About this season
A group of the best survival experts in the world take on an un-survivable situation: 40 days. 40 nights. No food, water or clothes. To survive they'll need to master the environment, pushing far beyond the breaking point. Will even one be able to finish?
Episodes (8)
1. Enter the Proving Grounds
Aired 12 May 2024 • 88 min
Twelve brave souls take on their first XL challenge in the Colombian Badlands. Survivalists must battle disease-carrying insects, scorching heat, six-foot caiman and stalking jaguars. In this unprecedented challenge, they must trek 40 miles in 40 days.
2. The Badlands Bite Back
Aired 19 May 2024 • 87 min
Adam, Heather and Sam score a protein win, but the trek through Colombia's badlands puts the team at risk; Chris battles a mystery illness; Nathan reveals a secret to his partners; the Proving Grounds send a survivalist home.
3. Bad Blood in the Badlands
Aired 26 May 2024 • 89 min
Malorie and Shell set their sights on an elusive caiman while Adam and Heather build a raised platform shelter to save Sam from ant attacks.
4. A Parasite to Behold
Aired 2 June 2024 • 88 min
A newly formed tribe quickly works together to stalk and kill a caiman. The pressure to trek 40 miles to extraction pushes two teams to make risky migrations. A survivalist is on the brink when medics discover parasites in their digestive system.
5. Caiman Killers on the Loose
Aired 9 June 2024 • 88 min
A massive food win buoys Terra and their whole team. On the heels of a caiman kill, Malorie sets her sights on a bigger prize. Heather is shocked when Adam tells her he has not been sharing food. A scorching migration could end Heather's challenge.
6. A Camp Divided
Aired 16 June 2024 • 87 min
Far from extraction, Kaiela leads her team on a punishing trek that puts her challenge at risk.
7. Big Group Energy
Aired 23 June 2024 • 87 min
The remaining survivalists join forces; when the group splinters to hunt resources, it leads to a big protein win but creates tension between Lynsey and Terra.
8. Prove It or Lose It
Aired 30 June 2024
Facing an unprecedented two-day extraction, the final eight survivalists hunt, fish and trap potential food.