They’re Bringing Their ENEMIES! The SHOCKING ‘Rivals’ Theme for Australian Survivor’s World-First Season Will Blow Your Mind!

Australian Survivor is set to return in 2027 with its world-first season, with TV Blackbox able to reveal the franchise’s next instalment will carry the theme Rivals.

The theme delivers on the promise made during the Australian Survivor: Redemption finale earlier this year, when host David Genat revealed the next season would feature a concept never before seen anywhere in the global Survivor franchise.

David Genat will return to host Australian Survivor, with production now underway in Malaysia on the franchise’s world-first Rivals themed season (image – 10 / Nigel Wright)

The Rivals theme was first reported by our own Rob McKnight during a recent episode of McKnight Tonight, with this website now independently confirming that reporting through trusted sources.

The new season has now entered production in Malaysia, marking the first time the Australian franchise has been based in the Southeast Asian nation, after we first revealed the production would relocate from its long-time home in Samoa.

While the full cast remains under wraps, the Herald Sun has reported former AFL stars Heath Shaw and Adam Cooney are among those joining the new season — reporting this website also understands to be accurate.

The Rivals concept has long been one of the most talked-about unrealised themes among Survivor fans, having reportedly been considered for a U.S. season before plans ultimately shifted to Winners at War.

While yet to be formally confirmed by Network 10, the theme opens the door to contestants entering the game alongside a pre-existing rival, whether forged through sport, previous reality television appearances or personal history.