TLDR: Alone Season 13, subtitled World Championship, premiered June 17, 2026 on the History Channel and marked the franchise’s first true international format, with ten survivalists from seven countries dropped into Canada’s Beaufort Delta to compete for a $500,000 prize. Žiga Ogorelec of Slovenia won the season and the first-ever Alone World Champion title, outlasting the field at 90 days.
For twelve seasons, Alone has dropped solo survivalists into some of the harshest environments on Earth and let the last person standing walk away with a six-figure prize.
Season 13 keeps that core format intact but reframes the entire competition as a global event.
Produced by Leftfield Pictures, a label of ITV Studios, Alone: World Championship gathers ten experienced survivalists from seven different countries and sets them loose in the Canadian Arctic.
It is the first time the flagship US series has framed itself explicitly as an international competition rather than a domestic survival show.
When and Where to Watch Alone Season 13
New episodes air Wednesdays at 9 PM ET/PT on the History Channel, with the broadcast pushed to 10 PM ET/PT for Canadian viewers.
Some outlets have listed a Thursday air date, but that is the next-day video-on-demand release through the History Channel app and other digital platforms, not the original linear broadcast.
Cord-cutters have several options. Philo and Sling TV both carry the History Channel live, and Hulu + Live TV works as well, though Hulu’s standalone streaming plan only offers next-day episodes.
Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV both sell individual episodes or a season pass for next-day viewing.
The History Channel is not currently carried on YouTube TV or Fubo in the US, so subscribers to those services will need to use Philo, Sling, or a direct digital purchase.
Canadian viewers can access the live feed through Stack TV, available as a Prime Video add-on. Australian viewers can stream next-day episodes through Stan.
Where Is Alone Season 13 Filmed
This season was filmed in the Beaufort Delta, near Aklavik in Canada’s Northwest Territories, roughly 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
The region sits on continuous permafrost, which causes erratic water levels in the delta’s streams and channels.
Warming temperatures have also accelerated slope failures known as retrogressive thaw slumps, dumping heavy sediment into the waterways contestants depend on for fishing and drinking water.
Temperatures start in the mild 5 to 15 degree Celsius range before polar air masses drag the region down toward negative 30 to negative 50 degrees Celsius.
Dense grizzly bear, wolf, and moose populations are active during their own seasonal feeding and mating pushes, and brutal early swarms of black flies add another layer of difficulty before the cold even becomes the main problem.
Meet the Season 13 Cast
Aaron Barnard, 40, Canada
Aaron Barnard was born in Haida Gwaii and raised on a hobby farm near Prince George, British Columbia, where his father mentored him in hunting and wilderness navigation.
He is competing in memory of Travis Galbraith, known as The Gladiator in Canadian MMA, who drowned on the Willow River on his 43rd birthday in May 2024. He finished the season in second place at 87 days, citing mental and physical exhaustion.
Dave Booth, 54, United States
Dave Booth spent 23 years as a marine fishing guide in Prince William Sound and another 28 years as a teacher and school principal in Alaska, including a cell phone ban at Palmer High School credited with a 50% increase in honor roll students.
He tapped out on Day 4 after accidentally burning his ferrocerium rod in his campfire.
Nero Buys, 40, Australia
Nero Buys served in the Australian Army attached to the Special Air Service Regiment, including a 2010 Afghanistan deployment, before spending eight years as a stay-at-home father and homeschooling his son.
He co-founded NaturePost, a children’s outdoor subscription program, and completed two Canadian boreal winter seasons as a guide before being cast on the show. He left the competition on his own terms at 85 days, having achieved his personal goals, finishing in third place.
Jacks Genega, 40, United States
Jacks Genega is the only woman in the Season 13 field, a former award-winning commercial film editor who won a Cannes Lion and an MTV VMA before leaving the industry and rebuilding her life through wilderness education across Europe and North America.
She founded Wildcard Wilderness LLC in 2023. She tapped out on Day 62 in Episode 10 after battling dropping temperatures and severe eye irritation caused by a smoky, poorly ventilated shelter.
Will Longley, 37, United States
Will Longley, known by his Iñupiaq name Panikġruaq, grew up in a traditional subsistence camp near Nome, Alaska, and now lives in Kotzebue raising five children with his wife.
He applied ancestral Iñupiaq hunting, fishing, and food preservation techniques to the Beaufort Delta, framing his participation as a cultural act rather than a survival competition, before tapping out in Episode 7.
Žiga Ogorelec, 35, Slovenia
Žiga Ogorelec is a post-doctoral biologist specializing in freshwater ecosystems at the National Institute of Biology in Ljubljana, and co-founder of the Gozdovništvo bushcraft school in Slovenia’s most bear-dense forest region.
He is the first Slovenian citizen on the franchise and made the boldest gear decision in the cast, deliberately omitting his ferrocerium rod to gain an extra slot, meaning he had to start every fire by friction alone. He went on to win the season at 90 days, becoming the first-ever Alone World Champion.
Clementino Pedrosa, 41, Portugal
Clementino Pedrosa is a Sergeant-Adjutant in the Portuguese Army with 22 years of service, including Paratrooper deployments, Kosovo and Afghanistan tours, and a 2017 UN mission to the Central African Republic where he earned his tactical codename Sinistro.
He has published two survival books and is the first Portuguese contestant on Alone. He was medically evacuated on Day 21 in Episode 6 after his resting heart rate dropped to 34 beats per minute, a serious enough case of bradycardia that the show’s medical team pulled him from the competition.
