Channel 4's 'Apocalypse' survival show launches this Sunday
New reality series drops seven strangers in abandoned town with no modern utilities to test survival skills.
Channel 4 will premiere "Apocalypse" on Sunday, September 13 at 9pm, a survival experiment that places seven strangers in an abandoned town without access to phones, electricity, or infrastructure. Participants have access only to boarded-up supermarkets, desolate buildings, and broken vehicles.
The show, described by The Guardian as testing "that eternal question: if society collapsed, could you cope?", draws conceptual inspiration from dystopian fiction. Reviewers note the format asks participants how they would secure food and shelter, form alliances, and navigate a lawless environment.
Sources
- Apocalypse: this end-of-days survival show is an absolute slam dunk — The Guardian — Culture
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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