Castaways is an American reality television show produced by ABC.

The series premiered on August 7, 2018, and chronicles the lives of 12 individuals as they try to survive on a number of islands in Indonesia.

[4][5] Moreover, the participants can leave only by waiting for a rescue team at the end of the show or by quitting.

The show produced by Nomad Entertainment which is associated with the executive producer and showrunner Grant Kahler, who created a series of television documentaries and reality shows, including MadHouse and Alaska: The Last Frontier.

[citation needed] All ten episodes were recorded in the South Pacific, Indonesia Islands, and Batanta.