Naked and Afraid XL

- Season 3

(2017)

Nine Naked and Afraid veterans are introduced as they prepare for the return of the most formidable group survival challenge on the planet - surviving 40 days and 40 nights in the deadly jungle of Ecuador's Amazon Basin.

Nine Naked and Afraid veterans attempt to survive the deadly jungles of Ecuador's Amazon Basin for 40 days and 40 nights. To make it out alive, they'll have to master the environment, push the limits of human endurance.

The seven remaining survivalists enter week two of their brutal challenge in the Amazon. After two tap-outs in the first four days, their priority is to find food.

Lacey's successful night-fishing plan yields a boost in strength and team morale. But lack of food and sleep at Camp Laguna Negra sees Shannon spiral further downward.

As they approach the halfway point of their brutal 40-day challenge the remaining six survivalists merge into a single team only to be dealt a devastating setback when a deadly bacteria threatens to take out their leader.

Still mourning the loss of their chief provider, the remaining five survivalists endure yet another shocking development when they learn they are not alone in the unrelenting jungles of the Amazon.and are given an opportunity to join forces with others.

Days after the shocking arrival of a new team member, division among the remaining six survivalists deepens as Russell leads the men on a risky two-day hunting expedition.

Four weeks into the brutal 40-day Amazon challenge, a violent two-day storm descends on the jungle. Before it's over, one more survivalist will be gone, leaving another hanging by a tenuous thread.

After Russell's shocking decision to quit the Amazon challenge, the remaining survivalists struggle to regroup in time for a brutal two-day 15-mile water extraction journey. Electric eels, anaconda and caiman all pose threats in this jam-packed finale.