Survivor 50 might not be coming until 2026, but it seems we could soon be finding out the names of the players who will be competing in the milestone season of CBS’s hit reality series!
Taking a page out of the Big Brother social media team’s playbook, it seems the team behind the Survivor Instagram might have just confirmed when the cast for Survivor 50 will be revealed. On Monday, May 19, the social media account for Survivor posted a series of Instagram posts connected to the current season, but fans were quick to notice the hidden message within the posts.
Across a trio of social media posts shared on Instagram, the Survivor social media team seemed to confirm the Survivor 50 cast will be revealed on Wednesday, May 28! That’s right, it seems we’ll be getting the cast for the historic season a week after Survivor 48 comes to a close. So let’s break down the social media clues dropped by the Survivor social team.
It began in a post sharing Shauhin’s thoughts on his Survivor experience, which included a series of photos. The final image in the group was not a quote from Shauhin, but rather the logo for Survivor 50.
A few short hours later, the Survivor Instagram shared a clip from last week’s episode when Kamilla put her game face on to lie to Joe as part of her and Kyle’s plan to get him to turn on Shauhin. That clip ended with the word “cast” flashing across the screen, in the same Survivor 50 branding style.
Then we received another batch of photos breaking down the key events that led to Shauhin’s elimination which concluded with a photo that read “Wednesday” and was in the same Survivor 50 branding.
When fans first pieced those three clues together, it seemed to suggest the plan was to reveal the Survivor 50 cast on Wednesday, May 21, which would have been quite an interesting decision given that Wednesday is already going to be a crazy day for fans with the finale. However, CBS followed up those first three posts with a pair of posts on May 20 that confirmed the cast will actually be revealed on May 28.
Attached to a photo of Joe and Eva's conversation from last week's episode, we see "May 28" in the Survivor 50 branding. That was followed up with another still from their conversation which included the word "reveal." This seemed to confirm the Survivor 50 cast reveal is coming May 28!
As for why CBS might be announcing the cast so early? Well, season 50 is set to begin filming in early June, and it seems CBS is hoping to control the narrative by releasing the cast early to prevent leaks. This makes sense as it gives them the chance to promote the cast and drop the official reveal rather than seeing the cast leak on social media when filming begins. It can also help build anticipation for the season – not that it needs it.
There’s no telling who CBS has lined up for the milestone season, but it seems we’ll soon know the identities of the Survivor alums coming back to compete again when the cast is announced on May 28!