Survivor 50 leak reveals number of tribes and tribe colors

Survivor 50is fully underway as the cast and crew are currently preparing to shootSurvivor's next milestone. While the season won't hit our screens until at least the Spring of 2026, most likely in February, it doesn't mean that we won't know some of the surprises in store for us in the meantime.

For instance, since theSurvivor 50castwas officially released almost a week ago, fans wondered how the 24 players would be divided. While many fans were hoping the two tribes format would be back, as this was a staple of old-schoolSurvivor,it seemsSurvivor 50will stick with the new erathree-tribe formatinstead.

Thanks to travel writer Zach Laks, the three tribes element has been confirmed. On his Instagram account,@zachlaks, Zach uploaded a photo to his "stories", where three distinct challenge structures can be seen in different colors. Zach wrote on the photo the following words: "Progress on the Survivor 50 challenge build."

Notice the highly distinct colours? Back whenSurvivor 48was airing, fans were given the option to vote for different types of twists, designs, and turns about the upcomingSurvivor 50season. One of the polls asked people to choose from several different colour schemes to decide the tribe colors of the season. Based on the photo seen above, the Survivor fans' tribe has spoken and ultimately choseorange, pink, and blue.

A second sneak peek also came from Zach as he posted another challenge photo, this time of a dreaded balance beam one, and it's a safe bet to assume this challenge choice was intentional and specially intended forSurvivorlegendCirie Fields. Back onSurvivor: Game Changers, Cirie was met with this same challenge and struggled to keep her balance on the beam, costing her tribe the reward challenge.

However, Cirie wasn't deterred, and alongside the support of her fellow tribemates and castmates, she was able to conquer the beam and cross it, leading to an emotional moment of personal accomplishment. Now it seemsSurvivor 50is looking to replicate the moment, or at least throw a curveball at Cirie, but seeing as Cirie is one of the most accomplished people on Reality TV, I don't doubt she will conquer that beam once again.

Thirdly, Zach also revealed an interesting behind-the-scenes fact, as he uploaded aphotoindicating thatSurvivorand the filmCast Awayhave more than one thing in common. Starring Tom Hanks and released in 2000,Cast Awaytells the story of Chuck Noland, who one day wakes up on a deserted island and must survive off the land after a plane crash. Sound familiar? Well, it turns out thatCast Awaywas filmed not too far from where the Survivor 50's Tribal Council area currently is, which basically meansCast Awayis canon in theSurvivorworld.

As the players are getting ready to play the game once again, currently amid the Fijian islands, theSurvivorpress and media journalists are also awaiting the first interviews with theSurvivor 50cast, includingMike Bloom,Dalton Ross, andSharon Tharp, who report toParade,Entertainment Weekly, andUS Weekly, respectively.

All three reporters uploaded several photos to their Instagram accounts, each with quirky captions, regarding the players' ongoing pre-game interviews. We'll also have to wait a while to listen and read them, but in the meantime, any crumbs are better than nothing.

Lastly, writer Martin Holmes, also known in theSurvivorcommunity as Redmond and the creator of theInside Survivorwebsite, revealed on his Twitter account,@RedmondSurvivor,that theSurvivor 50season is officially set to begin filming this Friday, June 5, Fiji time.

Stay tuned for more news aboutSurvivor 50!

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