"Love Island Games" is back for Season 2

The "Love Island Games" 2025 team is set.

Fourteen singles who previously appeared on "Love Island" shows across the world are coming together for the second season of "Love Island Games." So, who will win the title of love?

The show, a spinoff of the popular dating franchise first made famous in the U.K., is set to begin this month in the same gorgeous Fijian villa where "Love Island USA" films.

The cast, which was revealed on Sept. 9, features a mix of "Love Island" favorites, including three from the latest messy U.S. season that wrapped up filming in July. A popular islander from Season 5 is also set to star on the show, mixed in with cast members from the series' foreign branches in the U.K., Australia, the Netherlands and beyond.

What is 'Love Island Games'?

On the new(ish) spinoff, islanders still look to form connections, but with a side of competition. The season is shortened, and Ariana Madix, who has been the host of the last two seasons of "Love Island USA," will return to anchor.

The first season of "Love Island Games" housed just short of 20 episodes, a highly truncated version of a show whose namesake franchise can last up for 40 episodes.

Like "Love Island," there will be steamy challenges, but "Love Island Games" ups the ante with the competitions.

"They're getting physical in high-stakes challenges to win the ultimate game of love," Madix said in a promotional video, adding that fan votes will determine contestants' fates.

Who is on the 'Love Island Games' cast

  • Andrea Carmona, 27, Season 6 (USA)
  • Andreina Santos-Marte, 24, Season 7 (USA)
  • Charlie Georgios, 27, Season 7 (USA)
  • Chris Seeley, 27, Season 7 (USA)
  • Garbi Denteh, 22, Season 4 (Belgium/Netherlands)
  • Isaiah Campbell, 24, Season 4 (USA)
  • Josh Goldstein, 28, Season 3 (USA)
  • Kay Kay Gray, 26, Season 5 (USA)
  • Kendall Washington, 28, Season 6 (USA)
  • Lucinda Strafford, 24, Season 7 (UK) & Season 5 (Australia)
  • Mert Okatan, 25, Seasons 2 and 3 (Belgium/Netherlands)
  • Nicola Gauci Borda-Warr, 23, Season 1 (Malta)
  • Solene Favreau, 26, Season 2 (France)
  • Tyrique Hyde, 26, Season 10 (UK)

Does Love Island have bombshells?

Yes, while 14 islanders will begin the season, several more singles will enter the villa to shake things up, just like a normal "Love Island" season.

Bombshells will arrive on the scene throughout the season, looking to find any cracks in relationships and find their own connections. In Season 1 of "Love Island Games," there were 26 total islanders with 12 starting as the original cast on Day 1 and 14 entering the game periodically as bombshells.

'Love Island Games' Season 2 release date

The season premiere of "Love Island Games" is set to be released on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Episodes will stream nearly every day until the finale.

'Love Island Games': How to watch

"Love Island Games" streams on Peacock, the home of "Love Island USA."

A Peacock premium plan costs $10.99/month while an ad-free premium plus plan is $16.99/month

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 'Love Island Games' is back for Season 2. What to know about release date, cast, more

Reporting by Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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