Plot Synopsis

With five of his kids, American prepper Brent builds a castle deep in the South Carolina woods that will serve as a bunker in case an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) causes a massive power outage. He's hoping his castle, the ultimate bunker in which he invested his entire multi-million dollar fortune, will bring his family together and protect them if disaster strikes. Now, he's summoning his children to finish the construction of his enormous, only half-completed castle isolated deep in the Carolina mountains in an undisclosed location, and to test their survival skills to find out if they each have what it takes to survive the coming apocalypse. His children are shocked at the conditions of the bunker, and their first tasks are to clean out the castle and build a drawbridge for the front door. Next, the kids build a chicken coop, learn how to hunt, and build a catapult to defend the castle. Finally, they learn military skills and build a solar-powered water pump to create a sustainable water supply. While they're prepping the castle, Brent Sr. tests his family's survival skills by staging mock invasions and marauder attacks. This prepper family includes: Brent Sr., a former infantryman, who wants to impart his knowledge to his children and help them develop their own survival skillsets to carry on his legacy; Ashley, the 24-year-old girly girl and former bartender, who dreams of becoming a model, actress or singer-songwriter; Lindsey, the 22-year-old self-proclaimed prepper, who has never gotten along with her sister, Ashley, being relentlessly competitive with her; Dawn Marie, the 20-year-old warrior, who believes that the end of times is near and will fight for survival by any means necessary; Michael, the twin brother of Dawn Marie, who is the only child to have contributed regularly to building the castle; and Brent II, the 42-year-old estranged son and entrepreneur, who has problems working with others. Brent Sr. first appeared on the episode of DOOMSDAY PREPPERS that Nat Geo aired on January 8, 2013.