Total Drama Island is the sixth season of the Canadian animated television series Total Drama, and the first season of the revival series after its eight-year hiatus. The first part of the season premiered in Italy on K2 and Discovery+ on April 10, 2023, and the second part of the season premiered in Italy on December 4, 2023. The first part of the season also premiered in the United States on June 1, 2024, and the second part of the season premiered on May 31, 2025 on Cartoon Network with the episodes dropping next day on Max.
The season was produced by Fresh TV and Corus Entertainment, in association with Cartoon Network and the BBC, and distributed by Cake Entertainment. Despite being announced as two 13-episode seasons, it was later revealed in the credits of the second half that they were one 26-episode season, similar to the previous season. Unlike previous seasons, there are no alternate endings.
Plot The season takes place fifteen years after the events of the first season, also titled Total Drama Island, and features new contestants competing on a new island modeled after Camp Wawanakwa, located in an unspecified area in Muskoka, Ontario. They spend almost 2 weeks (13 days) on the island competing in challenges for immunity. At the end of the season, one contestant will win C$1,000,000 (US$740,990.00). The competition is hosted by Chris McLean (Terry McGurrin, replacing Christian Potenza), who is assisted by the camp's chef and his co-host, Chef Hatchet (Deven Mack, replacing Clé Bennett).
Episodes
Part 1 Part 2
Characters Total Drama Island features an entirely new cast of 16 contestants. This is the third time the series completely replaces any existing cast with an all-new cast. The new contestants competing are: Axel, Bowie, Caleb, Chase, Damien, Emma, Julia, Millie, MK, Nichelle, Priya, Raj, Ripper, Scary Girl, Wayne, and Zee.
Hosts Character Voice actor Role Terry McGurrin Host Deven Mack Chef and co-host
Contestants Although both parts share the same group of sixteen contestants, their teams and placements differ across both. Part 1 + List of Total Drama Island (2023) Part 1 contestants Contestant Label Voice actor Team Finish Original Merged Placement Episode Caleb The Smoking Hot Player Kwaku Adu-Poku rowspan="1" 1: Meet the Victims Axel The Hard Core Tamara Almeida rowspan="1" 2: Pirates of the Cabbage'an Nichelle Gorgeous with a Side of Substance Tymika Tafari rowspan="1" 3: Drown Town Abbey Scary Girl AKA Lauren Katie Griffin rowspan="2" 4: Numbskull Island Damien The Reactionary Daniel Keith Morrison 5: Jurassic Fart MK The Outrageous and Underestimated Kimberly Ann Truong rowspan="3" 6: The Launchback of Notre Game Raj The Hockey Bros Varun Saranga rowspan="10" rowspan="2" 7: Severe Eggs and Pains Wayne Jack Copland Ripper The Bad Boy Fred Kennedy rowspan="3" 8: The Wheel of Vomit Zee The Good Vibes Only Guy Gerardo Gismondi 9: Paddle Field Earth Chase The Other YouTube Sensation Julius Cho 10: The Truth, The Pole Truth and Nothing But the Truth Emma The Breakout YouTube Star Melanie Leishman rowspan="2" 11: Tortoise Rigamortis Julia The Influencer and Evil in Human Form Julie Sype 12: Caved by the Bell Millie The Book-Smart One Barbara Mamabolo rowspan="1" 13: Magma Cum Laude Bowie The Loveable Party Boy Brandon Michael Arrington rowspan="1" Priya The Novice of Everything Eman Ayaz rowspan="1"
Part 2 + List of Total Drama Island (2023) Part 2 contestants Contestant Label Voice actor Team Finish Original Merged Placement Episode Scary Girl AKA Lauren Katie Griffin rowspan="2" 14: The Pink Painter Strikes Again Chase The Other YouTube Sensation Julius Cho 15: Taking It to the Rim Reaper Millie The Book-Smart One Barbara Mamabolo rowspan="3" 16: You Poor Saps Emma The Breakout YouTube Star Melanie Leishman 17: Choosin' for a Bruisin' Nichelle Gorgeous with a Side of Substance Tymika Tafari 18: Ice to Beat You Bowie The Loveable Party Boy Brandon Michael Arrington rowspan="1" rowspan="12" 19: