Survivor is going into some new territory this season.
Edge of Extinction looks and sounds more intense than Survivor has maybe ever been, with a twist that’s already stressing us out.
As Jeff Probst explains in a preview below, this season features the twist that when castaways are voted off, they can either choose to take the path all the way out of the game, or they can take a different path. That path leads to a boat, which will take them to an island where they can fight to stay in the game by participating in extra grueling challenges. Just the very description is making us absolutely sure we’d probably just be OK with leaving.
“The question we’re exploring is, how far are you willing to go for this game?” Jeff says.
In order to remind everyone how hard it is to win, Jeff says they brought back four legendary players who were great but never won: Kelley Wentworth (Second Chance), David Wright (Millennials vs Gen X), Aubry Bracco (Kaoh Rong), and Joe Anglim (Worlds Apart).
Basically, this season of Survivor is all about how hard it is to be on Survivor.
We’re up for anything after how spectacular last season was, so let’s just hope Edge of Extinction can even kind of match up to David vs. Goliath.
Scroll on down for the full cast, both new and returning players.
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Gavin Whitson (Kama Tribe)
Age: 23
Hometown: Erwin, Tennessee
Current residence: Erwin, Tennessee
Occupation: YMCA program director
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Julie Rosenberg (Kama Tribe)
Age: 46
Hometown: Baltimore
Current residence: New York City
Occupation: Toymaker
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Aurora McCreary (Kama Tribe)
Age: 32
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida
Current residence: Orlando, Florida
Occupation: Divorce lawyer
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Eric Hafemann (Kama Tribe)
Age: 34
Hometown: Chicago
Current residence: Livermore, California
Occupation: Firefighter
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Julia Carter (Kama Tribe)
Age: 24
Hometown: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Current residence: Bethesda, Maryland
Occupation: Medical assistant
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Ron Clark (Kama Tribe)
Age: 46
Hometown: Chocowinity, North Carolina
Current residence: Atlanta
Occupation: Teacher at Ron Clark Academy
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Victoria Baamonde (Kama Tribe)
Age: 23:
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Current Residence: Bronx, New York
Occupation: Waitress
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Aubry Bracco (Kama Tribe)
Age: 32
Hometown: Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
Current residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Marketing director
Previous season: Kaôh Rōng, Game Changers
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Joe Anglim (Kama Tribe)
Age: 29
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Current residence: Ogden, Utal
Occupation: Multimedia artist
Previous season: Worlds Apart, Second Chance
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David Wright (Manu Tribe)
Age: 44
Hometown: Philadelphia
Current residence: Sherman Oaks, California
Occupation: Television writer
Previous season: Millennials vs. Gen-X
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Kelley Wentworth (Manu Tribe)
Age: 31
Hometown: Ephrata, Washington
Current residence: Seattle
Occupation: Marketing manager
Previous season: Second Chance, San Juan Del Sur
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Chris Underwood (Manu Tribe)
Age: 25
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Current residence: Greenville, South Carolina
Occupation: Salesman
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Lauren O’Connell (Manu Tribe)
Age: 21
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Current residence: Waco, Texas
Occupation: Student
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Wendy Diaz (Manu Tribe)
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current residence: Bell, California
Occupation: Small business owner
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Keith Sowell (Manu Tribe)
Age: 19
Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Current Residence: Durham, North Carolina
Occupation: Pre-Med Student
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Rick Devens (Manu Tribe)
Age: 33
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia
Current residence: Macon, Georgia
Occupation: Morning news anchor
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Reem Daly (Manu Tribe)
Age: 46
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Current Residence: Ashburn, Virginia
Occupation: Sales
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Dan “The Wardog” DaSilva (Manu Tribe)
Age: 38
Hometown: Ossining, New York
Current residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Law student and former member of the military.
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Survivor: Edge of Extinction premieres Wednesday, February 20 at 8 p.m. on CBS.