Survivor: Island of the Idols, the 39th season of the veteran competition series, premieres on Sept. 25 with 20 new players and two legendary winners.
(Boston) Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine will return to the game not to compete, but to serve as mentors to the new castaways.
Host and executive producer Jeff Probst revealed that this season, they have a new casting team in place.
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“We’ve changed our storytelling dramatically,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re going through much deeper dives. The culture is going through a major shift right now, especially with gender. Let’s just go and find interesting people and see where it leads us.
Take a look at the full list of cast members below.
Aaron Meredith
Age: 36
Hometown: Uncasville, Conn.
Current Residence: Warwick, R.I.
Occupation: Gym owner
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Chelsea Walker
Age: 26
Hometown: Marlton, N.J.
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Digital content creator
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Dean Kowalski
Age: 28
Hometown: Westfield, N.J.
Current Residence: New York City
Occupation: Tech sales
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Elaine Stott
Age: 41
Hometown: Woodbine, Ky.
Current Residence: Rockholds, Ky.
Occupation: Factory worker
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Elizabeth Beisel
Age: 26
Hometown: Saunderstown, R.I.
Current Residence: Saunderstown, R.I.
Occupation: Olympic medallist
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
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Karishma Patel
Age: 37
Hometown: Philadelphia
Current Residence: Houston
Occupation: Personal injury lawyer
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Missy Byrd
Age: 24
Hometown: Decatur, Ga.
Current Residence: Tacoma, Wash.
Occupation: Air force veteran
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Ronnie Bardah
Age: 35
Hometown: Brockton, Mass.
Current Residence: Henderson, Nev.
Occupation: Pro poker player
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Tom Laidlaw
Age: 60
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Current Residence: Greenwich, Conn.
Occupation: Former NHL player
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Vince Moua
Age: 27
Hometown: Merced, Calif.
Current Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.
Occupation: Admissions counsellor
Tribe: Lairo (orange)
Dan Spilo
Age: 48
Hometown: New York City
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Talent manager
Tribe: Vokai (Purple)
Jack Nichting
Age: 23
Hometown: Newport News, Va.
Current Residence: Harrisonburg, Va.
Occupation: Graduate student
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Jamal Shipman
Age: 33
Hometown: Jersey City, N.J.
Current Residence: Providence, R.I.
Occupation: College administrator
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Janet Carbin
Age: 59
Hometown: Neptune, N.J.
Current Residence: Palm Bay, Fla.
Occupation: Chief lifeguard
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Jason Linden
Age: 32
Hometown: New York City
Current Residence: New York City
Occupation: Personal injury lawyer
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Kellee Kim
Age: 29
Hometown: Costa Mesa, Calif.
Current Residence: Philadelphia
Occupation: MBA student
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Lauren Beck
Age: 28
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif., and Rochester Hills, Mich.
Current Residence: Glendale, Calif.
Occupation: Nanny
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Molly Byman
Age: 27
Hometown: Boston
Current Residence: Durham, N.C.
Occupation: Law student
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Noura Salman
Age: 36
Hometown: London/Bethesda, Md.
Current Residence: North Potomac, Md.
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
Tommy Sheehan
Age: 26
Hometown: Bayville, N.Y.
Current Residence: Long Beach, N.Y.
Occupation: Fourth grade teacher
Tribe: Vokai (purple)
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Survivor: Island of the Idols premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Global.
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