Series synopsis
Surviving Evil is a Canadian crime documentary drama television series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on August 28, 2013. It ended on March 9, 2016. It stars Charisma Carpenter.
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her story in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
Premise
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her story in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Charisma Carpenter as Host
Guest cast
- Robert Nolan as Michael Holsapple
- Brian Scott Carleton as Victor Thomas Steele
- Emily Nixon as Jen
- Nicole Smashnuk as Sandie Bellows
- Eileen Sword as Beth Potts
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 28, 2013 | October 30, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 3, 2014 | November 5, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 10 | October 15, 2015 | March 9, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terror Beach | August 28, 2013 |
| 2 |
Nobody's Victim A suicidal teen is abducted at gunpoint; police launch a manhunt; the teen's survival instincts kick in. |
September 4, 2013 |
| 3 |
Underground Terror A young girl is held captive by a depraved sexual predator in an underground bunker for 10 days. |
September 11, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Betrayal of Trust A caregiver has a near-fatal encounter with one of her patients; a personal trainer takes advantage of a single mother with an eating disorder who comes to him for help. |
September 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Girl in the Box In Kokomo, Indiana, 21-year-old Anita Wooldridge is abducted and locked in a metal cabinet hundreds of miles from home. Repeatedly raped, she struggles to stay alive. Meanwhile, the FBI joins the search to find her before it's too late. |
September 10, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Nightmare Before Christmas Family members arrive at their vacation home in Utah to discover that two violent criminals have ransacked the cabin where they intended to celebrate Christmas. |
September 17, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Queen's Daughter A young woman is plunged into the dark side of Detroit when a night on the town leaves her stranded on the freeway and in the clutches of an armed gang of thugs on a violent crime spree. |
October 15, 2015 |
| 2 |
Total Control A high-school student is confined to a motel room and forced to work for a string of violent clients. |
October 22, 2015 |
| 3 |
The Last Straw A Texas woman attempts to turn the tables on her captor in order to save herself and her three daughters. |
October 29, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Investigation Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 28, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 9, 2016 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |