World domination

It seems like just yesterday that Sophie was winning Survivor: South Pacific and yet here we are again with the announcement for the cast of Survivor: One World. Below is a pic of the new tribemates.

But along with these new contestants come several new changes and twists to the game itself. Here are the highlights:

-As was announced at the end of last season, while there will be two tribes, everyone will be living at the same camp. Contestants will have to decide how much they want to co-mingle with members of the other tribe

-The tribes will be seperated by sexes again this year

-Redemption Island is gone (thank heaven!). This means more reward challenges and once your torch is snuffed, you're done.

-Two hidden immunity idols will be in play, but the twist this time is that if you find one, you have to give it to someone on the other tribe. This could make for some very interesting new strategies and alliances.

-There will be a handful of host-less challenges this season where the tribes will be giving instruction and supplies and left to run the challenge themselves. That will either be really interesting or an unmitigated disaster.

-Finally, some of the notable castaways this season include Survivor's first little person, a gay Republican, and two guys who have a fascination with Tarzan.

For more details on the individual cast members and what's in store for the upcoming season, you can read about on EW.com Survivor: One World begins February 15th.

Pac Men

It's that time of year again to unveil a whole new cast of Survivor as the show prepares for its 23rd installment, Survivor: South Pacific. This time, there will be 16 new contestants (pictured below) along with two returning castaways. The returning members won't officially be announced until Wednesday, but it has long been leaked online that they are Ozzy and Coach. One notable new contestant is 19 year old Brandon Hantz, who is the nephew of Russell Hantz, who had competed in three out of the last four seasons. Will he be just as evil and scheming as his uncle or will he play against type? From the rest of the group we have a lingerie football player, a mortician, a medical marijuana dispenser, and a former Miss Washington. For full information on the cast, as well as some news to changes being made with both the immunity idol and redemption island, you can check out Entertainment Weekly's coverage here. Survivor: South Pacific begins Sept. 14th.