Survivor's 18 new castaways competing on Season 41 have officially been announced by CBS.
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The 18 castaways looking to outwit, outplay and outlast their opponents include a rancher, a former NFL player, a neurosurgeon, a pastor, a cyber security analyst, a grocery clerk, and a flight attendant when Survivor premieres its new season with a two-hour episode on Wednesday, September 22 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.
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Season 41 of Survivor will mark "a bold new era," according to the network, with fresh new elements that will ramp up the battle for $1 million and the title of "Sole Survivor."
When the game begins on the islands of Fiji, the 18 castaways will be divided into three tribes of six "to face a faster, more intense and more dangerous season than ever before."
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CBS has teased that the unpredictable, accelerated pace of the game will test "even the strongest Super Fan," as supplies are minimal, reward challenges are scarce, and players will come across advantages that could help their game or simply extinguish their torch.
"I cannot remember a time when I've been this excited to launch a new season of Survivor," host and executive producer Jeff Probst said in a statement.
"Survivor 41 features a really likable group of savvy Survivor players, and they are in for the most intense, most difficult and most dangerous season we've ever done."
"We know we have the most loyal fans of any show on television, and we are pumped to bring them a new, exciting season of Survivor!" he added.
In a Survivor first, Jeff will take viewers inside the action by addressing the audience directly throughout the season, and he'll make fans aware of some of the twists before players even face them.
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In addition, viewers can test their own Survivor skills by playing "Game within the Game," which allows fans to spot a hidden rebus puzzle within the episode and solve it each week.
Following a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, Survivor's crew returned to Fiji in March 2021 to film two seasons of the CBS series back to back. Jeff previously teased the new season is like Survivor 2.0 and a brand new game.
Inside Survivor previously reported the new Survivor game will be shortened to 26 days instead of the usual 39 days. Physical challenges are also expected to be more brutal than ever, with no big feasts for rewards.
After Survivor premieres its 41st season on September 22, the show will continue to air new episodes on Wednesday nights in its normal timeslot of 8-9PM ET/PT beginning on September 29.
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Survivor is produced by S.E.G. Holdco., LLC with Jeff, Mark Burnett, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen serving as executive producers.
Below is the list of 18 castaways appearing on Survivor 41 this fall.
- Brad Reese, a 50-year-old rancher from Shawnee, WY
- Danny McCray, a 33-year-old ex-NFL player from Houston, TX who currently resides in Frisco, TX
- David Voce, a 35-year-old neurosurgeon from Highland, CA who currently resides in Chicago, IL
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- Deshawn Radden, a 26-year-old medical student from San Bernardino, CA who currently resides in Miami, FL
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- Eric Abraham, a 51-year-old cyber security analyst from Atlanta, GA who currently resides in San Antonio, TX
- Erika Casupanan, a 32-year-old communications manager from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada who currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Evvie Jagoda, a 28-year-old PhD student from Westchester, NY who currently resides in Arlington, MA
- Genie Chen, a 46-year-old grocery clerk from Los Angeles, CA who currently resides in Portland, OR
- Heather Aldret, a 52-year-old stay-at-home mom from Charleston, SC
- Jairus Robinson, a 20-year-old college student from Oklahoma City, OK
- Liana Wallace, a 20-year-old college student from Evanston, IL who currently resides in Washington, D.C.
- Naseer Muttalif, a 37-year-old sales manager from Sri Lanka who currently resides in Morgan Hill, CA
- Ricard Foye, a 31-year-old flight attendant from Lynnwood, WA who currently resides in Sedro-Woolley, WA
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- Sara Wilson, a 24-year-old healthcare consultant from Sherman Oaks, CA who currently resides in Boston, MA
- Shantel Smith, a 34-year-old pastor from Toronto, Canada who currently resides in Washington, D.C.
- Sydney Segal, a 26-year-old law student from Los Angeles, CA who currently resides in Brooklyn, NY
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- Tiffany Seely, a 47-year-old teacher from Forest Hills, Queens, NY who currently resides in Plainview, NY
- Xander Hastings, a 21-year-old app developer from Jacksonville, FL who currently resides in Chicago, IL