Since its debut a decade ago, Survivor has been one of the most popular and groundbreaking reality shows on television. After celebrating the show’s 20th season by compiling the show’s greatest heroes and villains to duke it out for another shot at the title of sole survivor, season 21 had a lot to live up to.
This time, 20 brand new castaways will be stranded in Nicaragua. As in most previous seasons, the castaways will be divided into two tribes. However, this season they will be separated according to age. The Espada tribe will consist of contestants over the age of 40, while the La Flor tribe will be made up of contestants 30 years old and younger. Having previously divided teams by everything from gender to even ethnicity, this will no doubt bring a new dynamic to the show.
This season also sees the brand new addition of the Medallion of Power, which will give an advantage to a tribe in a challenge, but will then be given to the other one. It will also feature a famous castaway, Jimmy Johnson, former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and current Fox Sports announcer.
The show is returning to its original Wednesday night timeslot for the first time since its debut season. Survivor Nicaragua kicks off this Wednesday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m. on CBS.
