Where was 'Survivor' Season 44 filmed? Castaways fought for survival on THIS island
MAMANUCA ISLANDS, FIJI: 'Survivor' Season 44 is gearing up to bring new thrilling challenges. The new season will introduce 18 new faces who will stake their life to survive and win a whopping prize. All the 'Survivor' castaways will set foot in the challenge physically and mentally prepared to tackle ultimatums, disputes, and eliminations.
The longtime host of 'Survivor', Jeff Probst is set to return to the CBS show. Ahead of the 'Survivor' premiere, CBS has unveiled the list of contestants for the new season of the survival show. The castaways are split into three tribes, Ratu, Soka, and Tika, with six contestants in each to give cutthroat competition. They will be challenged with hunger and extreme physical struggles. However, fans must be wondering where the new group of castaways begin their 26 days of thrilling adventure.
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Where was 'Survivor' Season 44 filmed?
'Survivor' usually films two seasons back-to-back in spring/summer, then premieres them in the fall of the same year and the following spring. 'Survivor' Season 44 filming reportedly resumed in May 2022 and continued till June. Just like previous seasons 41 through 43, the upcoming season will be filmed for only 26 days. 'Survivor' season 44 was filmed once again in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji for the 12th consecutive time and it is expected next season will also film there. For the unversed, the show has been filming in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands since Season 33 in 2016. Notably, in a previous interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jeff shared that the decision to alter the game to 26 days stemmed from the fact that we couldn’t leave our bubble. He added to the outlet, "Therefore, we had to film two seasons back-to-back if we wished to do so. It would have taken approximately 100 days to shoot two consecutive seasons of 39 days each, plus our 14-day quarantine. It was simply too much time."
What's new about 'Survivor' Season 44?
The Emmy award-winning reality series is returning for one more time on CBS. And every season brings thrilling new twists and turns for the 18 contestants. 'Survivor' Season 44 is also bringing exciting tasks for the castaways. And it seems like the new season will feature a cage twist. According to Inside Survivor, each tribe’s camp contains a birdcage with an immunity idol locked inside it. The castaways have to search for the key to find it. If they succeed, they will find two idols inside, one fake and one real. The contestants will take the real one and leave behind the fake idol to deceive the other castaway. Notably, the new twist was briefly teased in the Survivor Season 44 preview.
‘Survivor’ Season 44 is scheduled to release on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 8 pm ET/PT on CBS.