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.

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.

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.

Survivalists from the first three seasons of Naked and Afraid XL sit down to talk about the experience.