Naked and Afraid: Castaways

Synopsis

Nine challengers are abandoned at a remote tropical island, with no maps or tools, miles away from civilization. In teams of three, they must swim to different ecosystems on the same island – sun-scorched beach, twisted mangrove swamp and dense jungle – to begin their distinct survival journeys.

First Air Date: 2023-07-30

Last Air Date: 2023-09-17

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: Discovery

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Top Cast

Kerra Bennett as Self - Survivalist
Patrick French as Self - Survivalist
Justin Governale as Self - Survivalist
Bulent Kemal Gurcen as Self - Survivalist
Na'im Mckee as Self - Survivalist
Rachel Strohl as Self - Survivalist
Heather Smith as Self - Survivalist
Candice Mishler as Self - Survivalist
Andrew Shayde as Self - Survivalist

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Lord of the Sand Flies (2023-07-30)

On a deserted island, survivalists are marooned with no map or tools.
Ep. 2: The Barehanded Killer Is Back (2023-08-06)

Two teams score food wins but must process the kills without knives.
Ep. 3: Time to be a Badass (2023-08-13)

Heather needs to move camp, but the grueling trek could break Andrew.
Ep. 4: Trading One Hell for Another (2023-08-20)

Heather, Andrew and Patrick scavenge debris to make fire; Candice secures a protein win; Bulent and Na'im butt heads when their pig snare fails, and Kerra is caught in the middle; a survivalist is medically evacuated off the island.
Ep. 5: I'm Done, I'm Done, I'm Done (2023-08-27)

Medics intervene when a survivalist consumes toxic fruit.
Ep. 6: Hell, Hogs and High Water (2023-09-03)

After an emotional reunion, Na'im vows to get Rachel to day 21; a group must migrate through a croc-infested swamp; Bulent finally comes nose-to-snout with the elusive pig he's been hunting; a survivalist is forced out of the challenge.
Ep. 7: Crash and Burning Up (2023-09-10)

Bulent struggles with uninvited guests and scrambles to protect his huge meat win; a water migration tests Na'im, Kerra and Justin's raft -- and a mysterious fever puts their challenge at risk; the groups join forces to push north for extraction.
Ep. 8: Brawl Out (2023-09-17)

To be rescued, the remaining castaways must hike across jagged, volcanic rock and crumbling cliffs, build a large signal fire, and construct a raft from driftwood and debris; an explosive fight between Na'im and Patrick threatens extraction.