Entertainment TV Reality TV 'Big Brother' Season 23 Cast Revealed: Meet the 16 New Houseguests! The upcoming Big Brother season will begin with a 90-minute premiere special on Wednesday, July 7 By Ally Mauch Ally Mauch Ally Mauch is a former news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 1, 2021 02:25PM EDT Photo: Courtesy of CBS Big Brother season 23 is almost here! On Thursday, CBS revealed the 16 new cast members who will live and compete together for the grand prize of $500,000. The season will kick off with a 90-minute premiere special on Wednesday, July 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Then, beginning Sunday, July 11, Big Brother will air Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m., with the latter featuring the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. CBS previously pledged that all future casts of Big Brother and other reality series' like Survivor and Love Island would contain at least 50 percent Black, indigenous and people of color. "The reality TV genre is an area that's especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling," George Cheeks, president and chief executive officer for the CBS Entertainment Group said in a statement at the time, according to Entertainment Weekly. Love Island USA Season 3: Meet the 12 New Singles Headed to Hawaii! Meet the season 23 houseguests below: Alyssa Lopez Courtesy of CBS Age: 24 Hometown: Sarasota, Fla. Current City: Sarasota, Fla. Occupation: Swimwear Designer Azah Awasum Courtesy of CBS Age: 30 Hometown: Baltimore, Md. Current City: Baltimore, Md. Occupation: Director of Sales Operations Brent Champagne Courtesy of CBS Age: 28 Hometown: Cranston, R.I. Current City: Cranston, R.I. Occupation: Flight Attendant CBS Renews Big Brother for Season 23 with Julie Chen Moonves Returning as Host Britini D'Angelo Courtesy of CBS Age: 24 Hometown: Niagara Falls, N.Y. Current City: Niagara Falls, N.Y. Occupation: Kindergarten Teacher Christian Birkenberger Courtesy of CBS Age: 23 Current City: Harwinton, Conn. Occupation: General Contractor Assistant Christie Valdiserri Courtesy of CBS Age: 27 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Current City: North Hollywood, Calif. Occupation: Professional Dancer Derek Frazier Courtesy of CBS Age: 29 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Current City: Philadelphia, Pa. Occupation: Safety Officer Derek Xiao Courtesy of CBS Age: 24 Hometown: Baltimore, MD Current City: New York, N.Y. Occupation: Start-Up Founder Big Brother and Love Island Score Summer Premiere Date at CBS Brandon "Frenchie" French Courtesy of CBS Age: 34 Hometown: Camden, Tenn. Current City: Clarksville, Tenn. Occupation: Farmer Hannah Chaddha Courtesy of CBS Age: 21 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Current City: Chicago, Ill. Occupation: Graduate Student Kyland Young Courtesy of CBS Age: 29 Hometown: San Bernardino County, Calif. Current City: Venice Beach, Calif. Occupation: Account Executive Sarah Steagall Courtesy of CBS Age: 27 Hometown: Boiling Springs, SC Current City: Ft. Myers, Fla. Occupation: Forensic Scientist Tiffany Mitchell Courtesy of CBS Age: 40 Hometown: Detroit, Mich. Current City: Detroit, Mich. Occupation: Phlebotomist Travis Long Courtesy of CBS Age: 22 Hometown: Austin, Texas Current City: Honolulu, Hawaii Occupation: Tech Sales Consultant Whitney Williams Courtesy of CBS Age: 30 Hometown: Portland, Ore. Current City: Portland, Ore. Occupation: Make-Up Artist Xavier Prather Courtesy of CBS Age: 27 Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich. Current City: Milwaukee, Wis. Occupation: Attorney Season 23 of Big Brother premieres Wednesday, July 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Close