Season 9 participants were dropped in September 2021 along the lower reaches of the Big River, Labrador, Canada, 35 km (21 mi) south of the nearest community of Makkovik.

The river is surrounded by dense spruce-fir boreal forest dotted by muskeg bogs of peat and Labrador Tea.

The surrounding area is abundant in wildlife including Brook Trout, Canadian Beaver, American Black Bear, Spruce Grouse, and Caribou, with the river visited by harbor seals in fall.

[1] Season nine of Alone sets survivalists in a location with one of the harshest weather conditions yet.

Enduring wet, snowy, merciless conditions, survivalists' building ingenuity, mental willpower, and overall wilderness skills are put to the test as they must build their own shelters, forage their own food, and overcome numerous obstacles and dangerous predators in hopes of being the last person standing.