevail with wreckage and debris scattered throughout the island..."
Click the images to enlarge....
"...they will be divided into three teams and dropped in the water...
"...where they will swim to three different environments on the island and start their distinct journeys.
"The survivalists will have to find a way to prevail with wreckage and debris scattered throughout the island..."
Click the images to enlarge....
- 7/9/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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