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KISMAYO, Somalia - Buzz is building in Kismayo for the debut of the new season of "Somalia's Next Top Pirate", the highest rated Somali reality competition show of all time. Having recently stolen the crown from the 1990s classic "The Warlords Next Door", this season of SNTP promises many new twists and turns. Rumor has it that host Macaulay Culkin has a few tricks up his sleeve this year, including a challenge involving ice hockey.

Casting of the contestants took place across the country late last year, and filming was completed about a month ago. Large precautions were taken to ensure we won't find out who wins ahead of time, but we can only assume he or she will be at least as ruthless and bloodthirsty as last year's winner, Anthony Bourdain.