in recent television, networks are relying more and more on reality tv to boost the numbers when it comes to ratings. given the green light, are you afraid was created to be a revolutionary way of shooting and casting reality tv. twenty five people were hand selected to be the first group of people to endure the tests of are you afraid, each person having gone through some sort of traumatic event in their lives. each week, contestants will be pushed to their emotional and physical breaking point all while being documented...live. at first, all of the contestants will simply think this was all some sort of vacation they won over the radio but within the first few weeks, things will become apparent that this is no vacation. the last person left standing will win 500,000 thousand dollars and the right to say: I am not afraid.