23 Strangers, 24/7 Cameras
The premise: A group of 23 skilled strangers was going to volunteer to live in the wilderness, isolated from the rest of the world, for a full year. There would be no tasks, evictions, or even prizes at the end. The cast members were going to build their own shelters, hunt and grow their food. Meanwhile, a small fixed crew with a rig of remote cameras would be observing every minute of it.
Source: Channel 4
The project was the brainchild of Keo Films, a production company with zero experience making a reality show. “It certainly set out to be a pure experience,” said Ian Dunkley, who helped commission the show. “Genuinely, we did not know how it would pan out.”