Overview

• Peacock named 14 returning Islanders from the U.S., U.K., France, Malta, Belgium and the Netherlands as the first wave entering the Fiji villa.
• Ariana Madix returns as host, with Iain Stirling narrating, Maura Higgins hosting Aftersun and Cely Vazquez serving as social ambassador.
• The season debuts Tuesday, Sept. 16 with a two-hour premiere at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, followed by daily episodes during premiere week and then a Thursdays–Tuesdays cadence.
• Unlike Season 1, the series will unfold in real time, with viewers casting votes in the Love Island USA app that influence who couples up and who is eliminated.
• Contestants face team and couple challenges under the Games format in the familiar Fiji villa, competing for a reported $100,000 prize.