Everything we know about Australian Survivor 2026 including the rumoured air date

Former winner David Genat will be hosting Australian Survivor 2026: Redemption, and four iconic returnees are joining the cast.

David — who will be making his Survivor hosting debut following Jonathan LaPaglia’s axing — revealed that filming had kicked off in August 2025.

“We are on!!! Australian Survivor REDEMPTION is underway!! It’s gonna be a banger!!! Big love to you all from Samoa,” he captioned the clip at the time.

Here’s everything we know so far about Australian Survivor 2026: Redemption.

Who’s in Australian Survivor 2026: Redemption?

Two-time returnee Brooke Jowett, who competed on Australian Survivor 2016 and Australian Survivor: All Stars will be back for the season. She will be joined by Simon Mee (Brains v Brawn and Heroes v Villains), Harry Hills (Champions v Contenders and Australian Survivor: All Stars) and Mark Warnock (Titans v Rebels).

And, the four Survivor returnees aren’t the only familiar faces joining the cast. Big Brother Australia’s Johnson Ashak and The Traitors New Zealand‘s Cat Hooker are both cast on the show.

Meanwhile, two more players have some very well-known connections to reality TV. Don Rogers is the brother of Mat Rogers, who competed on Australian Survivor’s Champions V Contenders and All Stars editions of the Survivor franchise, and Lyndl Kean is the girlfriend of The Bachelor Australia‘s Dr Matt Agnew.

The rest of the cast is rounded out with newcomers, and among them is an actress, an artist and an AFL player.

When will Australia Survivor: Redemption air?

There’s no air date confirmed for Australia Survivor: Redemption just yet. However, TVDB have listed that the new season will premiere on February 15, 2026. The mid-February start date aligns with last year’s season of Brains v Brawn, which kicked off on February 17, 2026

Last year, Australian Survivor shook things up with two seasons airing in the same year. The first was Brains v Brawn II, and the second, Australia v The World, was a shorter season featuring some of the best players from across the globe, which premiered on August 17.