Canoe Believe It? Axel The Hard Core Tamara Almeida rowspan="1" 20: Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral Ripper The Bad Boy Fred Kennedy rowspan="1" rowspan="1" Zee The Good Vibes Only Guy Gerardo Gismondi rowspan="1" 21: Haulin' n' Ballin' MK The Outrageous and Underestimated Kimberly Ann Truong rowspan="1" 22: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Damien The Reactionary Daniel Keith Morrison rowspan="1" 23: Circling the Drain Raj The Hockey Bros(with Wayne) Varun Saranga rowspan="1" 24: Working K9 to 5 Priya The Novice of Everything Eman Ayaz rowspan="1" 25: Off the Hook! Julia The Influencer and Evil in Human Form Julie Sype rowspan="1" rowspan="2" 26: Soar Losers Caleb The Smoking Hot Player Kwaku Adu-Poku rowspan="1" Wayne The Hockey Bros(with Raj) Jack Copland rowspan="1"
Guests/cameos
+ List of Total Drama Island (2023) Part 2 guests/cameos Character Voice actor Role Molly Johnson Episode: "The Pink Painter Strikes Again" Scott McCord Episode: "Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral" Evany Rosen Episode: "Working K-9 to 5" David Huband Episode: "Off the Hook!" Jackie Richardson
In addition, Gerry, aka the Tennis Rival from Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, makes a cameo in Off the Hook! inside Julia's fear tank along with Pete (although only Pete speaks). Rock and Spud, the Rockers also from The Ridonculous Race, make non-speaking cameo appearances in one of Nichelle's films, and Courtney, Duncan, and Izzy make very brief appearances on photos.
Elimination table Part 1 Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Priya In In In In In In In In Bowie In In In In In In In Millie In In In In In Julia In In In In Emma In In In In In Chase In In In In In In Zee In In In In In Ripper In Raj In In In rowspan="2" Wayne In In In MK In Damien In In In Nichelle In Axel Caleb
Part 2 Contestant Episode 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Wayne In In In In In In In In Caleb In In In In In rowspan= "2" Julia In In In In Priya In In In In In In Raj In In In In In In Damien In In In In In In MK In In In In Zee In In In In In Ripper In In Axel In In In In Bowie In Nichelle In In Emma Millie Chase In
Production Development On February 17, 2021, it was announced that two new seasons were being produced for Cartoon Network and Max. On June 22, 2022, it was announced by Cake Entertainment that the BBC had joined Warner Bros. Discovery as a co-commissioner for the new seasons and would air them on CBBC in the United Kingdom. In addition, the previous five seasons of the show and its spin-offs would be added to BBC iPlayer. Terry McGurrin later clarified on Twitter that despite essentially filling the role of sixth and seventh seasons, the new seasons are instead being produced as a new series. Despite its similar appearance and being listed in promotional material as Wawanakwa, Terry McGurrin clarified on December 14, 2022, that it is a separate island, and that Wawanakwa still sank, with the new island featuring different landmarks and there no longer being a sign on the dock.
Casting Christian Potenza initially announced that he would reprise his role as Chris McLean from the original, having recorded his lines for the series by late September 2021. However, in late March 2023, following the release of the first English trailer for the series, Terry McGurrin revealed that he would replace Potenza as the voice of Chris instead, citing it as a creative decision taken during development. On October 27, 2022, it was confirmed in an interview with McGurrin on YouTube that Deven Mack would replace Clé Bennett as the voice of Chef Hatchet, reprising his role from the spin-off series Total DramaRama. On April 5, 2023, Fred Kennedy announced on his Twitter account that he would be voicing Ripper, one of the contestants in the series.
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References
External links Total Drama Island: Reboot at IMDb