As"Alone"entersitsfourthseason,thecompetitionseriesshakesthingsupwithanewtwist:thecontestantsaredroppedoffinaremotelocationaspairs.SevenpairsoffamilymemberstraveltoaruggedregionofBritishColumbia,wheretheyareseparatedanddroppedoffmilesapartfromeachother.Eachplayermustnavigatethewildernesstolocatehisorherpartner.Oncereunited,thelovedoneshavetocreatetheirownsheltersandforagefortheirfoodwhileovercomingroughweatherconditionsanddeadlypredators.Theyhavenothingmorethanthecontentsoftheirsmallbackpacksand10toolssplitbetweenthemtohelpwiththeirsurvival.Theyalsohaveenoughcamerageartorecordtheirexperiencesbecause--asinthepast--thereisnocameracrew.Thelastduostandingattheendoftheseasonisdeclaredthewinnerandtakeshomethe$500,000grandprize.