There was a lot of hype before the show Eden premiered, mainly because the premise was quite interesting. It is similar to the concept of Survivor, but instead of daily challenges, the participants simply had to survive in the Scottish wilderness without any contact from the outside world.
While the idea of eating dodgy food or group orientated exercises might captivate the Survivor fanbase, the idea of 23 people forced to make and live in a small community for a year, piqued many people's interests.
But while the show stopped being aired on TV after just four episodes, some of the participants stayed in the camp for the full year, only to be told once they arrived back to reality that their show hadn't really gone ahead.
But Channel 4 had its reasons, more than half the cast quit, as the camp was torn apart by starvation, rows and sexual jealousy. But unfortunately, we never really got to see that tight-knit group unravel, until now.
Credit: Channel 4/Eden
The network has announced that it will be bringing Eden: Paradise Lost to our screens next week, which will reveal how things went from a semi-stable society, to basically a bitchy high-school.
Channel 4 commissioning editor Ian Dunkley has told Radio Times magazine: "The participants went in with a rose-tinted view of how society would evolve when you started from scratch, but things went in a different direction. People reverted to their base instincts."
While series producer Liz Foley adds: "It does get quite dark. But it's what happened and it's interesting - we didn't manipulate the story, we just filmed events as they unfolded."
The rebranded show will air five nights a week, so that viewers get to see every twist and turn.
Canadian participant Tara dished the dirt on her fellow participants in an interview with the Daily Mail: "The girls made it impossible to get close to them or trust them as there was so much gossiping. They weren't vocal or violent to people's faces but, when I walked in, I knew they were talking about me behind my back."
The 23 contestants all came from a variety of backgrounds, including medicine, engineering, catering and the army. They were all asked to specify what supplies, tools and equipment they would need before entering the camp to survive.
They were given food rations at the start, with producers hoping that the crew would become self-sufficient eventually. But that clearly didn't happen, which contributed to the escalating tensions.
It'll be interesting to see whether Eden: Paradise Lost will still captivate audiences like its initial show aimed to. The first episode is on August 7.
Featured Image Credit: Channel 4/EdenTopics: Reality TV, Channel 4