FANTASY BECOMES REALITY FOR THE 18 NEW CASTAWAYS WHO BEGIN THEIR BATTLE FOR THE $1 MILLION PRIZE, ON THE SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE OF "SURVIVOR 41," WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22

"A New Era" - Eighteen new castaways begin their battle for $1 million and title of Sole Survivor, on the special two-hour season premiere of SURVIVOR 41, Wednesday, Sept. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. In the premiere episode, three tribes fight for their life in the first immunity challenge to guarantee safety at tribal council.

The following are the 18 castaways competing in SURVIVOR 41:

LUVU Tribe (Blue)
:

Danny McCray, ex-NFL player

Naseer Muttalif, sales manager

Sydney Segal, law student

Heather Aldret, stay-at-home mom

Deshawn Radden, medical student

Erika Casupanan, communications manager

UA Tribe (Green)
:

Brad Reese, rancher

Sara Wilson, healthcare consultant

Shantel Smith, pastor

Jairus Robinson, college student

Ricard Foyé, flight attendant

Genie Chen, grocery clerk

YASE Tribe (Yellow)
:

Xander Hastings, app developer

David Voce, neurosurgeon

Liana Wallace, college student

Tiffany Seely, teacher

Eric Abraham, cyber security analyst

Evvie Jagoda, PhD student

SURVIVOR is hosted by Emmy Award-winning host Jeff Probst and produced by S.E.G. Holdco., LLC. Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst, Matt Van Wagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen are executive producers.