Episode
Naked and Afraid: Category 5 Survival
Overview
A category five Hurricane blasts through the camp of Amal, an Iraqi war refugee now living in Iowa and her partner, Duke. In addition to the hurricane, the pair also endure venomous spiders, insects, and nocturnal predators in the swamps of Florida.
Details
- Series
- Naked and Afraid
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2018-03-11
Episode context
Category 5 Survival is Episode 1 in Season 9 of Naked and Afraid. It aired on 2018-03-11.
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