Survivor: Philippines

Survivor: Philippines is the first installment in the Survivor (US) franchise of Big Brother Longterms.

Development
The season was officially announced on October 31st, 2020 in the official Discord server when applications came out. Nothing major was revealed besides casting information and applications. Applications closed on the 5th of November, letters were sent on the 6th, and the official cast was revealed on the 8th.

Casting
Casting officially began on the same day as the reveal of the new spinoff, on October 31st, 2020. Applications closed on November 5th, 2020. Only twenty castaways were planned to participate, with two auto cast passes on sale (one male and one female).

Twists

 * Hidden Immunity Idol - There would be 2 idols hidden on both tribal islands (1 on each tribe) that the castaways could look for. If an idol is played at a Tribal Council ceremony, all votes cast against that castaway would be nullified, and the person with the second highest amount of votes would end up being voted off of the island instead.