Outlast (TV series)
American TV reality series
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Outlast is an American survival reality competition television series that takes place in Alaska. All eight episodes of the first season premiered on March 10, 2023, on Netflix.[1] It is produced by Aggregate Films and Nomad Entertainment, with Mike Odair serving as the showrunner, and Jason Bateman, Grant Kahler, Michael Costigan, Emma Ho, and Odair serving as executive producers.[2] In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.[3] In February 2025, the series was renewed for a third season.[4]
- Rosie Okumura
- Christopher Fudurich
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Showrunner | Mike Adair |
| Theme music composer | Rosie Okumura |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Production locations | Alaska (season 1-2 Panama (season 3) |
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| Running time | 37–61 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 10, 2023 – present |
The series places 16 players, initially split into four teams, in the Alaskan wilderness, where they must survive off the land with meager supplies. In season one, the players were described as "lone wolf" survivalists,[1][5] who were challenged to work in teams and not allowed to compete alone. Season two included a variety of occupations and personalities. Players can only leave the game by firing a flare gun, which is automatically triggered by emergency rescue or medical evacuation. The last remaining team of two or more people wins one million dollars. After a specific number of days have passed with only two teams, a navigation and endurance race is initiated to obtain the prize money.[6]
Contestants
Season 1
| Contestant | Age | From | First Team | Final Team | Result | Episode |
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| Andrea Hilderbrand | 51 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlie | Charlie | Walked | 1 |
| Corey Johnson | 28 | Parker, Colorado | Bravo | Bravo | Walked | 2 |
| Timothy Spears | 33 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Bravo | Bravo | Walked | |
| Lee Ettinger | 57 | Bigfork, Montana | Alpha | Alpha | Walked | |
| Jordan Williams | 25 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Delta | Delta | Evacuated | 4 |
| Brian Kahrs | 59 | Holiday, Florida | Bravo | Bravo | Walked | 5 |
| Dawn Nelson | 43 | Creston, Washington | Delta | Bravo | Walked | |
| Joel Hungate | 33 | McCordsville, Indiana | Delta | Bravo | Walked | |
| Javier Colón | 42 | San Francisco, California | Bravo | Bravo | Walked | 6 |
| Angie Kenai | 30 | San Antonio, Texas | Charlie | Charlie | Evacuated | |
| Justin Court | 44 | La Grange, Kentucky | Alpha | Charlie | Walked | 8 |
| Amber Asay | 34 | Phoenix, Arizona | Alpha | Alpha | Runner-ups | |
| Jill Ashock | 40 | New Haven, Kentucky | Alpha | Alpha | ||
| Nick Radner | 36 | Tampa, Florida | Charlie | Charlie | Winners | |
| Paul Preece | 47 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Delta | Charlie | ||
| Seth Lueker | 31 | Winchester, Virginia | Charlie | Charlie |
Season 2
| Contestant | Age | From | First Team | Final Team | Result | Episode |
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| Bayardo "Bayo" Hernandez | 51 | Miami, Florida | Alpha | Alpha | Voted off | 2 |
| Zach Owens | 33 | Melba, Idaho | Alpha | Alpha | Evacuated | 3 |
| Julio Laboy | 56 | Buckeye, Arizona | Charlie | Charlie | Walked | 3 |
| Meghan Buchanan | 49 | Vail, Colorado | Charlie | Charlie | Walked | |
| Tonia Willman | 53 | Molalla, Oregon | Alpha | Alpha | Evacuated | 5 |
| Deontre "Tre" Thomas | 32 | Austin, Texas | Alpha | Alpha | Walked | |
| Emily Johnston | 32 | Boulder, Colorado | Bravo | Bravo | Walked | 6 |
| Bri Walston | 26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Charlie | Bravo | Walked | |
| Sammy Norris | 27 | Flag Pond, Tennessee | Bravo | Bravo | Walked | 7 |
| Brendon Ash | 41 | Gooding, Idaho | Delta | Delta | Runner-ups | 8 |
| Eric Shevchenko | 49 | Saginaw, Michigan | Delta | Delta | ||
| Joey DiDesidero | 35 | Benton City, Washington | Charlie | Delta | ||
| Joseph Malbrough | 30 | Lafayette, Louisiana | Delta | Delta | ||
| Tina Grimm | 41 | Simi Valley, California | Delta | Delta | ||
| Drake Vliem II | 29 | Midland, Texas | Bravo | Bravo | Winners | |
| Drew Haas | 28 | Hallettsville, Texas | Bravo | Bravo |
Season The Jungle
On a remote tropical island, 16 players have to survive in the wild, beat their rivals, and team up to win a one-million-dollar prize.