Andrew Price, 51, Wales
Andrew Price founded Dryad Bushcraft on the Gower Peninsula in Wales in 2004, co-hosted the BAFTA-nominated ITV series Coast and Country for seven years, and has served as a wilderness safety consultant for Bear Grylls productions.
At 51, he was the oldest active competitor in the Season 13 field. He tapped out at 71 days due to the effects of starvation, finishing among the final three competitors.
David Young, 31, United States
David Young, a former wildlife biologist turned project manager from Spokane, Washington, founded Big Rock Bows, a traditional bowmaking school on a ranch adjoining 3,500 acres of public wilderness.
He crafted his own bow and arrows for the competition and tapped out on Day 3, citing overwhelming homesickness for his wife and two young daughters.
Poldi Waldmann-Moloney, 24, New Zealand
Poldi Waldmann-Moloney is the youngest contestant in the Season 13 field, a whitewater kayaking instructor and self-taught traditional bowhunter from Hokitika on New Zealand’s West Coast who has harvested over 100 big-game animals with a recurve bow.
He tapped out on Day 14 after an oversized shelter construction created a severe caloric deficit.
Žiga Ogorelec Won and Became the First-Ever Alone World Champion
Nine contestants left the competition before the season ended. David Young tapped out on Day 3 despite his background as a wildlife biologist.
The isolation from his wife and two young daughters became too much to manage, a reminder that even on a show built around physical endurance, the psychological toll is often what ends a run.
Dave Booth lasted one more day before a gear mistake caught up with him. After losing his primary fire on Day 1, he accidentally dropped and burned his ferrocerium rod on Day 4.
Even with a freshly harvested 40-pound beaver providing a serious supply of fat and protein, he had no reliable way to start fire in the wet conditions and tapped out. His beaver harvest and pelt were donated to the local Gwich’in First Nation.
Poldi Waldmann-Moloney, the youngest contestant in the field, tapped out on Day 14. He built a massive conical tipi shelter that required enormous physical labor, creating a severe caloric deficit that compounded his homesickness until he could no longer continue.
Clementino Pedrosa became the fourth departure and the season’s first medical evacuation.
During a routine field checkup in Episode 6, doctors found his resting heart rate had dropped to just 34 beats per minute, a dangerous level of bradycardia that put him at real risk of cardiac arrhythmia, and the medical team pulled him regardless of whether he wanted to continue.
Will Longley tapped out in Episode 7, “Natural Order,” which aired July 29, becoming the fifth contestant to leave the competition. Jacks Genega, the only woman in the Season 13 field, tapped out on Day 62 in Episode 10, “No Safe Haven,” which aired August 19, after struggling with dropping temperatures and severe eye irritation caused by a smoky, poorly ventilated shelter, ultimately using her satellite phone to call for a helicopter evacuation.
Andrew Price tapped out at 71 days due to the cumulative effects of starvation, becoming the season’s seventh departure.
Nero Buys left the competition on his own terms at 85 days, having achieved his personal goals, finishing in third place. Aaron Barnard finished second at 87 days, citing mental and physical exhaustion.
Episode 13, “Worlds Apart,” aired September 9, 2026, and Žiga Ogorelec outlasted the entire field at 90 days, becoming the first-ever Alone World Champion and taking home the $500,000 grand prize.
How Much Can the Winner Win
The grand prize for Season 13 was a flat $500,000, awarded to Žiga Ogorelec for outlasting the entire field at 90 days.
A commonly cited $1,000,000 figure comes from Season 7’s one-off Million Dollar Challenge format, which required contestants to survive a full 100 days. Season 13 used the standard last-person-standing structure.
For a full breakdown of what winners actually take home after taxes, see our piece on how much Alone contestants actually get paid and our guide to Alone winners where they are now.
Alone Season 13 World Championship: Frequently Asked Questions
When does Alone Season 13 air?
New episodes air Wednesdays at 9 PM ET/PT on the History Channel. Next-day on-demand episodes become available Thursdays through the History Channel app and digital platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV.
Where is Alone Season 13 filmed?
Season 13 was filmed in the Beaufort Delta near Aklavik in Canada’s Northwest Territories, roughly 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
How much is the Alone Season 13 prize?
The grand prize is $500,000. A commonly cited $1,000,000 figure comes from Season 7’s separate Million Dollar Challenge format and does not apply to Season 13.
Who has been eliminated from Alone Season 13?
Nine contestants left the competition before the season ended: David Young, Dave Booth, Poldi Waldmann-Moloney, Clementino Pedrosa, Will Longley, Jacks Genega, and Andrew Price all tapped out or were medically evacuated, while Nero Buys left voluntarily at 85 days after achieving his goals. Aaron Barnard finished second at 87 days, and Žiga Ogorelec won the season at 90 days.
How many countries are represented in Alone Season 13?
Seven countries are represented across the ten-person starting cast: the United States, Canada, Australia, Slovenia, Portugal, Wales, and New Zealand.
When is the Alone Season 13 finale?
The Season 13 finale, Episode 13, “Worlds Apart,” aired September 9, 2026 on the History Channel. Žiga Ogorelec was crowned the winner.
Who won Alone Season 13?
Žiga Ogorelec of Slovenia won, outlasting the field at 90 days and becoming the first-ever Alone World Champion. Aaron Barnard finished second at 87 days, and Nero Buys finished third at 85 days.
