Survivor: Winners at War

Survivor: Winners at War is the 40th and upcoming season of  and will feature twenty of the show's previous winners to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

Production
The season was filmed in May–June 2019, two weeks after.

According to Jeff Probst, the cast was assembled to equally represent winners from the earlier seasons, the middle era, and the more recent seasons.

The past winners that did not make the cast were:
 * Richard Hatch was declined to compete because Probst "didn't feel comfortable him out on the show and representing a show that is for families", referencing his tendency to get naked would not sit well with the modern audience.
 * Tina Wesson was invited but was cut from the final roster.
 * Vecepia Towery
 * Brian Heidik
 * Jenna Morasca
 * Chris Daugherty
 * Tom Westman
 * Aras Baskauskas
 * Earl Cole was invited but declined due to personal commitments.
 * Todd Herzog
 * Bob Crowley
 * J.T. Thomas
 * Natalie White
 * Fabio Birza
 * John Cochran
 * Mike Holloway

Twists/Changes

 * Returning Players: Twenty former Sole Survivors return for a chance to bag another title.
 * Increased Prize Money: For this season, the winner will receive $2,000,000.
 * : The Edge of Extinction returns this season with the same exact rules and premise.
 * Fire Tokens: A new twist, Fire Tokens allow the survivors to purchase creature comforts, food or game advantages.

Trivia

 * Winners at War marks the first time a country is used eight consecutive times.
 * This is the first season to have its number displayed on the logo.
 * This is the first season to have castaways in a familial relationship compete against each other outside of a season.
 * With Danni representing, the oldest season where no first-time castaway has returned is now.
 * With Ben, Wendell, and Nick representing, , and respectively, the oldest season where no castaways whatsoever have returned is now.
 * Amber and Kim are the second and third castaways to play under two different last names, following Candice Cody, who played as Candice Woodcock in her first two seasons.
 * Of the participating castaways:
 * 11 are playing in their second season: Adam, Ben, Danni, Denise, Kim, Michele, Natalie, Nick, Sophie, Wendell, and Yul.
 * Five are playing in their third season: Ethan and Tony who won their first, and Amber, Jeremy, and Sarah who won their second.
 * Three are playing in their fourth season: Parvati who won her second, Tyson who won his third, and Sandra who won both her first and second.
 * One is playing in his fifth season: Rob, who won his fourth. Rob is the first person to play Survivor five times.