Blood, sweat, and tears are the norm for Survivor, and the identical is undoubtedly true with the casting for Season 50 of Survivor, since it would deliver again earlier castaways. Host Jeff Probst stored folks up to date on the brutal course of, and the forged was lastly revealed in late Might forward of Season 49 premiering on the 2025 TV schedule. Some Massive Brother legends had been mad concerning the casting, and one OG legend went off concerning the franchise. There are lots of shocking additions, together with The White Lotus creator Mike White, who had a humorous cause for coming again.
Earlier than White created the Emmy-winning sequence, he competed on Season 37 of Survivor, dubbed Survivor: David vs. Goliath, and was even the runner-up in 2018. On the time, he had quite a lot of movie and TV credit beneath his belt spanning throughout appearing, directing, writing, and producing. He was additionally on two seasons of The Wonderful Race by the point Survivor got here round.
Now that he’s coming again for the milestone season, he’s wanting ahead to attempting his hand at changing into the Sole Survivor this time. The season will not be airing till 2026, however there’s a lot to stay up for. White despatched in a video en path to a lodge earlier than flying to Fiji for an Emmys FYC occasion for The White Lotus and defined why he’s not there (through THR):
I don’t know if you recognize this, however I’m occurring Survivor. So by the point you see this, I’ll both be out of the sport or I’ll be ravenous on an island someplace — both manner, I hope you ship me good needs.
Regardless of almost taking all of it nearly eight years in the past, White doesn’t appear as assured, however maybe the adrenaline hadn’t fairly set in but. Followers are already arguing over who will get the boot first, and fortuitously, White just isn’t in these conversations. However no matter how far he makes it, he went on to speak concerning the humorous cause why he determined to do Survivor once more, and it’s severely cracking me up:
And yeah, I’m sorry I couldn’t be there, however that is what I’ve to do to get a trip today. Responsibility calls.
The White Lotus has most likely taken up a lot of White’s time currently, together with just a few different initiatives, so it’s fairly hilarious to listen to him speaking about eager to go on trip however not essentially having the free time to do it apart from resorting to doing Survivor, which is something however luxurious. What makes it all of the funnier is the truth that The White Lotus movies on location at numerous 4 Seasons Resorts all over the world every season, most lately in Thailand. However which may simply show how busy he really is on the subject of the sequence.
After getting back from Fiji, White – who additionally serves as author, director, and govt producer on The White Lotus – shall be fairly busy on the brand new season, as he is already dropping hints about Season 4. Perhaps Survivor wasn’t such a nasty concept, regardless of having to do challenges, attempting to not get eradicated, and discovering methods to brush his tooth and eat meals. Something for one more trip, even when it’s not enjoyable.