Sure, you may be verified on Instagram — but are you verified in the eyes of God? Russia’s new reality show might be the first to try and answer that question. Called “The Island,” the Orthodox-themed show will bring 10 people to live in Nilov Monastery for one month.

“Here it’s only you and God,” a video calling for applicants says. Boris Korchevnikov, the general director of the religious television channel that will air the show, said he wants the show to put meaning back into the word “reality” that he says has been lost. “Much is associated with this word on television, but it misses the point. I’m sure that the project will return the meaning of life to many people,” Korchevnikov said in a television interview.

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