A New Standard for Long-Form Survival Formats Survival Squad is a long-form series for YouTube and JOYN, created and led by Fabio Schäfer and Ottogerd Karasch, who also appear as the main participants. I co-produced the series and led the full production and post-production across Season 1 and Season 2. The series follows the creators as they push physical and mental limits by surviving 30 days completely isolated from civilization, without food, while covering 300 km on foot. In Season 2, the challenge expanded into the Canadian wilderness, combining long-distance trekking with a self-built raft to reach the Mackenzie River, establishing the format as one of the most ambitious and distinctive long-form survival series on YouTube, rivaled only by 7vsWild.