“The Challenge” is heading to a new home, but it’s bringing back a familiar theme. The upcoming Season 42, “The Challenge: Cutthroat,” will debut on August 5 on Paramount+. The show will still have a weekly rollout with new episodes dropping at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET.
Read more World’s First Imax In-Vehicle Entertainment System Set for China in Partnership With Goer Dynamics
The series, now billed as a Paramount+ original, has aired on MTV since its debut in 1998. While the “All Stars” spinoff was a streaming show, this is the first time the flagship will be exclusively streamed.
“Cutthroat” is a returning theme for “The Challenge,” as it was the title of Season 20, which aired in 2010. It was also the birthplace of the “Johnny Bananas backpack,” so it only feels fitting that both C.T. Tamburello and Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio are back.
Filmed in Thailand, this season will feature 24 competitors — a mix of both newcomers and veterans — fighting for their share of the $500,000 prize. The group will be divided into three teams. “The only way to take home a share of the cash prize is to cross the finish line together as a unit,” the press release reads, but of course, there’s a twist. In the end, the team captain will have the power to decide how to split the winnings — or take it all for themselves. And in this group, that’s likely.
Read more AI-Native ‘Lost Canon’ Brings Raindance, CapCut and Moonmax Together for 10-Film Series
Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth and Jacob Lane serve as executive producers for Bunim/Murray. Diego Amson, Brad Tiemann and Joe Awful are co-executive producers, and Margaret Morales is supervising producer. Benjamin Hurvitz and Melissa Tallerine are executive producers, with Angela Liao as executive in charge of production for MTV.
Meet the cast and watch the trailer below:
-
Chris Underwood
Winner of “Survivor: Edge of Extinction” and “The Challenge: USA 2”
-
Will Gagnon
“Vets & New Threats” competitor
-
Tori Deal
Eight-time “Challenge” champion
-
Sydney Segal
“Vets & New Threats” runner-up
-
Reilly Smedley
“Big Brother 25” vet, “Challenge” rookie
-
Nurys Mateo
Three-time “Challenge” competitor
-
Nelson Thomas
Nine-time “Challenge” competitor, back for the first time with hopes to inspire other amputees
Read more Margot Robbie, Mark Ruffalo, Daisy Ridley, Omar Sy Projects Lead Venice Immersive Lineup
-
Michele Fitzgerald
Four-time “Challenge” competitor
-
Leo Dionicio
“Vets & New Threats” competitor
-
Keanu Soto
America’s Favorite Houseguest in “Big Brother 27”
-
Justin Hinsley
“Vets & New Threats” competitor
-
Josh Goldstein
“Love Island USA” vet, “Challenge” rookie
-
Johnny Bananas
Six-time “Challenge” winner
-
Izzy Fairthorne
“Vets & New Threats” competitor
-
Deb Chubb
“Love Island USA” vet, “Challenge” rookie
-
CT Tamburello
Five-time “Challenge” champ
-
Cory Wharton
11-time “Challenge” competitor
-
Cedric Hodges
“Vets & New Threats” finalist
-
Cassidy Clark
“Survivor 43” runner-up, competitor on “The Challenge USA 2”
-
Cara Maria Sorbello
Two-time “Challenge” champ
-
Brad Fiorenza
Original “Cutthroat” champion
-
Anna Leigh Wilson
“The Amazing Race” 35 competitor, “Challenge” rookie
-
Alexis “Lete”
Former WWE NXT performer and Miss Indiana USA, “Challenge” rookie
-
Adrienne Naylor
Came in fourth place on “Vets & New Threats”