I Shouldn't Be Alive is een Amerikaanse dramaserie van de zender Discorvery Channel. De serie ging in première op 28 oktober 2005.
I Shouldn't Be Alive gaat over waargebeurde verhalen, waarbij de hoofdpersonen op wonderbaarlijke wijze aan de dood wisten te ontsnappen. In deze serie worden de waargebeurde verhalen verteld door de overlevenden, aan de hand van realistische reconstructies. Zo wordt in de eerste aflevering verteld hoe vijf mensen in een tropische storm aan haaien weten te ontsnappen.
Fresh-faced twenty two year old Brit Benedict Allen embarks on an epic six-month expedition which will take him from the mouth of the Orinoco River to the Mouth of the Amazon River through six hundred miles of uncharted jungle. On the final leg of his journey Benedict meets two gold miners who steal his guides then threaten to kill him. Fearing for his life Benedict is forced to tackle the wilds of the Amazon with only his faithful dog, Cashoe, for company. His inexperience nearly costs him dear when he capsizes his canoe, losing virtually all his provisions. Embarking on the 100 miles journey through dense rainforest to safety Benedict is struck down by Malaria and a severe case of 'jungle madness'. On the verge of starvation he makes the drastic decision to eat the one living thing he can catch - his beloved dog. But will he ever find civilization?