Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown
Seasons
1. The Olympics of Survival
Air Date: 2026-05-17
Fighting for their countries and a $200,000 prize, competitors from Australia, Brazil, Mexico and the USA must take on a 24-hour insertion challenge; surrounded by Africa's apex predators, each team is immediately tasked with making primitive fire.
2. Fire and Pain
Air Date: 2026-05-24
Competitors from across the globe battle for national pride and $200,000.
3. Enter the Kill Zone
Air Date: 2026-05-31
When prime hunting grounds are unlocked, several teams take down warthogs.
4. Bow Up or Bow Out
Air Date: 2026-06-07
The first elimination tests survivalists' ability to make fire in damp conditions and puts a legend on the chopping block.
5. Cracking Under the Pressure
Air Date: 2026-06-14
In a two-part challenge, survivalists must choose who will use the primitive bow and who will process each kill.
6. A Raft of Trouble
Air Date: 2026-06-21
Competitors move to a new survival zone patrolled by territorial hippos, upending the challenge.
7. Lock In or Storm Out
Air Date: 2026-06-28
A primitive weapons challenge where survivalists build and use atlatls leads to a shocking elimination matchup.
8. Sharp Spears, Broken Spirits
Air Date: 2026-07-05
The final four teams build four-pronged, fire-hardened spears to skewer fish.
9. Smoking the Competition
Air Date: 2026-07-12
The final three teams migrate to the shores of the Indian Ocean. Two teams score crab, stingray and octopus, but the third struggles to get food.
10. On Top of the World
Air Date: 2026-07-19
With national pride on the line, the last two teams square off in a multi-stage gauntlet testing their ability to build traps, shoot targets, bushcraft weapons and make fire.
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Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
2026-05-17
Episodes
10 (1 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Kylie Furneaux
Self - Survivalist
Matt Wright
Self - Survivalist
Gabrielle Balassone
Self - Survivalist
Fernanda Perez
Self - Survivalist
Jeff Zausch
Self - Survivalist
Alexa Towersey
Self - Survivalist
Teal Bulthuis
Self - Survivalist
Dan Link
Self - Survivalist
Frank Eytcheson
Self - Survivalist
Rachel Strohl
Self - Survivalist
Marina Fukushima
Self - Survivalist
Production Companies
Discovery