Nasledniki i Samozvantsy/Season 1

***Nasledniki i Samozvantsy Sezon 1*** (Russian: **Наследники и самозванцы 1 сезон**) is the first season of *Nasledniki i Samozvantsy*. It was regularly broadcast every Saturday on TV-3 at varying times, starting from November 12, 2022 except for the last two episodes, which were broadcast on the same day - New Year's Eve. This was the first unlicensed version of the show to air.

## Background

TV-3 announced the series on July 26, 2022 as a replacement to *Posledniy Geroy* (*Last Hero* in English, the Russian edition of *Survivor*), helmed by veteran network talent and host Lyasan Utiasheva. Filming started around early to mid-September 2022 at the Hotel Olgino,. A teaser trailer was released on October 12, 2022, and the first contestants announced on October 17, 2022. The launch date was confirmed on November 1, 2022, alongside the release of a full trailer promising intense challenges and strategic gameplay.

Main host for the Dutch franchise Tijl Beckand confirmed that this edition of the show was unlicensed. Program Director of RTL Nederland Peter van der Vorst had remarked that nothing could be done about this as "Russia was a rogue state".

## Contestants

The 18 celebrity contestants contained a mix of accomplished athletes, media industry veterans and social media personalities.

 **Winner: Faithful**

 **Winner: Traitor**

 **Finalist: Faithful**

 **Banished: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Quit: Faithful**

 **Banished: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Faithful**

 **Quit: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

## Voting History

1. ↑ Due to the game integrity being breached, there was no Banishment this episode but a Traitor Reselection instead.
2. ↑ Anar and Yulya were tied for the most plurality of votes. They were ineligible to vote again in the tiebreaker, while the other contestants (Igor and Svetlana) voted to Banish one of them.
3. ↑ On the show, Alena decided to Quit for missed her family and outside life.
4. ↑ David returned to the game at the beginning of Episode 6's Banishment. As he just returned to the game, he was safe from Banishment, but unable to vote as well.
5. ↑ On the show, Karina was Quit for personal reasons.

## Season Overview

### Episode 1

*Airdate: November 12, 2022*

* **Impostors Selected:** Aiza, Maxim & Sasha
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽555,000 out of ₽
* **Banished:** *Sasha* (6-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-1)

### Episode 2

*Airdate: November 19, 2022*

* **Recruitment:** Vlad *(Accepted)*
* **Immunity:** Natasha
* **Quit:** *Karina*
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽450,000 out of ₽500,000
* **Banished:** *Aleksandr* (9-5-1-1)

### Episode 3

*Airdate: November 26, 2022*

* **Murdered:** *Yelena*
* **Immunity:** Yulya
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽500,000 out of ₽
* **Banished:** *Vlad* (14-0)

### Episode 4

*Airdate: December 3, 2022*

* **Recruitment:** David *(Accepted)*
* **Immunity:** David
* **Mission Synopsis:** Gross Foods
* **Prize Earned:** ₽ out of ₽
* **Banished:** *Aiza* (8-4-1)

### Episode 5

*Airdate: December 10, 2022*

* **Murdered:** *Oleg*
* **Immunity:** Svetlana
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽ out of ₽
* **Banished:** *David* (7-2-1)

### Episode 6

*Airdate: December 17, 2022*

* **Recruitment:** Svetlana & Tatiana *(Accepted)*
* **Immunity:** Viktoriya
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽555,000 out of ₽
* **Returned:** *David*
* **Impostors Reselected:** Svetlana, Tatiana & Viktoriya

### Episode 7

*Airdate: December 24, 2022*

* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Immunity:** Serafim
* **Prize Earned:** ₽ out of ₽
* **Banished:** *David* (6-4-1)
* **Quit:** *Alena*

### Episode 8

*Airdate: December 24, 2022*

* **Murdered:** *Natasha*
* **Immunity:** Igor
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽ out of ₽
* **Banished:** *Viktoriya* (5-3)

### Episode 9

*Airdate: December 31, 2022*

* **Murdered:** *Serafim*
* **Immunity:** Anar
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽ out of ₽
* **Banished:** *Tatiana* (4-2)

### Episode 10

*Airdate: December 31, 2022*

* **Murdered:** *Maxim*
* **Immunity:** Igor
* **Mission Synopsis:**
* **Prize Earned:** ₽ out of ₽
* **Banished:** *Anar*
* **Runners-Up(s):** *Yulya*
* **Winner(s):** ***Igor & Svetlana***

## Trivia

* With eight contestants total having been selected or Recruited as Traitors, this season (albeit unlicensed) contains the most number of Traitors within a season.
* This is also the first season where Traitors were reverted back into Faithfuls, although this was a production decision due to the game's integrity being ruined, rather than a pre-planned game mechanism.

## References

1. ↑ https://tv3.ru/post/lyaisan-utyasheva-stanet-veduschei-novogo-shou-tv-3-nasledniki-i-samozvantsy
2. ↑ https://tv3.ru/post/tv-3-nachal-semki-naslednikov-i-samozvantsev
3. ↑ https://blitz.plus/shou-biznes/utyasheva-anonsirovala-novoe-shou-so-zvezdami-na-tv-3\_id46535\_a3949
4. ↑ https://tvmag.ru/article/canals/2022-10-17-mafiya-po-krupnomu-tv-3-raskryl-pravila-i-pervye-imena-uchastnikov-shou-nasledniki-i-samo
5. ↑ https://tv3.ru/post/stala-izvestna-data-premery-shou-nasledniki-i-samozvantsy
6. ↑ https://www.rtlboulevard.nl/entertainment/tv/artikel/5358877/tijl-beckand-nieuw-seizoen-de-verraders-frankrijk
7. ↑ After being Banished in Episode 5 as an Impostor, David was Returned to the game as a Heir at the end of Episode 6.