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CBS News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"Survivor" cast includes "The White Lotus" creator Mike White for milestone 50th season. See the full list.
Emmy Award-winning "The White Lotus" creator Mike White is trading luxury resort drama for tribal council strategy, returning to CBS's "Survivor" after his breakout second-place finish during season 37 launched him to Hollywood stardom. White headlines a cast of 24 returning players for the reality competition's milestone 50th season, host Jeff Probst announced Wednesday on "CBS Mornings." Probst revealed he believed White could have won his original season. "I was there the night of the finale of Mike's season, and I thought he was going to win the game, and I felt like he sabotaged it a little bit," he said. "This is the guy that writes and directs White Lotus, which studies human behavior in the most fascinating way. He gets 'Survivor.'" And while White has been busy writing the Emmy Award-winning show, he always kept "Survivor" in the back of his mind. "Mike, after he finished playing, said, 'I want to play again.' And that was before 'The White Lotus.' Then 'The White Lotus' hit, and I thought, he'll never play again. But he kept texting and saying, 'I'm serious. If you do anything where you have returning players, I want to play again," said Probst. The cast represents contestants from 19 different seasons, including two players from the upcoming Season 49 set to premiere this fall. Season 45 winner Dee Valladares and Season 46's Charlie Davis are among the recent alumni selected for the anniversary season. Veteran players Colby Donaldson, who competed in Seasons 2, 8 and 20, and Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, featured in Seasons 10, 11 and 20, will return after extended absences from the competition. "We've done a lot of themes: heroes, villains, game changers, fans versus favorites, all winners," Probst said. "We've never said let's just taste a little of everything. That's why we put this group together, is every flavor, every era, every type of personality, and then when you let the fans be in charge of all of the creative, all of the game design, it really is up in the air for the first time since season one." "Survivor" premiered in May 2000 and has become one of television's longest-running reality competitions. The 50th season is expected to air in Spring 2026 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. "Survivor" Season 50 cast Jenna Lewis-Dougherty: Seasons 1 (Borneo), 8 (All-Stars) Colby Donaldson: Seasons 2 (The Australian Outback), 8 (All-Stars), 20 (Heroes vs. Villains) Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick: Seasons 10 (Palau), 11 (Guatemala), 20 (Heroes vs. Villains) Cirie Fields: Seasons 12 (Panama-Exile Island), 16 (Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites), 20 (Heroes vs. Villains), 34 (Game Changers) Ozzy Lusth: Seasons 13 (Cook Islands), 16 (Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites), 23 (South Pacific), 34 (Game Changers) Benjamin "Coach" Wade: Seasons 18 (Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands), 20 (Heroes vs. Villains), 23 (South Pacific) Aubry Bracco: Seasons 32 (Kaôh Rōng – Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty), 34 (Game Changers), 38 (Edge of Extinction) Chrissy Hofbeck: Season 35 (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) Christian Hubicki: Season 37 (David vs. Goliath) Angelina Keeley: Season 37 (David vs. Goliath) Mike White: Season 37 (David vs. Goliath) Rick Devens: Season 38 (Edge of Extinction) Jonathan Young: Season 42 Dee Valladares: Season 45 winner Emily Flippen: Season 45 Q Burdette: Season 46 Tiffany Ervin: Season 46 Charlie Davis: Season 46 Genevieve Mushaluk: Season 47 Kamilla Karthigesu: Season 48 Kyle Fraser: Season 48 winner Joseph Hunter: Season 48 Player #1 from Season 49 (premiering Fall 2025) Player #2 from Season 49 (premiering Fall 2025)
New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Survivor' Season 50 cast features 24 all-stars — including ‘White Lotus' creator Mike White
CBS has spoken. The 'Survivor' Season 50 cast was officially announced Wednesday morning, and fans finally learned the list of all-stars who are returning to Fiji for another shot at winning $1 million. The new season, set to premiere in early 2026, features the biggest cast 24 people in the history of the show, with 24 players. Among the returning contestants is 'The White Lotus' creator Mike White, who came in second place on Season 37 in 2018. 11 Mike White on 'Survivor' Season 37. CBS via Getty Images 11 Cirie Fields on 'Survivor' Season 34. CBS via Getty Images 11 Ozzy Lusth on 'Survivor' Season 23. CBS There are two winners competing on Season 50: Season 45's Dee Valladares and Season 48's Kyle Fraser. Season 50 will also feature two contestants from Season 49, which finished filming earlier this month and will premiere in the fall. 11 Jenna Lewis on 'Survivor' Season 1. CBS Here's the full 'Survivor 50' cast. Jenna Lewis (Seasons 1 and 8) Colby Donaldson (Season 2, 8 and 20) Stephenie LaGrossa (Seasons 10, 11 and 20) Cirie Fields (Seasons 12, 16, 20 and 34) Ozzy Lusth (Seasons 13, 16, 23 and 34) Benjamin 'Coach' Wade (Seasons 18, 20, and 23) Aubry Bracco (Seasons 32, 34 and 38) Chrissy Hofbeck (Season 35) Mike White (Season 37) Angelina Keeley (Season 37) Christian Hubicki (Season 37) Rick Devens (Season 38) Jonathan Young (Season 42) Emily Flippen (Season 45) Dee Valladares (Season 45) Quintavius 'Q' Burdette (Season 46) Charlie Davis (Season 46) Tiffany Nicole Ervin (Season 46) Genevieve Mushaluk (Season 47) Joe Hunter (Season 48) Kamilla Karthigesu (Season 48) Kyle Fraser (Season 48) Player #1 from Season 49 Player #2 from Season 49 The upcoming season is fittingly titled 'Survivor 50: In The Hands Of The Fans.' 11 Benjamin 'Coach' Wade on 'Survivor' Season 23. CBS 11 Rick Devens on 'Survivor' Season 38. CBS via Getty Images During the airing of Season 48, fans got to vote on different creative categories for Season 50. The options included the official tribe colors, if the contestants get rice or not, if idols should be in the game, if the final four fire-making challenge should return, if there should be a live reunion show in Los Angeles again, and more. The results of the votes will be revealed to the Season 50 cast while they're on the island. 11 Angelina Keeley on 'Survivor' Season 37. CBS via Getty Images 11 Dee Valladares on 'Survivor' Season 45. CBS via Getty Images 11 Quintavius 'Q' Burdette on 'Survivor' Season 46. CBS 'This is the riskiest idea we've done,' host Jeff Probst told Entertainment Weekly in February. 'But what makes it fun is it's forcing us to evolve again and say: Let's create a variety of game elements that you will vote on, and then let's just see what that mixture ends up being.' Probst, 63, previously told USA Today how producers went about casting Season 50 from the pool of over 700 former castaways. 11 Joe Hunter on 'Survivor' Season 48. CBS 11 Kyle Fraser on 'Survivor' Season 48. CBS 'We started from 200 and then we got it down to 100. And from that point it's been tough because every time you cut somebody you know you're killing a dream but you're also losing a potential great story,' he said earlier this year. 'Survivor' Season 50 premieres in early 2026.
