The fifth season of Total Drama. In the first half, 'Total Drama All-Stars', 14 contestants from the previous seasons return to Camp Wawanakwa, now having been decontaminated from toxic waste, to win the C$1,000,000 prize. In the second half, "Total Drama: Pahkitew Island", the setting changes to Pahkitew Island, an island located in Western Canada, featuring a brand new 14 contestants.

Total Drama: Pahkitew Island features an all-new cast of fourteen at an all-new location. They are split into two teams: the Pimâpotew Kinosewak (Floating Salmon) and the Wâneyihtam Maskwak (Confused Bears). Pahkitew Island is completely empty, and the new contestants must rough it in the wild. Every episode, the winners may receive invincibility and a meal from a sponsoring restaurant, and losers may be sent home via the Cannon of Shame. Once again, teen freaks, geeks, egos, and cowards smash, crash, and bash their way through horrifying challenges with one goal in mind: winning that one-million dollar prize!