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CBS has formally renewed Survivor for seasons 41 and 42, although manufacturing has been delayed as a consequence of security considerations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what we all know thus far in regards to the upcoming seasons.
Casting Has Wrapped for Seasons 41 and 42
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— SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) Could 6, 2020
In accordance with Survivor casting producer William Yelton’s Instagram publish from March 6, the casting for seasons 41 and 42 formally wrapped that month. The season 41 forged was speculated to fly out to Fiji in mid-March. Fiji has been the filming location for the previous eight seasons and Probst informed Leisure Weekly in that he hopes they by no means change filming places as a result of it’s such a ravishing locale. The final season to movie outdoors of Fiji was season 32, which filmed in Cambodia.
There’s no phrase on a theme but, however Reddit person BlueTexan62 says it seems like there aren't any returning gamers, so it is going to be a forged of all newbies — however we have no idea for positive the place BlueTexan62 acquired his or her data.
Probst has additionally stated in latest interviews that the Fringe of Extinction twist won't be returning “for some time.” It’s not gone without end, however they aren’t going to begin trotting it out each season both.
Manufacturing Was Set to Start in March However Was Pushed Again
In mid-March, CBS introduced that manufacturing on Survivor season 41 can be halted. It had been scheduled to start on March 24.
“Resulting from considerations and uncertainty surrounding the unfold of COVID-19 globally, CBS and the producers of Survivor have taken the precautionary measure to delay manufacturing on the 41st season, which was set to start filming later this month in Fiji. Pending worldwide occasions, the plan is to return to manufacturing on Could 19. The well being and security of the castaways and manufacturing members is our high precedence,” stated CBS in an announcement.
In accordance with Leisure Weekly, host Jeff Probst wrote in an e-mail to the crew that they had been nonetheless planning on taking pictures each seasons 41 and 42 — season 42 was scheduled to start filming on Could 24 — however each seasons can be delayed.
The e-mail learn:
Hey Survivor crew,
Because of the rising short-term uncertainty surrounding the worldwide unfold of COVID-19 and the corresponding want for the continued well-being of our wonderful crew, we've got determined to push again our begin date for Survivor season 41.
Although Fiji has no reported instances and is fantastically distant, our crew numbers over 400 and are flying in from over 20 completely different international locations, creating a necessity for extra time to completely analyze and create our new manufacturing security plan.
This case is unprecedented and we're studying extra data on daily basis. It's out of concern for the well-being of all of you that we've got taken this step.
Our intention is to start manufacturing after the S40 dwell present. Due to this fact, topic to new data, our new deliberate begin date for manufacturing can be on or about Could 19th, 2020. Our intention is to nonetheless to shoot each seasons 41 and 42.
We all know a lot of you'll have questions and we'll begin a communication chain to maintain all people updated.
We're probably the most skilled worldwide tv group on the earth and for 20 years we've got calmly and efficiently managed quite a lot of manufacturing points. We are going to navigate this one the identical manner.
Thanks for understanding our want for this additional time to create our plan.
Jeff
Nevertheless, with the pandemic nonetheless disrupting issues worldwide, it appears doubtless that manufacturing should be delayed additional. CBS already pulled The Wonderful Race from its Wednesday schedule — it was initially speculated to debut season 32 on Wednesday, Could 20 — and pushed it again to “later in 2020,” which most likely means CBS is saving it for the autumn in case Survivor season 41 can’t be shot in time for a fall premiere.
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