Season 1
10 episodes
47 min. per episode
Where to watch
Pluto TV
Survivors confront their darkest moments, revealing how hope ignites resilience against unimaginable odds and life-threatening peril.
Episodes
On July 7th 2005, Gill Hicks lay trapped in a smoke-filled train carriage. She was the last living person to be rescued after the attack, and is now a motivational speaker for peace.
Mo Lea was attacked with a hammer by Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe. The attack almost ruined her life, leaving her with horrific injuries, but now she lectures art at a university.
Steven Gault was standing beside his father when a bomb exploded, instantly killing his father and ten others. Since then he has campaigned for justice for his family and the other victims.
Peter Tobin married Margaret Mountney when she was seventeen, a whirlwind romance which quickly descended to violence and rape.
Caroline Langlade hid with 40 other people as ISIS gunmen opened fire in the Bataclan concert hall in November 2015. Now she runs an organisation to support the survivors.
The stories of ordinary people faced with life-threatening circumstances told through actual footage, re-enactments and interviews. Survivors share how they cheated death, including escaping from serial killers and natural disasters.