Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Survivalists from all over the world - including Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and the United States - represent their homelands in a grueling 40-day primitive bushcraft competition. Paired with a partner, their skills, toughness and teamwork will be tested as they compete for national pride and the largest cash prize in franchise history.

Series details

• Title: Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Nature
• Premiere date: 2026-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 122 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91248
• TVDB ID: 475745

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-05-17; final listed air date 2026-07-19; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown 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.