Season 35 may have assembled one of DWTS’s strangest mixes yet
They’re here! Meet the new cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 35 — a 16-person lineup mixing actors, athletes, reality personalities, musicians, internet names and one very familiar late-night sidekick.
The new season premieres with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, September 16, 2026, airing at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with episodes available to stream the next day on Hulu.
Returning hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough are back alongside judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli. And this year’s celebrity list really does feel like somebody shook several corners of pop culture into one ballroom.
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DWTS Season 35
Sixteen celebrities, sixteen pro partners and one very crowded race for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
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Here are all 16 Dancing with the Stars Season 35 couples
- Tatyana Ali with Jan Ravnik
- Tyler Cameron with Sharna Burgess
- Giada De Laurentiis with Alan Bersten
- Jenna Dewan with Val Chmerkovskiy
- Ezra Frech with Daniella Karagach
- Amber Glenn with Pasha Pashkov
- Taylor Hanson with Britt Stewart
- Maura Higgins with Mark Ballas
- Conner Leavitt with Adele Zaikman
- Ciara Miller with Brandon Armstrong
- Sarah Jane Nader with Hailey Bills
- Jackson Olson with Emma Slater
- Guillermo Rodriguez with Witney Carson
- Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson
- Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa
- Connor Wood with Rylee Arnold
Actors, athletes and reality stars are all colliding in the same ballroom
The acting side alone is stacked with Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, Harry Shum Jr. and Tatyana Ali. Then there is Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn, Paralympian Ezra Frech, Savannah Bananas favorite Jackson Olson, Hanson’s Taylor Hanson and celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis.
Reality television is equally represented by Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Tyler Cameron, Conner Leavitt and Sarah Jane Nader, while Connor Wood brings the creator/internet lane and Guillermo Rodriguez steps away from Jimmy Kimmel Live! long enough to attempt ballroom glory.
Season 35 also brings some very interesting pro pairings
There are instant attention-grabbers everywhere: Jenna Dewan with Val Chmerkovskiy, Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa, Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson and Maura Higgins with returning favorite Mark Ballas.
Witney Carson pairs with Guillermo Rodriguez, while Adele Zaikman — fresh off winning Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro — joins the main series as a pro with Conner Leavitt.
Meet the full Dancing with the Stars Season 35 cast
See the complete cast image set below before the new season hits the ballroom.
If this season has a theme before anybody even dances, it is range. From trained performers to complete wild cards, Season 35 has enough variety to make the first few weeks especially unpredictable.
Watch the Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Cast Reveal
The cast-reveal video introduces the Season 35 celebrity lineup ahead of the September 15–16 two-night premiere on ABC and Disney+.
Sources: ABC / Good Morning America; Dancing with the Stars.
