The Colony
The Colony is an experiment that simulates a post-apocalyptic world in which 10 volunteers (colonists) are tasked with surviving and rebuilding everything from scratch, using only raw ingenuity and supplies they scavenge from their environment.
- 2009-2010
- 2 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Reality
- TV-14
The Colony is an experiment that simulates a post-apocalyptic world in which 10 volunteers (colonists) are tasked with surviving and rebuilding everything from scratch, using only raw ingenuity and supplies they scavenge from their environment.
Season 2 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2010
Episode 1
A New Beginning
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 44 mins
Seven strangers from all walks of life enter a ground breaking real life experiment to see if they can survive and rebuild after a simulated global viral outbreak wipes out most of humanity.
Episode 2
After the Fall
Tue, Aug 3, 2010 44 mins
To secure their house from a new hostile threat, the colonists try to make an electrical power plant from rotting pig carcasses and an old tractor. And with food running low, Jim and Deville hunt game in the bayou.
Episode 3
Trust
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 44 mins
The Colonists look toward sustainability, but dwindling resources and the introduction of two outsiders to the experiment upset the balance. Later, the Colonists are attacked while scavenging for supplies outside the Colony.
Episode 4
To Have and Have Not
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 44 mins
A massive fire forces the Colonists to rethink their internal security options and Reno comes up with a creative way to build a huge windmill out of scrap found in the compound.
Episode 5
The Abduction
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 44 mins
In a post apocalyptic world, the Colonists' negotiating skills are put to the test when one of their own is violently abducted and the ransom note demands their precious resources of medical supplies, fuel, and food in exchange for their missing member.
Episode 6
Skout
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 44 mins
While trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, the Colonists discover their water source has been heavily contaminated and a leadership issue breaks out.
Episode 7
Tick
Tue, Sep 7, 2010 44 mins
The Colonists deal with deception in the fight for food resources, as a stranger living among them reveals himself.
Episode 8
Defense
Tue, Sep 14, 2010 44 mins
VOPA returns with unexpected consequences. Focus then turns to arming the Colonists for an impending attack and to finalizing the scout boat for exploring the bayou in search of food, resources, and an escape.
Episode 9
The Virus
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 44 mins
A militia of outsiders attacks the Colonists and their newly fortified compound. Then, the group divides, some taking the scout boat out to do reconaissance for supplies and a place to escape to. But not everyone makes it back from the mission.
Episode 10
Don't Look Back
Tue, Sep 28, 2010 44 mins
The Colonists mount a counterstrike on the militia who have been attacking them. Then their focus returns to finishing the escape boat. But before they can leave, VOPA presents the Colonists with one last difficult choice.
