Overview
- A title card reading “In loving memory of Sean Foley, our friend and colleague” closed Survivor’s December 10 episode on CBS.
- Multiple outlets report Foley died after a battle with brain cancer, with no official date released as of now.
- A Facebook post on November 30 by Naked and Afraid executive producer David Story suggested Foley’s passing occurred the prior weekend.
- Foley was a supervising editor on Survivor’s first eight seasons, designed and cut the opening titles through Season 31, and earned five Emmy nominations for the series plus another for The Contender.
- He later served as an executive producer and showrunner across the Naked and Afraid franchise, drawing widespread tributes from collaborators and former contestants.