Siren: Survive the Island () is a South Korean reality competition series on Netflix. The series places 24 women, divided into six teams of four by their occupation (police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen), on a remote island. The teams compete in various challenges over the course of seven days until only one remains.
The season consisted of ten episodes. The first five episodes were released on May 30, 2023, while the last five episodes were released on June 6, 2023. Team Athlete won.
Unlike most reality TV programs, contestants were paid for participating and winners did not receive prize money. Director Lee Eun Kyung told interviewers that her goal with the series was to highlight honor in public service: "The participants are public servants who have staked their professional honor on this competition. From the start, they didn't come to fight for money but for the honor." Each participant was paid equally, regardless of elimination.
Siren: Survive the Island has a 100% average Tomatometer and 96% average Popcornometer on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix declined to renew the show for a second season.
Contestants +List of Season 1 Contestants Contestant TeamNotes Kim Hyeon-ah Firefighter Jung Min-seon Firefighter Square house defense base Lim Hyeon-ji Firefighter Kim Ji-hye FirefighterBodybuilder Kim Hye-ri Police Boathouse defense base Kim Hae-young PoliceFormer wrestler Lee Seul Police Seo Jeong-ha Police Lee Su-ryeon Guard Shelter defense baseFirst female bodyguard to work in the Presidential Security Service, bodyguard for former President Roh Moo-hyun, former President Lee Myung-bak, and former President Park Geun-hye. Actress and model Hwang Su-hyun Guard Lee Eun-jin Guard Lee Ji-hyun Guard Kim Bom-eun Soldier Cabin defense baseServed w/Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) in the airborne unit, specialising in firearms and gathering of intel Kang Eun-mi SoldierKorean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) reservist. Contestant on Physical: 100 Lee Hyun-seon SoldierServed with Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) in counter-terrorism Kim Na-eun SoldierServed with the Korean Army Special Forces (707th Special Mission Group) Kim Hee-jeong Athlete Cliff Tent defense baseNational kabaddi player Kim Seong-yeon AthleteFormer national judoka. Former Olympian and winner of numerous accolades in international judo competitions representing South Korea Kim Min-sun AthleteSports climber Kim Eun-byul AthleteSsireum wrestler Kim Kyung-ae Stunt Treehouse defense base Lee Seo-young Stunt Jo Hye-kyung Stunt Ha Seul-Gi Stunt Bold denotes the leader of the team.
Episode list +No.Title1"What I Do Is Not Easy"2"Tenacity Is My Middle Name"3"None of That Matters As Long As We Win"4"No Fun in an Easy Win"5"Let's Have Faith in Our Strength"6"Who Could Possibly Beat Us?"7"It Was Worth the Wait"8"Let the Results Speak for Itself"9"The Seasoned Warriors"10"A Fearless Charge"
Results
Base Ownership
Base Battle 1 Battle 2 Battle 3 Battle 4 Battle 5 Boathouse Police Soldier Soldier Firefighter Firefighter Cabin Soldier Soldier Soldier Firefighter Firefighter Shelter Guard Guard Guard Guard Athlete Square House Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Firefighter Tent Athlete Athlete Athlete Athlete Athlete Tree House Stunt Stunt Athlete Athlete Athlete Redemption Soldier Athlete
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