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I Shouldn't Be Alive

2005–2012 · 6 seasons

Gripping survival reenactments with tense interviews, keeping you anxious as ordinary people fight nature and their own choices to stay alive.

Created by
Michael Keillor, Nick Copus
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Jim Sweeney, Finlay Robertson, Warren Macdonald
Overview
The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Michael Keillor, Nick Copus
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Jim Sweeney, Finlay Robertson, Warren Macdonald
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • nature
  • fate
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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