
Episode 1
Lions at the Gate
12 Naked and Afraid veterans begin their 40 day and 40 night challenge in the sun-scorched bush of South Africa during the middle of a drought and alongside deadly predators.
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A group of the best survival experts in the world take on an un-survivable situation: 40 days. 40 nights. No food, water or clothes. To survive they'll need to master the environment, pushing far beyond the breaking point. Will even one be able to finish?
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Naked and Afraid XL is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), Disney+, Hulu, Philo, YouTube TV, and Spectrum On Demand in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
A group of the best survival experts in the world take on an un-survivable situation: 40 days. 40 nights. No food, water or clothes. To survive they'll need to master the environment, pushing far beyond the breaking point. Will even one be able to finish?
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Episode 1
12 Naked and Afraid veterans begin their 40 day and 40 night challenge in the sun-scorched bush of South Africa during the middle of a drought and alongside deadly predators.
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Episode 2
On the drought-stricken plains of South Africa, a lack of water leads one group to venture off to find others and another group goes hunting for big game.
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Episode 3
Only two weeks in and South Africa is already taking a huge toll on our survivalists, mentally and physically. Frustrations between survivalists explode, deadly leopards circle, and cases of tick-bite fever threaten to take some out of the challenge.
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Episode 4
The Survivalists approach the halfway point of their brutal challenge. With starvation & sickness worse than ever they must come together to help one another, but the battle for Alpha Male distracts them from their strategy and may be their downfall.
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Episode 5
Steven fails to return with Darrin from their two-day hunting expedition, leaving the group with no choice but to break camp in a desperate search for answers.
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Episode 6
Ryan encounters a wild animal while he's defenseless and without the help of the group.
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Episode 7
In a 24-hour period, the contaminated fruit of a single tree sets off a shocking chain of events. As panic and illness spread through the group it's questionable whether anyone will make it to Day 40.
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Episode 8
As deadly predators begin to close in on the remaining survivalists, they must find the energy to secure food and start their long journey to extraction.
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Episode 9
All 12 survivalists return to bring viewers behind-the-scenes of their epic 40-day challenge in South Africa
Where to watch Naked and Afraid XLEpisode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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