[2] The seven participants with varying degrees of experience in bush crafting, camping and outdoor activities were dropped off into an unspecified lake in Sweden.

After swimming to the shore each participant was allowed to move 500 meters in each direction along the lake and as far as they wanted into the mainland.

The clothes, were predetermined by their use (e.g. T-shirt, gloves, headgear, buff, warming layer, socks, shoes).

This includes activities such as: searching for food, building or finding a shelter and a place to sleep, passing of prepared tasks (for points) and filming them.

From the time of elimination the participants are no longer shown at least in the main part of the show, even if they decide to remain on the filming site.

The use of the cell phone carried for emergencies only, will result in direct elimination of the participant, and the use of materials from the first aid kit will be sanctioned with point deductions.

[4] The episodes also received attention due to "live reactions" from popular streamers such as Simon Unge,[13] Jens Knossalla[14] and Rezo.

In this season, participants competed in teams of two, not with a set number of items, but with what they could fit into a predefined bottle.

In the preparation and announcement phase of the season, the management nominated presenters Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, among others, who declined to take part.

The exact location on site was found by fans of the series using the elevation profile and a few pictures within about an hour.

The last 30 km to the drop-off point were flown in three Airbus Helicopters H125, with the participants blinded with goggles.

The journey was non-stop without overnight stays, the time zone difference is 10 hours (CEST UTC+0200 → NZT UTC+1200), the participants were dropped off in the afternoon when they were overtired.

The exchange point for memory cards, technology and information about the location of the cases on compact cassettes was a mounted letterbox.

It was modelled on the crash of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, with an aircraft wreck of a Dornier Do 28A-1 serving as the backdrop.