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The survivalists are divided into 4 teams of 3, in 4 locations: Northwest: Gwen, Wes, and Josh. Southeast: Dawn, Suzänne, and Seth. Northeast: Makani, Bulent, and Kate. Southwest: Jon, Sarah, and Ryan.
Episode 11 : Banished But Not Broken
August. 02,2020
With extraction just days away, one survivalist goes against the group, is banished and must try to complete the challenge alone.
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Episode 10 : Crossbow And A Cross To Bear
December. 19,2021
Desperate for food, Gwen and Sarah lead the charge to build a crossbow in the bush while Ryan feels the pressure to provide.
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Episode 9 : Third Times The Harm
December. 12,2021
Wes and team get their third big-game kill, but the victory quickly becomes an unexpected and very dangerous medical situation. A broiling heat wave pushes temperatures to 130 degrees and tests Bulent's ability to survive solo.
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Episode 8 : Keep Your Frenemies Close
December. 05,2021
Wes scores another kill, but when a group enters their camp, the win creates tension. A desperate Bulent migrates to Seth's watering hole. Seth is open to a partnership but Bulent remains solo and quickly gets a major food win in Seth's backyard.
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Episode 7 : A Matter of Life or Seth
November. 28,2021
Brutal heat punishes Suzanne as she makes a new start after leaving Seth. Barehanded Killer Bulent takes on a monitor lizard. A potential snake attack could be Seth's first African food win. A tribe plans a move that could upend the challenge.
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Episode 6 : Feastmode
November. 21,2021
An unlikely alliance scores the challenge's first big-game kill. Suzänne risks her survival by banishing herself from Seth. Bulent wards off hyenas and baboons. On a two-day hunting mission, Ryan's surrounded by deadly predators.
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Episode 5 : Boiling Point
November. 14,2021
Makani desperately pushes through the broiling valley to find a new tribe. Ryan hatches a high-risk plan to get a kill. Suzanne plots her exit from Seth, but Africa's heat thwarts her plan and forces a survivalist to leave the challenge.
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Episode 4 : No Calm After the Storm
November. 09,2020
A brutal windstorm punishes the survivalists. A falling out with Bulent leads Makani to banish herself and risk going it alone. Kate finds a new group and the desperate team goes on a hunt that could make or break their challenge.
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Episode 3 : The Barehanded Killer
November. 09,2020
After self-banishing, Kate is slammed by Africa's wrath. Desperately hungry, Bulent gets a major score with his bare hands but can Makani put aside her vegan beliefs? Wes and Gwen's first big food win goes wrong, threatening their health.
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Episode 2 : Croc Shock
November. 09,2020
As temperatures soar, survivalists try to hunt while being hunted themselves. At Camp Murder Puddle, the group fights off a night attack by aggressive crocodiles. A team in turmoil leads to the first self-banishment of the challenge.
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Episode 1 : Valley of the Banished
November. 09,2020
12 survivalists take on a 40-day XL challenge in the ferocious, heat-stricken, deadly South African bush, a location so challenging ancient tribes would banish the weak. Now, these survivalists will do the same if someone isn’t pulling their weight.
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Seasons
Season 9
Dropped into one of the most punishing locations ever attempted – Montana’s windswept and snow-covered Rocky Mountains – these elite survivalists will be tested like never before. Their quest to survive will demand knowledge, teamwork, and mental toughness that only the most accomplished NAKED AND AFRAID XL survivalists possess.
Season 8
On April 8, 2022, it was announced that the eighth season would premiere on May 1, 2022.
Season 8 is set in a Peruvian rainforest and is named Naked and Afraid XL: Next Level. During this season, four Naked and Afraid XL veterans attempted an epic 60-day challenge while leading a new generation of survivalists embarking on their first 40 days.
Season 7
With no food, water, or clothes a group of the best survival experts in the world take on the Atchafalaya Basin, the largest wetland and swamp on the country, located in south-central Louisiana. The location is full of murky waters and has predators lurking all over its 7,000 acres vast land. The first Naked and Afraid XL challenge where all survivalists attempt 60 days and 60 nights in order to become XL Legends.
Season 6
The survivalists are divided into 4 teams of 3, in 4 locations:
Northwest: Gwen, Wes, and Josh.
Southeast: Dawn, Suzänne, and Seth.
Northeast: Makani, Bulent, and Kate.
Southwest: Jon, Sarah, and Ryan.
Season 5
On May 14, 2019, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on June 2, 2019.
This season's all-star cast faced the challenges of remote areas in the island of Palawan of the Philippines. Four teams of three arrived by boat and were dropped into the South China Sea, forcing them to swim through shark-infested waters to make camp on deserted islands. Some of the survivalists were seeking redemption for obstacles faced in prior seasons.
In addition, two all-stars (Jeff and Laura) embarked early on an unprecedented 60-day challenge in jungles of the Philippines, then joined the others for the remaining 40 days. Jeff and Laura's early journey premiered on Discovery's Naked and Afraid: Savage on May 19, 2019.
Season 4
Season 4 was filmed in the basin of Selati River in South Africa in October and November 2017. It first aired on April 29, 2018. The season's theme is All Stars.
Season 3
Nine veteran survivalists take on the Amazon Jungle and try to survive for 40 days with no food, water, or clothes. Their biggest predator is what they can’t see, as the Amazon is home to hundreds of thousands of insects and life-threatening bacteria. This location is out to get them and it’s hunting them off one by one.
Season 1
The first season takes place in Colombia.
All of twelve contestants were separated into four teams of three in the first day of the 40-day challenge.
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