Editing Upolu (section)

==Depictions in popular culture==
Upolu was the filming location for the 1953 [[South Seas (genre)|South Seas]] film ''[[Return to Paradise (1953 film)|Return to Paradise]]'', starring [[Gary Cooper]].

The island was also the filming location for several seasons of several editions of the competition [[reality television]] series, ''[[Survivor (franchise)|Survivor]]''. This included:

* Five seasons of ''[[Australian Survivor]]'': the [[Australian Survivor (season 3)|3rd season]] in 2016 and the [[Australian Survivor (season 4)|4th season]] in 2017; ''[[Australian Survivor (season 10)|Australian Survivor: Heroes vs Villains]]'' in 2023 (10th season); ''[[Australian Survivor (season 11)|Australian Survivor: Titans vs Rebels]]'' in 2024 (11th season); and ''[[Australian Survivor (season 12)|Australian Survivor: Brains vs Brawn II]]'' in 2025 (12th season).
* Four seasons of the ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|American version]]'' of ''Survivor'', ''[[Survivor: Samoa]]'' (19th season); ''[[Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains]]'' (20th season); ''[[Survivor: South Pacific]]'' (23rd season); and ''[[Survivor: One World]]'' (24th season). 
* One season of ''[[Survivor South Africa]]'':  ''[[Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets]]'' (7th season) in 2019.