‘Survivor’ & ‘SYTYCD’ Rookies Join the Vets in ‘The Challenge’ Season 35 (PHOTOS)

Meredith Jacobs March 4, 2020, 1:30 pm

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The Challenge Total Madness Cast Theme — MTV

The Challenge Total Madness Poster — MTV

*The Challenge: Total Madness* key art

Aneesa Ferreira in The Challenge: Total Madness — MTV

Aneesa Ferreira

**Veteran**: 13th Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Asaf Goren — MTV

Asaf Goren

**Rookie**: *Big Brother Israel*, *So You Think You Can Dance*

Ashley Mitchell in The Challenge - Total Madness — MTV

Ashley Mitchell

**Veteran**: Seventh Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Bayleigh Dayton — MTV

Bayleigh Dayton

**Rookie**: *Big Brother*

Tula Big T Fazakerley in The Challenge - Total Madness — MTV

Tula “Big T” Fazakerley

**Veteran**: Second Challenge

Cory Wharton on The Challenge: Total Madness — MTV

Cory Wharton

**Veteran**: Seventh Challenge

CT Tamburello in The Challenge: Total Madness — MTV

CT Tamburello

**Veteran**: 17th Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Dee Nguyen — MTV

Dee Nguyen

**Veteran**: Third Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Faysal Shawn Fessy Shafaat — MTV

Faysal Shawn “Fessy” Shafaat

**Rookie**: *Big Brother*, *American Ninja Warrior*

The Challenge Total Madness Jay Starrett — MTV

Jay Starrett

**Rookie**: *Survivor*

Jenna Compono in The Challenge Total Madness — MTV

Jenna Compono

**Veteran**: Eighth Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Jennifer Lee — MTV

Jennifer Lee

**Rookie**: *Amazing Race*

The Challenge Total Madness Jennifer West — MTV

Jennifer West

**Veteran**: Second Challenge

Johnny Bananas on 'The Challenge: Total Madness' — MTV

Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio

**Veteran**: 20th Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Jordan Wiseley — MTV

Jordan Wiseley

**Veteran**: Sixth Challenge

Josh Martinez in The Challenge: Total Madness — MTV

Josh Martinez

**Veteran**: Third Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Kailah Casillas — MTV

Kailah Casillas

**Veteran**: Fifth Challenge

Kaycee Clark in The Challenge Total Madness — MTV

Kaycee Clark

**Rookie**: *Big Brother*

Kyle Christie on The Challenge — MTV

Kyle Christie

**Veteran**: Fifth Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Mattie Breaux — MTV

Mattie Breaux

**Veteran**: Second Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Melissa Reeves — MTV

Melissa Reeves

**Veteran**: Third Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Nany Gonzalez — MTV

Nany Gonzalez

**Veteran**: Ninth Challenge

Nelson Thomas - The Challenge Total Madness — MTV

Nelson Thomas

**Veteran**: Sixth Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Rogan O'Connor — MTV

Rogan O’Connor

**Veteran**: Third Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Stephen Bear — MTV

Stephen Bear

**Veteran**: Third Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Christopher Jordan Swaggy C Williams — MTV

Christopher Jordan “Swaggy C” Williams

**Rookie**: *Big Brother*

Tori Deal on The Challenge: Total Madness — MTV

Tori Deal

**Veteran**: Fourth Challenge

Wes Bergmann in The Challenge: Total Madness — Wes Bergmann

**Veteran**: 13th Challenge

The Challenge Total Madness Cast — MTV

The *Total Madness* cast

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Are you ready for what MTV is calling “the most dangerous Challenge ever”?

The upcoming 35th season of the reality competition series is Total Madness — and based on the promo (below) and key art, that’s an apt description. It kicks off on Wednesday, April 1 at 8/7c.

'The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2': Which Team Won? (RECAP)

War of the Worlds 2 scored the highest franchise premiere in six years, but the new season, which will feature 90-minute episodes, returns to a solo game format. The 28 players — veterans (categorized this season as anyone who has done a Challenge before) and rookies from reality shows including Survivor, Big Brother, and So You Think You Can Dance — will face strenuous challenges in pursuit of taking home $1 million. And as always, expect some twists, including, according to host TJ Lavin, the “biggest” one yet, along the way.

Click through the gallery above to meet the Season 35 cast.