ALL-NEW SERIES "SURVIVAL MODE" PREMIERES MONDAY, JULY 7 ON NBC

Produced by NBC News Studios, Weekly Series Features Firsthand Accounts & Rare Footage Chronicling True Stories of Survival Amid Catastrophic Disasters - as Told by Families, Friends, and First Responders Who Lived Through Them

Begins Monday, July 7 at 10 p.m. ET; Click Here to watch Preview

June 30, 2025 - Survival Mode, an all-new weekly limited series produced by NBC News Studios, premieres Monday, July 7 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on NBC. Across nine episodes, the series chronicles some of the most recent devastating disasters - including the Maui wildfires, the Amtrak 501 derailment, Superstorm Sandy, and the sinking of the Costa Concordia - through firsthand accounts from survivors and rare archival footage.

Each episode offers an in-depth look at how ordinary people, alongside first responders and loved ones, faced extraordinary circumstances.

Monday's premiere features three groups of residents in Fort Myers Beach - a mother and her parents, four close neighbors, and a group of boaters anchored just offshore - who chose to stay and face Hurricane Ian, the deadliest storm to strike Florida in a generation.

Additional episodes include:

MAUI WILDFIRES (July 14)

As flames overtake Lahaina, terrified residents and tourists flee to the ocean in a desperate attempt to survive Hawaii's deadliest wildfire.

JOPLIN TORNADO (July 21)

When a monstrous tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, families and strangers alike are thrown into a desperate fight for survival in the deadliest U.S. twister in over 60 years.

THE DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK 501 (July 28)

When a speeding train derails on its inaugural run, passengers are thrust into chaos and forced to find the will to survive amid one of the most shocking rail disasters in recent memory.

MONTECITO MUDSLIDE (August 4)

In the dark of night, Montecito, California residents must outrun a deadly wall of mud triggered by torrential rains after a major wildfire, as homes vanish and lives hang in the balance.

FORT WORTH PILEUP (August 11)

A brutal winter freeze turns a Texas highway into a deadly trap, where drivers and first responders fight to survive a massive, fast-moving pileup.

KENTUCKY FLOODS (August 18)

When unprecedented floods rip through eastern Kentucky, families are forced to cling to rooftops and trees in a frantic effort to escape the raging waters.

SUPERSTORM SANDY (August 25)

As Superstorm Sandy crashes into the East Coast, a city braces for chaos and ordinary people find extraordinary courage as they face unprecedented threats from wind, fire and flood.

THE SINKING OF COSTA CONCORDIA (September 1)

A luxury cruise turns into a nightmare as passengers scramble to escape a sinking ship in one of the most shocking maritime disasters of the 21st century.

Executive producers for Survival Mode are Chris Cassel, Liz Cole, Elizabeth Fischer, Andy Berg and Molly O'Brien.

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NBC News Studios is a documentary production company inside NBC News. It partners with premier filmmakers and leverages the assets of its esteemed news organization to bring stories to the screen, including eight decades of television and radio archive, a global network of journalists, a world-class investigative team, and a rich trove of editorial IP. The team has decades of experience in documentary film and television and has been honored with multiple Emmy, Peabody and DuPont awards. Work includes The Sing Sing Chronicles, which recently won the Emmy award for 'Best Documentary' (MSNBC) and is directed by Dawn Porter; Separated (Venice Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival) directed by Errol Morris; Every Body (Tribeca Film Festival/Focus Features) directed by Julie Cohen; Leguizamo Does America (MSNBC); The Disappearance of Shere Hite (Sundance/IFC Films) directed by Nicole Newnham and co-produced with This Machine; Diamond Hands: The Legend of Wall Street Bets (SXSW/MSNBC) from Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari; the scripted mini-series The Thing About Pam (NBC) starring Renée Zellweger and produced with Blumhouse Productions and Big Picture Co. Elizabeth Cole is the president of NBC News Studios.