Castaways: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Castaways is a revolutionary series testing the human need for companionship under extreme circumstances as each individual learns there are other castaways out there but are unaware of how many, their locations or when they will be rescued. This visually stunning, new reality series follows 12 diverse individuals as they're dropped alone throughout various islets in Indonesia and challenged to survive among washed-up luggage, scattered resources and abandoned structures. The only way to leave the remote islands is to persevere long enough to be rescued or to quit. As dramatic situations unfold on an expanse of islands in the South Pacific, the series flashes back to the real lives of each participant in documentary fashion, demonstrating haunting parallels to the lives they left behind.

Series details

• Title: Castaways
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure
• Premiere date: 2018-08-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-09-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 37351
• IMDb ID: tt8589128
• TVDB ID: 349305

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-08-07; final listed air date 2018-09-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Castaways on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.