[1] The show is a competition series that centers on nine teams of two as they are fugitives on the run from highly skilled investigators.
Each pair attempts to use their wits to evade capture for 28 days in a 100,000-square-mile region in the southeastern United States in order to win the grand prize of $250,000.
They went camping in a forest, but were captured after 18 days on the run by Team Bravo in Dade City, Florida, near their friend's property.Lee's wife told Lee & Hilmar about her unknowingly butt-dialing the hunters who had then called her back and told her some of what they'd heard during the call.Miles & Will began running in Atlanta, Georgia.
Aarif & Immad were captured after 22 days on the run by Team India (assisted by Team Golf) in Atlanta, Georgia.After 28 days on the run, English & Stephen made it to the extraction point at Lake Blue Ridge Marina in Blue Ridge, Georgia.After 28 days on the run, Lee & Hilmar made it to their extraction point at Blairsville Municipal Airport in Blairsville, Georgia.The show was filmed without the assistance of government or law enforcement.
[54] Each episode ends with a disclaimer stating that 'while the investigative techniques shown are real, some procedures have been replicated for broadcast.'
[55] Also, participants granted access in advance to their personal records, homes and phones, and then that information was meted out to the hunters the same way it would have been during an actual investigation.
[54] The production team did considerable research to ensure that the requests and receipt of information simulated what would happen in the real world, such as waiting for a subpoena.