Overview
- Good Morning America revealed the full Season 35 celebrity cast and professional dancer pairings on Wednesday, Sept. 2, giving ABC the official competitive lineup ahead of a mid‑September two‑night launch.
- Adele Zaikman will join the main DWTS roster as a rookie pro after winning the spinoff Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, and several longtime pros including Sharna Burgess are returning.
- The cast mixes film and TV actors, reality stars, chefs, social influencers and elite athletes such as Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech and Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn to widen audience appeal.
- Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli will return to the judges’ table and Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will co‑host, while producers are managing earlier unauthorized leaks and scheduling challenges tied to dancer availability and health disclosures.
- ABC will air a two‑night mid‑September premiere across linear TV and Disney+ with next‑day streaming on Hulu, a distribution strategy the show has used to reach both broadcast and streaming viewers.