SAS Australia, originally called SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins, is a reality quasi-military training television programme based on the original British SAS: Who Dares Wins that was broadcast on Seven Network between 19 October 2020 and 1 November 2023. Upon release of the first season, the show's name was changed to simply SAS Australia. The series featured 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. In October 2025, a celebrity version was renewed with a Australia vs United Kingdom format which aired in 2026.
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Cast
The Directing Staff instructors for the most recent domestic season included 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 included 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.
Full list of confirmed celebrities:
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:
Season 3 (2022)
The third season began airing on 21 February 2022.
Full list of celebrities were confirmed in October 2021:
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:
Season 5: Australia vs England (2026)
In October 2025, a fifth celebrity season was renewed by Seven during their annual upfronts titled "SAS: Australia vs England", which will see seven Australian celebrities and seven UK celebrities go against each other in the Moroccan desert, the Australian celebrities were revealed on the day. In December 2025, the UK celebrities taking part were announced alongside confirmation that the show would be aired on Channel 4 in January 2026 as the UK's eighth celebrity series. The series began airing in Australia on 29 April 2026.
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.