The Country's Boldest and Longest Survival Experiment on Television...
"ALONE"
HISTORY(R)'s New Series Challenges Ten People to Survive Alone in the Harsh Wilderness for as Long as Possible
Premieres this Summer
Also to Air as Synchronized Global TV Event
New York, NY - April 15, 2015 - HISTORY announces its newest series, ALONE, the country's boldest and longest survival experiment ever captured for television, slated to air this summer. The ten-episode series places ten hardcore survivalists alone in the Vancouver Island wilderness - no camera crew, no teams, no producers - on a single mission to stay alive. At stake is $500,000 awarded to the person who can last the longest. ALONE will also air as a synchronized global TV event, airing in over 200 territories worldwide on HISTORY and other channels from the A+E Networks portfolio.
Carrying only what they can fit in a backpack, the survivalists are completely separated from one another in harsh, unforgiving terrain to hunt, build shelters and fend off predators. They will face extreme isolation and psychological distress as they plunge into the unknown, self-documenting their experience. ALONE is the ultimate test of man's will to survive.
"ALONE is a one-of-a-kind survival series, that pits people against the unknown in complete isolation," said Russ McCarroll, VP Development & Programming, HISTORY. "Without producers or camera crews following their every move, the survivalist experts are truly going off-the-grid to persevere with endurance."
ALONE is produced for HISTORY by Leftfield Pictures. Russ McCarroll and Zachary Behr serve as executive producers for HISTORY. Brent Montgomery, David George, Shawn Witt, Grant Kahler and Gretchen Palek serve as executive producers for Leftfield Pictures.
About HISTORY(R)
HISTORY(R), now reaching more than 96 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers(R), American Restoration(TM), Ax Men(TM), Counting Cars(TM), Pawn Stars(R) and Swamp People(R) as well as HISTORY(R)'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible, The Men Who Built America, Houdini, Sons of Liberty and the Emmy(R) Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us(R) and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY(R) website is the leading online resource for all things history, and in 2011, the United States Library of Congress selected HISTORY(R)'s Civil War 150 site for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the American Civil War sesquicentennial. www.history.com.
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