Twelve of Naked and Afraid’s toughest survivalists are taking on a new challenge in the upcoming season of Naked and Afraid Xl. They’ll head to the brutal Colombian badlands, where they’ll fight to survive for 40 days without food, water, or clothes.
In a clip from the May 12 season premiere, one of the survivalists makes it clear she has every intention of completing the challenge, no matter what obstacles she faces.
Lynsey from ‘Naked and Afraid Xl’ isn’t intimidated by the Colombian badlands
In her previous Naked and Afraid appearance in 2021, Lynsey McCarver spent 2021 in the Lapala wilderness of South Africa. She’s ready for whatever the South American jungle throws at her.
“The Colombian badlands has everything that wants to bite you and eat you,” she says in the premiere episode (via YouTube). “But I will bite back.”
The vet tech from Idaho also plans to...
In a clip from the May 12 season premiere, one of the survivalists makes it clear she has every intention of completing the challenge, no matter what obstacles she faces.
Lynsey from ‘Naked and Afraid Xl’ isn’t intimidated by the Colombian badlands
In her previous Naked and Afraid appearance in 2021, Lynsey McCarver spent 2021 in the Lapala wilderness of South Africa. She’s ready for whatever the South American jungle throws at her.
“The Colombian badlands has everything that wants to bite you and eat you,” she says in the premiere episode (via YouTube). “But I will bite back.”
The vet tech from Idaho also plans to...
- 5/9/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A fresh group of survivalists are about to take on one of the toughest challenges in reality TV. Naked and Afraid Xl returns in May with an all-new season, with 12 people – including some notable Naked and Afraid alums – attempting to survive 40 days in the wild. And this season, there’s a new twist that will make completing their challenge that much more difficult.
‘Naked and Afraid Xl’ premieres May 12
Naked and Afraid Xl premieres Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery Channel.
This season, a dozen past Naked and Afraid participants will be challenged to complete 40 days in the Colombian badlands without food, water, or clothes. And they won’t just have to endure blood-sucking mosquitos, ants, ticks, disease-causing parasites, jaguars, and caimans. During this Naked and Afraid challenge, they’ll have to trek 40 miles across six unique terrains. Along the way, they’ll face triple-digit temperatures, violent electrical storms,...
‘Naked and Afraid Xl’ premieres May 12
Naked and Afraid Xl premieres Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery Channel.
This season, a dozen past Naked and Afraid participants will be challenged to complete 40 days in the Colombian badlands without food, water, or clothes. And they won’t just have to endure blood-sucking mosquitos, ants, ticks, disease-causing parasites, jaguars, and caimans. During this Naked and Afraid challenge, they’ll have to trek 40 miles across six unique terrains. Along the way, they’ll face triple-digit temperatures, violent electrical storms,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Discovery Channel’s set an October 15, 2023 premiere date for season 16 of the gritty survival series Naked and Afraid. New episodes will air on Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt.
Recently, the Naked and Afraid franchise expanded to include Naked and Afraid: Castaways featuring survivalists attempting to make it without any supplies other than what they can scavenge from wreckage on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. The franchise also introduced Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing, a twist on the format that pit 12 N&a all-stars against each other in a 45-day competition with a $100,000 grand prize at stake.
Naked and Afraid: Solo was introduced in February 2023 and featured eight former Naked and Afraid survivalists who were challenged to spend 21 days naked, afraid, and completely on their own.
Discovery Channel’s ‘Naked and Afraid’ season 16 poster
Discovery Channel offered this description of the upcoming 16th season of the original survival...
Recently, the Naked and Afraid franchise expanded to include Naked and Afraid: Castaways featuring survivalists attempting to make it without any supplies other than what they can scavenge from wreckage on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. The franchise also introduced Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing, a twist on the format that pit 12 N&a all-stars against each other in a 45-day competition with a $100,000 grand prize at stake.
Naked and Afraid: Solo was introduced in February 2023 and featured eight former Naked and Afraid survivalists who were challenged to spend 21 days naked, afraid, and completely on their own.
Discovery Channel’s ‘Naked and Afraid’ season 16 poster
Discovery Channel offered this description of the upcoming 16th season of the original survival...
- 9/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Discovery Channel’s expanding the Naked and Afraid franchise with Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing, a new competition that pits Naked and Afraid all-stars against each other with a $100,000 prize at stake. The new survival series premieres on Sunday, May 7, 2023 and features 12 all-stars who will be attempting to last 45 days in South Africa’s Oribi Gorge.
Season one of Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing competitors include:
Matt Wright Jeff Zausch Cheeny Plante Dan Link Waz Addy Amber Hargrove Steven Lee Hall, Jr. Sarah Bartell Gary Golding Gwen Grimes Stacey Osorio Wes Harper A scene from Discovery Channel’s ‘Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing’
The Discovery Channel offered this description of the new addition to the Naked and Afraid franchise:
“For the first time ever, survivalists will compete head-to-head through a grueling, multiphase challenge and have their primitive skills tested for the chance to win $100,000. The competition is fierce,...
Season one of Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing competitors include:
Matt Wright Jeff Zausch Cheeny Plante Dan Link Waz Addy Amber Hargrove Steven Lee Hall, Jr. Sarah Bartell Gary Golding Gwen Grimes Stacey Osorio Wes Harper A scene from Discovery Channel’s ‘Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing’
The Discovery Channel offered this description of the new addition to the Naked and Afraid franchise:
“For the first time ever, survivalists will compete head-to-head through a grueling, multiphase challenge and have their primitive skills tested for the chance to win $100,000. The competition is fierce,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Surviving the wilderness without a stitch of clothing is hard enough when you have a companion. But Naked and Afraid: Solo, the newest iteration of Discovery’s hit survival franchise, takes the buddy system out of the equation. “This arced series takes place in some of the most remote and harshest environments in the world — and in locations spread out over three continents,” Discovery says about the current season. “Whether it’s a bug-infested South American rainforest, a frigid African scrubland or a blistering Mexican jungle, each episode follows multiple survivalists as they take on the most difficult challenge of their lives. … Enduring 21 days solo will test the most experienced survivalists in the world — and bring many to their knees.” So, there has to be a little financial incentive for these brave souls, right? Well… perhaps less incentive thank you think. With Naked and Afraid: Solo airing alongside a new...
- 4/2/2023
- TV Insider
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