The Colony Experiment

Tuesdays @ 10pm E/P on Discovery

New to The Colony? Watch how the Colonists build back:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/colony-building-their-way-back/?smid=YTDSC-YT...

What would you do in the wake of a global catastrophe? How would you find food? Water? Shelter?

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society.

With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings.

Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.

Over the course of the 10-week experiment, the Colonists must work together to build the necessities of survival, such as a water-filtration system, a battery bank that powered their electricity, a solar cooker, a shower system and a greenhouse and even some niceties (a coffee maker!).

Tune in Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT to see who thrives and who fails to survive.

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[heartlesswatcher]

Am i the only one that would love a chance to be apart of this experiment? I have no skill that stick out but i would still love a chance.

[jesprdj]

REAL life fallout :3

[jgood1089]

Best show ever.

[misscoolable101]

omg this is like contaginon!

[WaterVersusICE]

DR. Miatta damn she said the same thing all over n over 

[littleShawProduction]

Study university psychology experiments that were much safer and only lasted a few days before chaos happened. You will understand how real this can be for those in a world like this for 70 days.

[Bleu098]

@UntamedAdreniline Well, the show IS based in Los Angeles. A city.

[GrandSirGriff]

What dumb-ass would stay in a city if this happen? You really must be stupid...

[VancouverCanucksRock]

It's truly propaganda

[modshroom]

also lol that 24 year old dude is not a doctor.

[modshroom]

these people are blatantly actors. this show is completely terrible and fake.

but w.e i guess its entertaining

[mikederkonig]

3:07 hahaha