A+E’s Survival Competition Format ‘Alone’ Travels to India With Streaming Platform Arré

variety.com:

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor A+E Global Media Group will partner with streaming platform operator Arré Studio to bring its global hit survival competition format “Alone” to India for the first time. “Alone,” which the New Yorker described as “the best reality show ever made,” sees contestants dropped one by one into the remote wilderness, where each must survive entirely alone, using their wits, mental resilience, and survival skills.

With no camera crew, contestants must self-film as they source food and water, build their own shelter, and battle ever-worsening weather. “Alone” first premiered on A+E’s The History Channel in the U.S.

in 2015, and has now run for 11 seasons with a 12th season in production. The local version of “Alone” has aired in Denmark for eight seasons, and three new European adaptations of the format are shortly to be announced. “Alone” in Australia has been the highest rating original commission in the history of the network channel SBS, and a third season will premiere in 2025. “’Alone’ is an incredible, ambitious format, gripping audiences the world over.

We’re excited to be bringing it to India,” Namit Sharma, CEO Arré Studio, said. “Our audience loves captive reality shows and ‘Alone’ is a uniquely dramatic and challenging format.