Outlast (TV series)

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Outlast
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Genre Reality competition
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
Production location Alaska
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseMarch 10, 2023 (2023-03-10) –
present

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]

Contents

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] [4] 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. [5]

Contestants

Season 1

List of Outlast contestants [6]
ContestantAgeFromFirst TeamFinal TeamResult
Andrea Hilderbrand51 Charlotte, North Carolina CharlieCharlieFired flare in Episode 1
Corey Johnson28 Parker, Colorado BravoBravoFired flare in Episode 2
Timothy Spears33 Fort Collins, Colorado BravoBravo
Lee Ettinger57 Bigfork, Montana AlphaAlpha
Jordan Williams25 Fort Collins, Colorado DeltaDeltaMedically evacuated in Episode 4
Brian Kahrs59 Holiday, Florida BravoBravoFired flare in Episode 5
Dawn Nelson43 Creston, Washington DeltaBravo
Joel Hungate33 McCordsville, Indiana DeltaBravo
Javier Colón42 San Francisco, California BravoBravoFired flare in Episode 6
Angie Kenai30 San Antonio, Texas CharlieCharlieMedically evacuated in Episode 6
Justin Court44 La Grange, Kentucky AlphaCharlieFired flare in Episode 8
Amber Asay34 Phoenix, Arizona AlphaAlphaRunner-up
Jill Ashock40 New Haven, Kentucky AlphaAlpha
Nick Radner36 Tampa, Florida CharlieCharlieWinner
Paul Preece47 Knoxville, Tennessee DeltaCharlie
Seth Lueker31 Winchester, Virginia CharlieCharlie

Season 2

List of Outlast Contestants [7]
ContestantAgeFromFirst TeamFinal TeamResult
Bayardo "Bayo" Hernandez51 Miami, Florida AlphaAlphaVoted off in Episode 2
Zach Owens33 Melba, Idaho AlphaAlphaMedically evacuated in Episode 3
Julio Laboy56 Buckeye, Arizona CharlieCharlieFired flare in Episode 3
Meghan Buchanan49 Vail, Colorado CharlieCharlie
Tonia Willman53 Molalla, Oregon AlphaAlphaMedically evacuated in Episode 5
Deontre "Tre" Thomas32 Austin, Texas AlphaAlphaFired flare in Episode 5
Emily Johnston32 Boulder, Colorado BravoBravoFired flare in Episode 6
Bri Walston26 Las Vegas, Nevada CharlieBravo
Sammy Norris27 Flag Pond, Tennessee BravoBravoFired flare in Episode 7
Brendon Ash41 Gooding, Idaho DeltaDeltaRunner-up; first Outlast team to survive all episodes and go to the finale as a complete team
Eric Shevchenko49 Saginaw, Michigan DeltaDelta
Joey DiDesidero35 Benton City, Washington CharlieDelta
Joseph Malbrough30 Lafayette, Louisiana DeltaDelta
Tina Grimm41 Simi Valley, California DeltaDelta
Drake Vliem II29 Midland, Texas BravoBravoWinner
Drew Haas28 Hallettsville, Texas BravoBravo

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

Season 1 filmed in the Autumn of 2021 in Alaska, near the Neka River, on the Chichagof Island, west of Juneau. [8] [9] On May 15, 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which, was filmed at Little Duncan Bay south of Petersburg, Alaska. [3]

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 8March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
2 8September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)

Season 1 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
11"Fire. Water. Flare."March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
22"Hunger Pains"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
33"Man-Down"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
44"Hunting the Thief"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
55"Burn It to the Ground"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
66"Luring the Enemy"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
77"Desperate Measures"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)
88"The Final Straw"March 10, 2023 (2023-3-10)

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
91"The Game Begins"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
102"Around the Bay"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
113"Two Battles at Once"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
124"The New Kid"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
135"The Tides Are Changing"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
146"Current Stress"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
157"Meeting the Enemy"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)
168"Winners Are Made"September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4)

Critical reception

The Guardian 's Lucy Mangan found the first season "completely addictive, ridiculous and great". [10] 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. [4] 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." [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Surette, Tim (March 8, 2023). "Netflix's Survival Competition Outlast Features One of the Darkest Turns in Reality TV History". TV Guide . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ White, Peter (December 15, 2022). "Alaskan Survival Competition Series 'Outlast' Set At Netflix From Jason Bateman's Aggregate Films & Nomad Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Petski, Denise (May 15, 2023). "'Outlast' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. 1 2 Quinn, Karl (March 9, 2023). "It's so hard to take, but I couldn't look away from Netflix's survival contest". The Age . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ross, Dalton (March 10, 2023). "Netflix's Outlast just introduced the biggest villains in reality TV history". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Richards, Amanda (February 10, 2023). "The 'Outlast' Audition Tapes Prove The Cast Were Ready For Pretty Much Anything". Netflix . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Delbyck, Cole (August 7, 2024). "Meet the Contestants Ready to Outlast the Competition in Season 2". Netflix.
  8. ↑ "On Netflix's 'Outlast,' it's self-preservation vs. loyalty". The Seattle Times. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ Shrestha, Naman (March 9, 2023). "Where is Netflix's Outlast Filmed?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ Mangan, Lucy (March 10, 2023). "Outlast review – a brilliant survival show that ends up in full-on Lord of the Flies wildness". The Guardian . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ Andy Dehnart (March 13, 2023). "With no rules, Netflix's Outlast spawns brilliant, odious, predictable play". reality blurred. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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