The new — and 25th — season of CBS’s iconic reality show Big Brother is back, and the move-in list is set. A 90-minute premiere introduced the 16 new houseguests competing for the $750,000 prize. Episodes will air Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings starting August 6.
Big Brother puts strangers in a house together, cut them off from the outside world and monitor their every move as they attempt to make alliances to out-maneuver other houseguests to avoid getting voted out.
Season 25’s cast is wildly diverse, featuring stay-at-home dads (Cameron Hardin), college students (Cory Wurtenberger) and molecular biologists (Kirsten Elwin) and ranging in age from 21 to 63.
Meet the full cast below.
All photos courtesy of CBS.
America Lopez
Age: 27
Hometown: Edinburg, Texas
Occupation: Medical receptionist
Blue Kim
Age: 25
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
Occupation: Brand strategist
Bowie Jane
Age: 45
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Occupation: Barrister/DJ
Cameron Hardin
Age: 34
Hometown: Eastman, Ga.
Occupation: Stay-at-home dad
Cory Wurtenberger
Age: 21
Hometown: Weston, Fla.
Occupation: College student
Felicia Cannon
Age: 63
Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.
Occupation: Real estate agent
Hisam Goueli
Age: 45
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
Occupation: Geriatric physician
Izzy Gleicher
Age: 32
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Professional flutist
Jag Bains
Age: 25
Hometown: Omak, Wash.
Occupation: Truck company owner
Jared Fields
Age: 25
Hometown: Norwalk, Conn.
Occupation: Exterminator
Kirsten Elwin
Age: 25
Hometown: Orlando, Fla., via Dominica
Occupation: Molecular biologist
Luke Valentine
Age: 30
Hometown: Weston, Fla.
Occupation: Illustrator
Matt Klotz
Age: 27
Hometown: Cameron Park, Calif.
Occupation: Deaflympics gold medalist
Mecole Hayes
Age: 30
Hometown: St Louis, Mo.
Occupation: Political consultant
Red Utley
Age: 37
Hometown: Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Occupation: Sales
Reilly Smedley
Age: 24
Hometown: Portland, Maine
Occupation: Bartender