Overview
- NBC unveiled the full 22-member civilian cast on Wednesday, Aug. 12, announcing Alan Cumming will return as host and the two-hour premiere will air Sept. 17 on NBC with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.
- The cast features 22 non‑professional contestants from across the United States who were selected from a reported pool of more than 80,000 applicants.
- Contestants will live and compete in a Scottish Highlands castle under the series’ established format in which secret “traitors” try to eliminate “faithful” players who must identify and vote them out.
- Players will compete for a top prize of up to $250,000 and NBC supplied promotional materials including headshots, superlatives and hometown details to introduce the newcomers.
- The change follows four Peacock celebrity seasons and signals the franchise’s strategy to expand its audience by pairing prime‑time network exposure with next‑day streaming availability.