Alone

Hardcore survivalists are put by themselves in the Vancouver Island wilderness, without camera crews, teams, or producers – on a single mission to stay alive for as long as possible.

Alone (2015-present) is a United States survival reality series broadcast on History. Hardcore survivalists are dropped into the Vancouver Island wilderness with no camera crews, teams, or producers, and their only mission is to stay alive for as long as they can. The engine of each season is raw self-reliance: participants build shelter, hunt, forage, and manage fire, hunger, and cold while the lone camera they carry records their own unfiltered struggle. Across thirteen seasons and well over a hundred episodes, the format stays stripped down, with no gimmicks and no rival castaways to form alliances with or betray. Participants such as Sam Larson, Josh Chavez, Dustin Feher, and Jordan Jonas appear across the run, each battling the elements in relative silence. The tone is tense, contemplative, and often quietly moving, with long stretches of isolation punctuated by moments of ingenuity and despair. Fans of Survivor, Naked and Afraid, and Man vs. Wild will find resonance here, though the series trades competition for a meditative test of human will. Its episodes are self-contained yet build a shared record of how people endure.

Audiences broadly regard the series as an acclaimed, tense survival showcase whose appeal rests on the contestants' raw endurance and resourcefulness, with later seasons rated notably higher than the early ones.

• Survivorunscripted survival endurance, lone participants in wilderness, minimal production intrusion
• Naked and Afraidreal survivalists testing skills in remote wilderness, documentary-style reality
• Man vs. Wildraw wilderness endurance, tense isolation, self-reliance themes
• The Revenantstripped-down nature survival, quiet tension and human resilience

Release Date

2015-06-18

Episode runtime

42 min

Rating

8.4 / 10 (115)

What is Alone about?

Hardcore survivalists are left alone in the Vancouver Island wilderness with no crews and must stay alive as long as they can.

What is Alone like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alone as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is Alone violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Alone.

What did critics think of Alone?

Audiences broadly regard the series as an acclaimed, tense survival showcase whose appeal rests on the contestants' raw endurance and resourcefulness, with later seasons rated notably higher than the early ones.

Which shows are like Alone?

Shows with a similar feel include Survivor, Naked and Afraid, Man vs. Wild, and The Revenant.

How long is Alone?

Alone: 13 seasons, 144 episodes.

Is Alone still running?

Yes, Alone is still running.

Where can I watch Alone?

In United States, Alone streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hulu, Philo, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, History.