Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English.

鲁宾逊在航海期间遭遇了海难，幸运的捡回了一条性命的他流落到了一座孤岛上，在这里，他似乎是唯一的现代人类。鲁宾逊没有向命运低头，而是凭借着智慧和勇气，在岛上慢慢的建立了属于自己的王国。 然而，除了恶劣的气候和匮乏的物资外，鲁宾逊要面对的最大威胁是潜伏在小岛身处的食人族部落。一次偶然中，鲁宾逊从食人族的手中救下了一个孩子，他给他取名为星期五。就这样，星期五成为了鲁宾逊最好的朋友和最忠实的仆人。在岛上，鲁宾逊生活了二八年两个月零十九天，这一段难忘的时光彻底改变了他的命运。