Channel 4 confirms "hugely ambitious" survival show in new "social experiment"
If the world as we know it came to an end, what would you do?
Channel 4 has announced a brand new take on the survival genre in the form of Apocalypse.
In what has been described as a "bold and ambitious social experiment", Channel 4 is sending a group of ordinary people to an abandoned town that bears all the hallmarks of being ravaged by an apocalyptic event.
While there, they have to survive for 28 days without running water, heating or electricity. They'll also need to scavenge for food and supplies as well as reuse and repurpose anything they find, but only if they have the skills to do it.
In the face of such scarce resources, can a group of strangers band together or fall apart?
The eight-part series will urge viewers to think about worst-case scenarios today. If an apocalyptic event did happen, the fight for survival wouldn't be in jungles, forests or desert islands, but rather in the towns and cities people call home.
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Nicola Brown, creative director at production company The Garden, said: "Apocalypse is a hugely ambitious new take on the beloved survival genre. We're dropping our cast in an incredible urban landscape, filled with the debris of modern life.
"In this alien yet familiar world, they'll start again from scratch, and discover what's really important to them. We can't wait to chart the highs and lows as our cast face a series of tough choices, battling the environment and perhaps even each other..."
Ian Dunkley, commissioning editor at Channel 4, added: "Apocalypse will be the real deal – ordinary people in an authentic urban setting facing extraordinary but completely credible challenges. We’ve all wondered how we would cope if disaster struck close to home, and this series promises to give us a very good idea."
A release date is yet to be confirmed.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
