Survivor: Dominican Republic

The season originally consisted of 20 contestants, with 9 Croats and 1 Bosnian on one tribe (Azua), and 8 Serbs and 2 Montenegrins on the other (Mao). 4 contestants were added later (2 Croats (Hrvoje Habdija, Nevena Blanuša) and 2 Serbs (Jovana Tomić, Ramiz Gusinac)).[6] Ivana Peček entered the game later to replace Ivana Banfić, who was medically evacuated.[7] Contestants were eliminated through duels. The participants of said duels were decided by nominations at Tribal Council, which would be held after Immunity Challenges two nights in a row every week. Notable contestants include the afforementioned Croatian singer Ivana Banfić,[8] Montenegrin hip hop artist Niggor,[9] Serbian actress Mina Nikolić,[10] Serbian basketball player Milica Dabović,[11] and Serbian rugby player Stevan Stevanović.[12] The cast also includes Big Brother Croatia alumna Sanja Močibob.[13]

20 castaways; 9 from Croatia, 1 from Bosnia & Herzegovina, 8 from Serbia and 2 from Montenegro, were split into two tribes, with the Croats and Bosnian on one, and the Serbs and Montenegrins on the other. Their names were originally "Blue tribe" and "Red tribe". At the first Tribal Council, they were named Azua and Mao respectively. The Mao tribe displayed more dominance than Azua in the challenges, and were in high spirits. The Azua tribe was less dominant and took the game much more seriously, even getting into altercations at camp. They also took different approaches at Tribal Council. While Mao was focused on nominating the weaker members, Azua was fine with nominating some of their strongest players if it meant they could win in a duel and come back to the tribe.

On day 12, the tribes were informed that, along with their 2 islands, there was a third island in play. The third island's contents were revealed on day 14 when four new castaways joined the game. Hrvoje Habdija and Nevena Blanuša joined Azua while Jovana Tomić and Ramiz Gusinac joined Mao. On day 24, Ivana Peček replaced Ivana Banfić, who was medically evacuated.