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | First Team | Final Team | Result | Episode |
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| Mary Wedell | 27 | Farmhand | Bravo | Bravo | Voted off | 1 |
| Sean Jacobs | 38 | African aid worker | Bravo | Bravo | Evacuated | 2 |
| Dave Cecchini | 32 | Expedition leader | Alpha | Alpha | Walked | 3 |
| Ben Orndorff | 41 | Former federal agent | Alpha | |||
| Halle Cooley | 20 | Model | Alpha | |||
| Maddy Jones | 28 | Photographer | Alpha | |||
| Nikki Hru | 28 | Boxer | Alpha | |||
| Abby Chu | 32 | Dive master | Bravo | |||
| Marshall Strain | 31 | General contractor | Bravo | |||
| Morgan Colburn | 26 | Sales manage | Bravo | |||
| Pharaoh Gayles | 34 | Wildlife educator | Bravo | |||
| Sarah Awad | 25 | Former rugby player | Charlie | Bravo | ||
| Braxton Fish | 24 | Adventure vlogger | Charlie | |||
| Brett Johnson | 21 | Commercial fisherman | Charlie | |||
| Leiya Pillitteri | 26 | Permanent-makeup artist | Charlie | |||
| Wes Saunders | 36 | Former NFL player | Charlie | |||
Format
16 players are dropped into the Alaskan wilderness and split into four teams. In order to earn a $1 million prize, they will attempt to outlast each other.
Rule #1) Must be on a team of at least two people
Rule #2) Teams can vote someone off and that someone must accept the vote
Rule #3) Cannot physically harm each other
Rule #4) Cannot lay traps to protect your camp which may harm each other
Rule #5) There cannot be more than four total teams
Rule #6) If you are without a team, you have 24 hours to be accepted into another team or you are eliminated
Rule #7) You may ask for a medical evaluation, but if you determined unable to remain or accept help, you are eliminated
Rule #8) When down to two teams the producers initiate a race to determine the final team
Production
Episodes
Season 1 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Fire. Water. Flare." | March 10, 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | "Hunger Pains" | March 10, 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | "Man-Down" | March 10, 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | "Hunting the Thief" | March 10, 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | "Burn It to the Ground" | March 10, 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | "Luring the Enemy" | March 10, 2023 |
| 7 | 7 | "Desperate Measures" | March 10, 2023 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Final Straw" | March 10, 2023 |
Season 2 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 9 | 1 | "The Game Begins" | September 4, 2024 |
| 10 | 2 | "Around the Bay" | September 4, 2024 |
| 11 | 3 | "Two Battles at Once" | September 4, 2024 |
| 12 | 4 | "The New Kid" | September 4, 2024 |
| 13 | 5 | "The Tides Are Changing" | September 4, 2024 |
| 14 | 6 | "Current Stress" | September 4, 2024 |
| 15 | 7 | "Meeting the Enemy" | September 4, 2024 |
| 16 | 8 | "Winners Are Made" | September 4, 2024 |
Critical reception
The Guardian's Lucy Mangan found the first season "completely addictive, ridiculous and great".[12] The Age's Karl Quinn also noted the addictive nature of the series, but bemoaned the lack of clear rules in the competition, which in turn enabled players to cheat and potentially endanger other players.[5] Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred says "With no rules Netflix's Outlast spawns brilliant, odious, predictable play... (it's) an average survival show that has shocking but predictable behavior to get its $1 million prize."[13]