Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown

Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown

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Air Dates: May 17, 2026 –
Network: Discovery Channel
GenreReality

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Season 1 Release Date:
May 17, 2026

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03/27/2026 12:59 pm GMT

About Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown

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.

Divided into seven pairs representing their homelands, survivalists’ skills will be tested by three brutal and unpredictable ecosystems in South Africa’s Zululand. From a scorching savannah stalked by leopards and rhinos to a humid marshland ruled by hippos and crocodiles, and into the violent Indian Ocean teeming with Zambezi sharks, teams must battle both the brutal elements and one another. Over the 40-day challenge, they’re given no food, no water, and no clothes as their primitive bushcraft skills, resilience, and interpersonal relationships are pushed to the extreme.

In another franchise first, the competition introduces an official scoring system where teams will earn points by completing survival tasks and excelling in head-to-head challenges. Winning teams will be safe from elimination and unlock critical tools to acquire food, water and shelter, while the bottom two teams must face off in an elimination challenge to remain in the game. With no shared resources, no trading, and no sabotage, each team must rely solely on its own skill and will to survive.

Featuring up-and-coming international survivalists alongside franchise legends and bitter rivals, only one team will emerge victorious. With $200,000 and national pride on the line, the teams competing in the most intense Naked and Afraid competition ever include:

· AUSTRALIA, Ky Furneaux and Alexa Towersey

· BRAZIL, Rene Murad and Marina Fukushima

· MEXICO, Pablo Melin and Fernanda Perez

· TEXAS, Jeff Zausch and Kerra Bennett

· USA EAST, Matt Wright and Gabby Balassone

· USA SOUTH, Frank Eytcheson and Teal Bulthuis

· USA WEST, Dan Link and Rachel Strohl

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