We can simulate as many shows about surviving the odds on a deserted island as we want, but the true response of people, their need to see other humans, and the longing for community is almost impossible to capture. If you are a fan of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner movie franchise, Castaways TV show on ABC will be of great interest to you. Thew new adventure reality show creates a similar world to these movies, where participants are forced to survive in difficult conditions in a remote island in Indonesia.
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Castaways TV Show Cast
Grant Kahler runs the new unscripted adventure show that premiers in August 2018. The show follows 12 cast members who must survive in the wilderness.
Castaways (2018)
Developed By: Grant Kahler
Netwrok: ABC
Air Date: August 7 2018, 10 PM ET/PT
Castaways TV Show Plot
Castaways TV show follows 12 diverse individuals as they are dropped off on different locations on an island in Indonesia. They will slowly learn that there are others like them on the island, but have no idea where they are.
Not sure when they will be rescued, these members will have access to resources scattered across the island at unknown locations. The island also houses a few abandoned structures that they can use after vetting them carefully for risks and hidden dangers.
There is only one way out of this remote island, and that is to persevere and survive long enough to be rescued, whenever that might be.
As dramatic situations unfold on an expanse of islands in the South Pacific, the series flashes back to the real lives of each participant in documentary fashion, demonstrating haunting parallels to the lives they left behind.
Castaways TV Show Trailer
Watch this breathtaking visuals of the Indonesian islands and participants in the Castaways TV show trailer and tell us if you think you can survive these harsh conditions.
Meet the 12 Castaways
Here’s a glimpse into the lives and backgrounds of the Castaways participants who will brave the odds to survive on an island.
Angel Alvarenga – Chatsworth, California – Age 20
Angel grew up in Honduras and was raised by his grandmother after his mother immigrated alone to California at the age of 15.
Terry Allen – Agoura, California – Age 62
Terry recently moved back home to California to help her aging parents, her daughter off to college. At this stage in her life, she feels conflicted by the fact that her greatest love is for her family but longs for a sense of independence.
Eric Brown – Glendale, California – Age 31
Eric’s childhood dream to serve in the U.S. Navy became a reality at the age of 19. Eric struggled with things he had witnessed while stationed in Iraq. He was able to pull himself out of that depression mainly because of his recent marriage to his girlfriend, Elise.
Tim Burke – Plant City, Florida – Age 50
Tim is a retired U.S. Army Green Beret who has spent much of his life fighting America’s conflicts on foreign battlefields. At times, his focus on issues abroad has caused him to neglect important issues at home.
Sawyer Brown – Willseyville, New York – Age 30
Sawyer is a devoted husband and father who is a sponsored obstacle-course racing athlete. He struggled with drugs and alcohol while growing up in small-town America but was able to pursue a better life through fitness.
Robbie Gibbons – Birmingham, Alabama – Age 42
At 390 pounds, Robbie is a caring husband and father of four who is beginning to feel the weight of his food addiction as the fear of an imminent heart attack looms.
Reshanna Hearvy – New York, New York – Age 24
Reshanna’s bubbly personality is meant to distract people from her heartbreaking personal struggles. Her tight-knit family was evicted from their home without notice forcing them to split up and live in various homeless shelters across the boroughs of New York City.
Matt Jaskol – Las Vegas, Nevada – Age 32
A motorsports athlete from the age of 5, Matt Jaskol 32, the Las Vegas native devoted his life to becoming a professional racecar driver and did so at the age of 15. He was forced to abandon his dream career when the financial market crashed in 2008.
Krichelle Kerbow – Haiku, Hawaii – Age 25
Krichelle defines what it means to live off the grid as she resides with her family deep inside the jungles of Hawaii.
Richard Rogers – Sequim, Washington – Age 35
Richard has a great amount of knowledge and expertise when it comes to fishing and hunting as a result of growing up in the Pacific Northwest on a salmon hatchery.
Kenzi Whittington – Nashville, Tennessee – Age 24
Kenzi is an aspiring country music recording artist who moved to Nashville after high school.
Tracee Wnetrzak – Quartz Hill, California – Age 41
Tracee is a self-described super mom who has her hands full as the primary caretaker of five generations living under one roof while she attempts to maintain a job at a local restaurant.
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