SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins

SAS Australia, originally called SAS Australia: Who Dares Win, is a reality quasi-military training television programme based on the original British SAS: Who Dares Wins that is broadcast on Seven Network since 19 October 2020. Upon release of the first season, the show's name was changed to simply SAS Australia. The series features four ex-Special Forces soldiers acting as the directing staff (DS), with Ant Middleton as the chief instructor.

In June 2024 it was announced, that the production of the show was halted or "cancelled" for the year by Seven Network. The series was not mentioned at Seven’s 2025 upfronts and the future of the series is unknown.

Cast

The current Directing Staff instructors include Ant Middleton, ex-UK Special Forces operator and Royal Marine Commando; Matthew 'Ollie' Ollerton, former Special Boat Service-operator; Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker and Jay Morton.

Former staff instructors have been Jason 'Foxy' Fox, ex-SBS operator; Mark 'Billy' Billingham, an ex-SAS Sergeant Major; former Navy SEAL-operator Clint Emerson and Dean Stott, former SAS-operator.

Celebrity edition

Season 1 (2020)

Production began in March 2020 on location in Queenstown, New Zealand, however production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They recommenced filming on a property on the outskirts of Berridale in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales in Australia at GPS Coordinates 36°28′44″S 149°0′37″E. Production crew stayed locally in Jindabyne while filming.

Olympian Jana Pittman was reported to be a contestant in the March 2020 production, but with her pregnancy in the intervening months, was replaced by former The Biggest Loser Australia trainer Shannan Ponton. Pittman subsequently appeared, as a contestant in Season 2, six months after giving birth.

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Season 2 (2021)

In October 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season began airing on 13 September 2021.

The season was filmed in the Capertee Valley in NSW, with the camp being constructed in the Glen Davies Ruins. The Ruins are the remains of the Oil Shale Ruins, which began operation in 1938 and ceased operation in 1952. The Glen Davis Ruins are on private property, but is available to visitors on a Saturday at 2pm

Full list of confirmed celebrities:

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Season 3 (2022)

The third season began airing on 21 February 2022.

Full list of celebrities were confirmed in October 2021:

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Season 4 (2023)

The fourth season began airing on 9 October 2023.

It was the first season of SAS Australia to be filmed outside Australia, on Wadi Rum Desert at Jordan. The camp was set on an abandoned Military Outpost at the Valley.

Full list of celebrities were confirmed in March 2023:

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Civilian edition

Season 1 (2021)

In March 2021, Seven commissioned a miniseries featuring civilian contestants in addition to the second main season. Titled SAS: Hell Week, the mini-season was filmed back to back with the second celebrity season in the Blue Mountains.