Naked and Afraid

What happens when you put two complete strangers - sans clothes - in some of the most extreme environments on Earth? Each male-female duo is left with no food, no water, no clothes, and only one survival item each as they attempt to survive on their own.

Naked and Afraid (2013-present) is an American reality survival series created for Discovery. Each episode drops a male-female pair of complete strangers into one of the planet's harshest wildernesses with no food, no water, no clothing and only a single survival item apiece. The engine is simple and brutal: the two must find shelter, fire, water and calories while getting along with someone they barely know, and the format turns every bit of cooperation or friction into the drama. Across nineteen seasons and more than two hundred episodes, the show moves from desert and jungle to arctic and island terrain, with each season building its own rhythm of hunger, exposure and tense negotiation. The tone is gritty, sincere and often wry, with the raw physical reality grounding the spectacle. Viewers who enjoy Survivor, Alone and Man vs. Wild will recognise the same appetite for endurance, though this series strips away every comfort, and it runs as an open-ended reality series whose appeal rests on watching people push past their limits in the wild.

Audience reception is mixed, with early seasons rated poorly and later seasons rated considerably higher.

• Survivorunscripted survival challenge, extreme wilderness setting, stranded contestants testing endurance
• Alonewilderness survival format, stripped-down contestants in harsh environments
• Man vs. Wildraw survival in remote wilderness, endurance and hardship as spectacle

Release Date

2013-06-23

Episode runtime

44 min

Rating

6.6 / 10 (115)

What is Naked and Afraid about?

Two strangers, stripped of clothing and supplies save one survival item each, must endure some of the most extreme environments on Earth.

What is Naked and Afraid like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Naked and Afraid as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Naked and Afraid violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Naked and Afraid.

What did critics think of Naked and Afraid?

Audience reception is mixed, with early seasons rated poorly and later seasons rated considerably higher.

Which shows are like Naked and Afraid?

Shows with a similar feel include Survivor, Alone, and Man vs. Wild.

How long is Naked and Afraid?

Naked and Afraid: 19 seasons, 202 episodes.

Is Naked and Afraid still running?

Yes, Naked and Afraid is still running.

Where can I watch Naked and Afraid?

In United States, Naked and Afraid streams on Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Discovery, HBO Max, Discovery +.