Foxtel is staking its immediate future on the end of the world, revealing a new survival reality series set in the end times as one of its major drawcards for 2026. The eight-part reality show Apocalypse was one of the standout offerings at the annual upfront presentation of the pay TV provider and its streaming siblings Binge and Kayo in Sydney on Thursday evening.

A co-production with Britain’s Channel 4, the show promises to put a selection of “ordinary” contestants from Australia and the UK into a ruined cityscape to see who can survive best and longest.

Billed as a “world-first social experiment”, Apocalypse (which was known as Survive the City when a casting call for contestants went out in May) is made by the same team responsible for Alone and Squid Game: The Challenge

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