In an unexpected move, Netflix has reportedly canceled a controversial survival reality show after just one season.
The streaming giant won’t renew the Survival series as it hasn’t been a hit with the intended younger audience, Deadline reports.
Snowflake Mountain whisked a group of spoiled young people into the wilderness of the Lake District without any comforts at home.
Led by survivalists Matt Tate and Joel Graves, the group had a chance to win a $50,000 prize.
According to the site, Netflix canceled the show before a second season could begin.
End: In an unexpected move, Netflix has reportedly canceled a controversial survival reality show after just one season
Decision: The streaming giant won’t renew the survival-based reality show because it wasn’t a hit with its intended younger audience, Deadline reports
The first season premiered last year and was produced by Naked, Fremantle’s own production company.
Fremantle also owns Too Hot to Handle producers Talkback and Thames.
The streaming platform was contacted by Web for comment.
On the show, “unsuspecting kids” who refused to do chores or quit jobs had to go without running water and Wi-Fi at the “Back to Basics” camp while competing for the cash prize.
According to Netflix’s own description of the show at the time, the group experienced a “rude awakening” during the show, meant to show them how “spoiled their lives have been up until now.”
The cast included an avowed “Disney princess”, an influencer wannabe and an outspoken vegan who loved looking at herself in the mirror.
Tears shed as the spoiled crew struggled to become one with nature and stand on their own two feet.
Last June, a contestant on the controversial reality show said everyone should have this experience — no matter how exhausting it is.
Idea: Snowflake Mountain took a group of spoiled young people and dropped them off in the wilderness of the Lake District with no home comforts
Experts: Led by survivalists Matt Tate and Joel Graves, the group had a chance to win a $50,000 prize
No comeback: According to the site, Netflix canceled the show before a second season could begin
Rae Hume, 25, from Kent, and Liam Brown, 21, from Warwickshire, appeared on This Morning to talk about their time on the Netflix show.
They debated how they applied for the show, thinking it would resemble “Geordie Shore” and maybe set in a mansion, but their families knew the spoiled contestants would face a bigger challenge.
Instead, however, they were dumped in the wilderness of the Lake District, where most of their luggage was blown up, they were left with a small bag of essentials and given a series of difficult tasks.
But still, Rae, who has admitted she was a “snowflake” living at home with her mother Jane, who cooked and washed everything and lent her money to put gas in her car, said she “loved every second.” “.
The 25-year-old, who has reportedly tried numerous jobs but has yet to find her passion, told This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary that the show presents an opportunity for some soul-searching.
She added, “It was just one of those things that I wish everyone could get an opportunity to move on to because we actually researched so honestly.”
“We thought we were going to a party island, to a villa, and when we got there we had to face reality rather than escape it.”
Competitor Liam Brown, 21, the only other Brit on the show, opened up about his experience on the show, adding, “I think we applied for a Geordie Shore-style party.”
He was given a form to fill out – which admittedly he had never done before – to provide his guardian’s details. But unbeknownst to him, his close family already knew what was in store for him.
In fact, all of the show’s ten 20-year-old contestants were involved because their own parents consider them “snowflakes” — work-shy, overly sensitive, undisciplined, overly dependent on their parents, and unable to find the sink to wash a plate , let alone take care of yourself.
And that’s what Liam later discovered as he laughingly told the show: “[The show makers] I actually liked organizing it [his guardian] behind the scenes, and it turns out she agreed to sign me up for this horrible experience.’
He added, “When we got there, we were all traumatized.” You know, you’re looking at yourself [thinking] ‘Why I’m here?’.
“And then there is a breakdown. It’s like a midlife crisis. And you realize why you’re there, and then you just keep going.”
During the segment, the hosts also spoke to Matt Tate, a military survival expert, who guided participants through their challenges.
He told Alison and Dermot that the program was an “interesting” experience and that while it was difficult to engage participants at first, it ended well.
Of Rae and Liam, he said, “From the start, they were really strong characters.”
He added that Rae is very positive and Liam has a great sense of humor.
“So they brought a lot of energy to camp, that was good,” Matt said.
Discussing what made the two “snowflakes” before the experience, he said, “Their outlook on life… their unwillingness to go out and do things on their own.”
Adding that the show helped him stand on his own two feet, Liam said, “I rely very heavily on my parents or my grandma… And now.” [on the show] You have no WiFi, no phones.
“You just have to fall back on yourself.” You don’t have anyone you don’t know, the people you’re with.
“So when something goes wrong you only have yourself and I think that was the most important lesson to learn when things went wrong.”
The unpleasant surprises began soon after the participants arrived in the Lake District when they were told to get a few essentials out of their suitcases.
Their suitcases were then loaded onto a trailer and unceremoniously blown up.
Despite the tears and objections, the ten 20-year-olds would have to wear only the clothes they had in their ‘essential’ bags for the next three weeks and would be camping out in the wilderness in the Lake District for the time being. robbed of their cellphones.
They also lacked running water, shops, and Wi-Fi.
Due to its tough nature, the hugely controversial show has been accused of trolling an entire generation.
However, it was also praised for finally defying the snowflake nonsense.
The show featured two military survival experts, Matt Tate, and Joel Graves, who taught participants basic life skills.
It quickly became clear how poorly the 20-year-old was able to take care of herself.
“They honestly had questions about how to clean the dishes,” says Joel, a former US Navy veteran who has seen deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Speaking about the program ahead of her appearance on This Morning, Rae admitted as much.
She said, “I’ll hold my hand against it.” I haven’t handled adult life very well. I wanted to be Peter Pan. And I’m not very good at applying, so I scurried from job to job.
“I never saved any money, although my parents tried to get me to. And I didn’t think I would ever move out of my mom and dad’s house. They still did everything for me – obviously out of love.
“I’m dyslexic and a little stuck in organizational terms, so my mother looked after me down to the smallest detail. When I wanted to lose weight, I went to Slimming World and my mother also came to write down the recipes for me.
Tough: On the show, “unaware kids” who refuse to do chores or keep a job had to go without running water and Wi-Fi at the back-to-basics camp while they competed for the cash prize
Cast: The cast included a self-confessed “Disney Princess,” a wannabe influencer, and an outspoken vegan who loved looking at herself in the mirror
Challenge: Tears shed as the spoiled crew struggled to become one with nature and stand on their own two feet
“I’ve never been separated from them for more than a week. The biggest shock was that they took away our phones. We didn’t have running water either, but the shock was that there were no phones.’
Sharing how she felt when she realized what the show was really about, she said, “I was speechless when I found out.” I managed to laugh, but some of the others were in tears.
“I was expecting a villa with a swimming pool and maybe a jacuzzi. Instead I got an ax and they wanted me to chop down a tree.’
Snowflake Mountain Season 1 is available to watch now on Netflix.