We're just days away from the season 32 premiere of "Survivor: Kaoh Rong" premiere, and lucky for fans, you don't have to wait any longer to see those first hectic moments, because the first five minutes have been released!
In the sneak peek video, which was provided by Entertainment Weekly, the Brain, Brawn and Beauty tribes introduce themselves and are given just two minutes to scramble for as much supplies as possible from the boat they're on.
In the first few seconds, we see host Jeff Probst explain once again just how brutal the climate conditions of Cambodia are, as we saw in season 31 "Survivor: Second Chance." He even goes as far as calling "Kaoh Rong" the "most grueling" season of them all.
"The conditions are punishing," Probst told People. "There's rain. There's heat. It's just miserable. The problem with the rough conditions is that even a minor cut or scrape can become really dangerous."
While we saw one contestant pass out from the brutal heat and an unbearable amount of rain last season, Probst insists that "Kaoh Rong" will differ from "Second Chance" even though they both take place in Cambodia.
"It's very different," Probst told Parade. "It's a completely different feel. You almost can't believe it's the same location, it's so different...This will go down as the toughest 39 days any group has ever faced. And you see that within the 90-minute premiere - there are already three people who have fairly big issues to deal with."
He went on to explain just how bad things actually got and how some of the infections were nearly "life-threatening" at times. "Not life-threatening in the sense of you're not going to feel good," he explained. "Life-threatening in the sense of you might lose your leg."
As for the weather, "The conditions impact your critical thinking," Probst said. "You're already worried about having enough energy to get through the day, but you can't really do that five-levels-ahead strategy. You have to conserve your energy to stay alive, you have to conserve your energy for the challenges, and you need to sleep so you can think-but you can't sleep because other people are making moves. It's a fascinating thing to watch."
"You now have a game in which people are exhausted," he continued. "People are getting injured, advantages are hard to come by, trust is rare, you can't think straight, and you have to make big moves."
This season is revisiting the popular "Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty" theme from four seasons ago, and the 18 contestants were split into three tribes based on their strength, intelligence and aesthetics.
"I think this is a cast we haven't seen in a while. There are some very quote-unquote 'unique' players," Probst added. "There are some interesting people this season that I think the audience is going to root for-or even against, which is often the case...If you've ever has any doubt that 'Survivor' is real, this season will prove that is it very real."
"Survivor: Kaoh Rong" premieres Wednesday, Feb. 17 on CBS at 8 p.m. EST.
