Get ready for takeoff. A new season of The Challenge is preparing to film, and rumor has it, MTV is out of the picture.
Keep in mind, no one is truly part of the cast until the cameras roll, so some folks may drop out or be alternates. Per usual, credit for these spoilers go to PinkRose + Gamer.
Theme: Cutthroat 2 — three teams of eight
Location: Thailand
Airing: On Paramount+, date TBA
HOST: TJ Lavin
Adrienne Naylor
1x finalist | 2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Alexis Lete
Rookie | Deal or No Deal Island 2
Anna Leigh Wilson
Rookie | The Amazing Race 35
Brad Fiorenza
1x champion | 15th season | Last seen: Battle of the Eras
Cara Maria Sorbello
2x champion | 18th season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats/ 99 to Beat
Cassidy Clark
2nd season | Last seen: Challenge: USA 2
Cedric Hodges
1x finalist | 2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Chris Underwood
1x champion | 2nd season | Last seen: Challenge: USA 2
Cory Wharton
5x finalist | 12th season | Last seen: Battle of the Eras
CT Tamburello
5x champion | 22nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Deb Chubb
Rookie | Love Island 4 + Love Island Games
Izzy Fairthorne
2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Justin Hinsley
2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Johnny Bananas
7x champion | 26th season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Josh Goldstein
Rookie | Love Island 3 + Love Island Games (and Challenge USA 1 alternate)
Keanu Soto
Rookie | Big Brother 27
Leonardo Dionicio
2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Michele Fitzgerald
1x finalist | 6th season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Nelson Thomas
2x finalist | 11th season | Last seen: The Challenge World Championship
Nurys Mateo
1x finalist | 4th season | Last seen: Battle of the Eras
Reilly Smedley
Rookie | Big Brother 25
Syndey Segal
1x finalist | 2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
Tori Deal
1x champion | 11th season | Last seen: Battle of the Eras
Will Gagnon
2nd season | Last seen: Vets & New Threats
NOT ON
At one point, these competitors were mistakenly believed to be part of the final cast. They were either alternates or never involved with the season.
Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat
Jodi Weatherton
Michaela Bradshaw
Nany Gonzalez (potentially due to passport issues)
Saiounia “Sai” Hughley
Tina Barta
Stop Being Polite 
a cast member is not a reliable source for where the show will be. It could be MTV or both platforms or just Paramount
when it will the time show in tv
TJ hit me up. It’s time for new faces. I will take Paulie’s place! Bryan.w.gainer@gmail.com “Dig Deep”
where’s Keanu from bb27 and Tucker from bb26
Keanu is agreed to participate, and Tucker will be probably going in TAR40 with his brother Eric from TAR38 to compete as an All-Star racer. Filming of the 40th Race taking place this summer.
please bring Horacio back, he is one of my favorite contestants