Survivor: South Pacific is a fanfic of the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed in Upolu, Samoa, the same filming location as the Survivor: Samoa and Survivor: Heroes vs Villains. The show once again featured two returning players, Ian Rosenberger from Survivor: Palau and Erik Reichenbach from Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites. Redemption Island, first introduced in the prior season, returned for this season.