Elita 9 heads to its finale as casting opens for season 10
Host Milan Milosevic told viewers the ninth season's endgame has begun, while casting opened for a milestone season 10. The news came a week after Jovana Mitic was voted out.
- On June 16, host Milan Milosevic told the live audience that the end of the ninth season had officially begun that night.
- Casting opened for Elita 10, billed as a milestone season, with a premiere expected this autumn.
- The announcement landed one week after viewers voted out Jovana Mitic, a month before the finale.
- Mitrovic confirmed on social media that applications for season 10 were already open.
On June 16, during the live broadcast of Elita, host Milan Milosevic delivered a line that immediately spread across social media: that night officially marked the beginning of the end of the ninth season. He made clear to viewers that the show was entering the home stretch of its longest reality season yet, and that the countdown to the finale was now visible.
In the same breath came a second announcement. Casting has opened for Elita 10, a season the production is framing as a milestone edition. Milica Mitrovic confirmed on her social media that applications were already open, with the new season’s premiere expected in the autumn. In other words, while the contestants of Elita 9 fight for their final weeks in the house, hopefuls for season 10 are already sending in their applications.
What does “the start of the end” actually mean?
For an audience that has followed the format since its first season, declaring the endgame is a signal that the race for the prize fund is on and that alliances inside the house are about to crack. A month out from the finale, every elimination carries more weight, and contestants who have so far played it safe usually start changing tactics. Milosevic did not reveal an exact finale date, but the “start of the end” framing sets the timeline clearly: a few weeks of programming remain.
Announcing the milestone tenth season on the same night is no accident. It keeps continuity for the production, giving viewers who are saying goodbye to one season an immediate reason to stay with the format. Opening casting before the finale means that preparing the new season and selecting its cast overlaps with wrapping the current one, a familiar move for long-running reality shows.
How does Jovana Mitic’s exit fit in?
The whole announcement comes exactly one week after viewers voted out Jovana Mitic, better known as Jovana the lawyer. She left the house on June 15, a month before the finale, a timing that further fuelled the comments.
After her exit, Mitic spoke in the studio about the pressures she says she faced during her time in the house. In the same appearance she sharply called out Luka, describing him as a manipulator and saying that, in her words, Hollywood ought to take an interest in an actor like that. Her remark quickly circulated online and became one of the most talked-about scenes of the week.
Now, as the ninth season enters its final stretch, two storylines run in parallel: the remaining contestants’ fight to reach the finale, and the first speculation about who might enter the milestone tenth. Will you stick with Elita through the season nine finale, or are you already weighing who deserves a spot in season 10?
