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TV series

I Shouldn't Be Alive

20056 seasons7.1 / 10

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

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Checked Sep 2, 2026

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Synopsis

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

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Episode 1

Nightmare Canyon

1h

Two brothers go on a hike in Utah's Canyons. They expect the trip will take no more than 8 hours, but when freezing temperatures come, one brother breaks his leg and the other has to find help... and fast.

Episode credits

Directed by Nick CopusGuest stars Warren Macdonald

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Episode 2

Frozen at 20,000 Feet

1h

A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives.

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Episode 3

Trapped Under the Ice

1h

A man and his aged dad go kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. Everything goes fine until they run into some ice on the river, and soon find themselves swept underneath.

Episode credits

Directed by Nick Copus

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Episode 4

Into the Heart of Darkness

1h

Two close friends head for the Amazon rain forest and get lost in the jungle. They have to survive the dangers of the jungle and hold on to sanity as they find their way home.

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Episode 5

Blood in the Water

1h

Five boat safari goers find themselves stranded in the hippo and crocodile-infested Zambezi River when their watercraft sinks due to a mad hippo. Three get stranded on a submerged sand flat in the middle of the river and the other barely makes it to the shore. None of them are protected from Africa's deadly wildlife.

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Episode 6

Dive into Danger

1h

Two divers get stranded in the Pacific Ocean when their boat has to leave them. As they believe help is not coming they make a decision to swim for shore miles away or die trying.

Episode credits

Directed by Saul Metzstein

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Episode 7

A Walk in Hell

1hfinale

A group of five teenaged scouts and three adult guides hike into the Grand Canyon during a heat wave. As their water runs out and the older members collapse in exhaustion, three of the teenagers must set out on their own to reach the Colorado River.

Episode credits

Guest stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026

More about I Shouldn't Be Alive

Cast

Jim Sweeney
Finlay Robertson
Warren Macdonald
Matt Rippy
Amy BaileyGina Allen
Roger ClarkBrad
Kosha EnglerDebbie
Sasha PickMeg

Credits

Written by
Nick Copus, Ian Barnes, Jamie L. Smith

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
60
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • DiscoveryUnited States

Themes

docudramaman against naturereenactmentrescuesurvival