Социальный эксперимент «Апокалипсис»: 14 участников из Австралии и Великобритании выживают в заброшенном городе без воды и еды

A co-commission between Binge and the UK’s Channel 4, eight-part social experiment series Apocalypse asks whether ordinary people could survive the end of the world. Strangers from Australia and the UK into the ruins of an abandoned city the size of Sydney’s CBD, with no power, running water, food or rules. Cut off from the outside world, their mission is to survive for 28 days, with the series exploring how human behaviour holds up under extreme pressure as relationships form and group dynamics are tested. The five Australian participants are chef Dean Sganga, Paralympian Kelly Cartwright, psychologist Kiera Madison, diesel mechanic Matthew Wilson, and cattle farmer Scott McMinn. The nine UK participants are theatre manager Bertie Watkins, cab driver Brooke McCreaner, politician Celia Hibbert, event MC Freddie Browne, farmer Ioan Humphreys, student nurse Kyra Muzvaba, paramedic Laura Powell, mechanic Louise Baker, and Steven McKell. Jonathan LaPaglia, known for Australian Survivor and Top Gear Australia, will host the series. Apocalypse is produced by The Garden, part of ITV Studios and the company behind Squid Game: The Challenge, alongside ITV Studios Australia, producer of Alone Australia, for Channel 4 and Foxtel Group. Jo Harcourt-Smith and Tim Whitwell executive produce for The Garden, with Keely Sonntag for ITV Studios Australia and Myers-Rifai for Foxtel Group. ITV Studios will handle international distribution. Apocalypse will premiere with a double episode on Binge on Wednesday, September 16, followed by new episodes dropping weekly.