SURVIVOR host Jeff Propst has revealed the cutthroat casting process for Season 50. The reality competition series' landmark 50th season, likely to air in the spring of 2026, will feature all returning players. Jeff , 62, revealed that 200 past competitors have been considered for a comeback, in a new interview with Variety .
"We’re trying to figure out who’s gonna play in Survivor 50. We know it’s gonna be returning players," he told the outlet. The Survivor host and producer continued, "We started out with a list of around 200, like, every person we would like to see, regardless of whether they want to do it or not.
" Jeff said the list was widdled to 125, adding, "Now I have it down to around 100." READ MORE ON SURVIVOR "I printed out their faces on 4×6 magnetic sheets with their names, the season they first played, and how old they will be if they play in 50," he explained. The TV presenter continued, "I’m going to put them on the whiteboard and take in the very first steps toward what I think will go down as the most enjoyable problem we’ve ever had to solve.
"How are you going to get this down to a handful of people to play Survivor 50 that will satisfy the fans and will honor 50 seasons?" Variety shared part of the article on X, formally Twitter , where fans weighed in on the Season 50 casting process. Most read in Reality One fan tweeted, "That’s a tough decision! How will they narrow it down to just a few?" "Make it all 200, knock out 10 a week," joked another. A third predicted, "And we’ll end up getting 3 old schoolers max.
" SETTING SAIL Earlier this month, former Survivor contestants revealed they had teamed up for a new project beginning in 2025. However, many fans had mixed feelings about the announcement after it was revealed that many Survivor alumni would be heading out to sea on a luxurious cruise next summer. Between July 17 and July 25, fans of the survival reality TV series will be able to join their favorite players as they set sail from Galveston, Texas to Mexico .
Here are the "Sole Survivors Season 1 (Borneo) - Richard Hatch Season 2 (The Australian Outback) - Tina Wesson Season 3 (Africa) - Ethan Zohn Season 4 (Marquesas) - Vecepia Towery Season 5 (Thailand) - Brian Heidik Season 6 (The Amazon) - Jenna Morasca Season 7 (Pearl Islands) - Sandra Diaz-Twine Season 8 (All-Stars) - Amber Brkich Season 9 (Vanuatu) - Chris Daugherty Season 10 (Palau) - Tom Westman Season 11 (Guatemala) - Danni Boatwright Season 12 (Panama) - Aras Baskauskas Season 13 (Cook Islands) - Yul Kwon Season 14 (Fiji) - Earl Cole Season 15 (China) - Todd Herzog Season 16 (Micronesia) - Parvati Shallow Season 17 (Gabon) - Robert "Bob" Crowley Season 18 (Tocantins) - James "J.T." Thomas Jr.
Season 19 (Samoa) - Natalie White Season 20 (Heroes vs. Villains) - Sandra Diaz-Twine Season 21 (Nicaragua) - Jud "Fabio" Birza Season 22 (Redemption Island) - Rob Mariano Season 23 (South Pacific) - Sophie Clarke Season 24 (One World) - Kim Spradlin Season 25 (Philippines) - Denise Stapley Season 26 (Caramoan) - John Cochran Season 27 (Blood vs. Water) - Tyson Apostol Season 28 (Cagayan) - Tony Vlachos Season 29 (San Juan del Sur) - Natalie Anderson Season 30 (Worlds Apart) - Mike Holloway Season 31 (Cambodia) - Jeremy Collins Season 32 (Kaôh Rōng) - Michele Fitzgerald Season 33 (Millennials vs.
Gen X) - Adam Klein Season 34 (Game Changers) - Sarah Lacina Season 35 (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - Ben Driebergen Season 36 (Ghost Island) - Wendell Holland Season 37 (David vs.
Goliath) - Nick Wilson Season 38 (Edge of Extinction) - Chris Underwood Season 39 (Island of the Idols) - Tommy Sheehan Season 40 (Winners at War) - Tony Vlachos Season 41 - Erika Casupanan Season 42 - Maryanne Oketch Season 43 - Mike Gabler Season 44 - Yamil "Yam Yam" Arocho Season 45 - Dee Valladares Season 46 - Kenzie Petty The cruise is titled Post Game Cruise: Survivor Edition and is hosted by Showroom Travel. Contestants joining the Royal Caribbean 's Mariner of the Seas include: Tony Vlachos (Season 28 winner, Season 34, Season 40 winner) Carolyn Wiger (Season 44) Sandra Diaz Twine (Season 7 winner, Season 20 winner, Season 34, Season 40) Yam Yam Arocho (Season 44 winner) Courtney Yates (Season 15, Season 20) Todd Herzog (Season 15 winner) Jeremy Collins (Season 29, Season 31 winner, Season 40) Val Collins (Season 29) Troyzan Robertson (Season 24, Season 34) Nina Twine (Australian Survivor Seasons 7 and 8) Jerri Manthey (Season 2, Season 8, Season 20) Sarah Lacina (Season 28, Season 34 winner, Season 40) Rick Devens (Season 38) GAVE IT AWAY As the news spread on social media , fans shared their honest thoughts on the cruise. "Omg! This is the cruise I would love," one tweeted.
A second said, "Yay to some and oof to others." On a Survivor Reddit forum, the conversation continued, ''I wonder how many will cancel when they are busy recovering from being on 50," a third theorized. On the contrary, a fourth said, "Looks like none of them will be on Survivor 50.
" BRINGING THEM BACK CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach revealed to Deadline in June that Season 50 is scheduled to begin filming in spring 2025. Contestants that make it to the end are typically on the island for 39 days Survivor finished airing Season 46 on May 22 with Season 47 premiering on September 18. Thinking ahead to Season 50, set to air in spring 2026, the special season will feature all returning players - which is why fans think the cruise gives away who won't be on the show.
SURVIVING SURVIVOR Survivor began on May 31, 2000, and is based on the Swedish TV series Expedition Robinson. Jeff Probst has been hosting the show since the beginning. The object of the game is to outlast opponents on an isolated island and make it to the end to win $1 million.
Contestants are broken down into tribes where they must work together to provide food and shelter for themselves all while competing in competitions . Read More on The US Sun Each week, the tribes choose one player to send home. As the tribes get smaller and smaller, they come together as one to finish off the game.
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