Overview

• Prime Video has released the first three episodes in a 16-part season set in the Amazon rainforest, with YouTube uploads following two weeks later alongside ten behind-the-scenes installments.
• A safety guideline that prohibits anyone from moving through the jungle alone is violated in Episode 3 by Joe Vogel and Lucas Michels, with unclear consequences from production.
• Survival trainer David Leichtle experiments with using ants as a natural mosquito repellent and shares the technique with fellow contestants.
• Jeannine Michaelsen sustains a hand injury early in the challenge, and her ability to continue remains uncertain based on the episode’s presentation.
• Producers and media frame this season as the most demanding to date, citing dense jungle terrain, dangerous wildlife and extreme weather.