Emma Andersson

Documentary about the Swedish television reality show Expedition Robinson (Survivor) and how it got made.

Expedition Robinson is a Swedish reality television program in which contestants are put into survival situations, and a voting process eliminates one person each episode until a winner is determined. The format was developed in 1994 by Charlie Parsons for a United Kingdom TV production company called Planet 24, but the Swedish debut in 1997 was the first production to actually make it to television.

Children aged ten to twelve are divided into two teams and compete in action-packed and knowledge-based challenges while living together in the wilderness. Each episode features a prize challenge and a challenge where the winning team earns a new teammate, strengthening their group ahead of the final competition. Alongside the contests, the series follows their everyday life at camp, from building shelters and cooking over an open fire to dealing with homesickness and sharing their thoughts in the evenings.