Mumbai, 25th May 2026: Warner Bros. Discovery is set to launch Naked and Afraid: Aadimanav, the first-ever Indian adaptation of the globally successful survival format, premiering June 15 onwards at 11 PM on Discovery Channel and streaming on discovery+. The series marks the arrival of one of the world’s biggest adventure-reality properties in India, bringing immersive survival storytelling to Indian audiences.
Known across markets for its intense survival journeys and stories of human endurance, Naked and Afraid now enters India with six Indian survivalists venturing deep into the jungles of Palawan in The Philippines for a transformative survival experience. With no access to modern comforts and limited survival tools, contestants must depend on instinct, physical grit and mental resilience to make it through.
Staying true to the central idea of the campaign, “No Mercy. No Escape”, the series places participants in unfamiliar and unforgiving conditions where every decision can impact survival. Contestants are divided into camps and pushed through forests, caves, riverbeds and coastal terrain while navigating hunger, exhaustion, extreme weather and interpersonal conflict.
The Indian edition brings together mountaineers, wildlife rescuers, athletes, travel creators and outdoor explorers from across the country. Each survivalist enters with a single survival item and is assigned a Primitive Survival Rating (PSR), setting the stage for a survival journey shaped by endurance, adaptability and resourcefulness.
Spread across six episodes, the series follows the contestants as they safely migrate across difficult terrain while hunting for resources essential for survival. Armed with limited tools, they must rely on their resourcefulness, instincts and survival skills to endure the harsh conditions and make it to extraction. From building shelters and securing food to crossing dangerous terrain and forming alliances under pressure, Naked and Afraid: Aadimanav captures survival in its rawest form.
The series marks the arrival of a globally recognised franchise in India at a time when survival-led factual entertainment remains largely untapped in the market.
Trailer link: Naked and Afraid Aadimanav trailer
Naked and Afraid: Aadimanav premieres 11 PM, 15th June only on Discovery Channel and discovery+.
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