Dark Side of Reality TV Survivor - Season One (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Dark Side of Reality TV

Survivor - Season One (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

It kickstarted a TV revolution, and gave rise to reality's first villain. But was the real winner of Survivor's first season Richard Hatch, or the show's creator, Mark Burnett?

Directors

Sebastian Cluer | Ashley Jane

Producer

Soroush Saeidi (producer)

Cinematographers

Daniel Tahmizian (cinematography) | Elad Winkler

Production Designer

Richard Brooks-Racicot (production design)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 22, 2024

Release date

Oct 22, 2024 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 cast members

Name	Known for
Mark McGrath Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Scooby-Doo (2002)
Elijah Mucciaccio Producer Producer See fewer	Sofa Queens (2020)
Richard Hatch Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo See fewer	Another Gay Movie (2006)
Kelly Wiglesworth Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo See fewer	Celebrity Adventures (2001)
Gervase Peterson Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo See fewer	Jersey Justice (2014)
Joel Klug Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo See fewer	Stand Up (I) (2005)
Maria Baltazzi Self - Producer, Survivor: Borneo Self - Producer, Survivor: Borneo See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Andy Dehnart Self - Journalist & TV Critic Self - Journalist & TV Critic See fewer	MSNBC Reports (1996)
B.B. Andersen Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Dirk Been Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Gone (2002)
Rudy Boesch Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Greg Buis Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Mark Burnett Self - Creator, Survivor (archive footage) Self - Creator, Survivor (archive footage) See fewer	Shark Tank (2009)
Sonja Christopher Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Diagnosis Murder (1993)
Gretchen Cordy Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Brad Foisy Richard Hatch Richard Hatch See fewer	Once Upon a Christmas Crown (2025)
Charles Gibson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Ramona Gray Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Bob Harper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bob Harper: Beginner's Weight Loss Transformation (2011)
Colleen Haskell Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	The Animal (2001)
Susan Hawk Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Bubble Boy (2001)
Sean Kenniff Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Nash Bridges (1996)
Jenna Lewis Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Son of the Beach (2000)
Regis Philbin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Jeff Probst Self - Host, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Host, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Harry Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Human Tragedy: The Faces of Kosovo (1999)
Stacey Stillman Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) Self - Cast, Survivor: Borneo (archive footage) See fewer	Survivor (2000)
Jessica Tucker Self - Kelly Wiglesworth Self - Kelly Wiglesworth See fewer	AbundX (2025)
Brett Wolfe Self - Executive / Self - Soundman Self - Executive / Self - Soundman See fewer	Twisted Metal (2023)