44 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestA near-deadly case of dengue fever almost stops Mickey before he's arrested at gunpoint and imprisoned in Brazil. Missing footage leads to questions about his escape and the expedition's end. Did covert operatives help Mickey to finish it?
Mickey Grosman, a former special forces demolitions expert took a group of amateur adventurers on a nearly impossible journey across South America. Positioned as a charity trek for cancer awareness, participants were to be part of a 5,000-mile expedition across the continent through the deepest parts of the Amazon jungle. Only one claims to have made it to the end… Mickey Grosman.
Editing
Lost tapes structure builds genuine mystery
Production
Staggering real footage from actual Amazon hell
Acting
Mickey's on-camera unraveling is documentary gold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'lost tapes' were literally found in storage years later; producers originally passed on the footage for being 'too dark' for standard survival TV.
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