The Challenge: All Stars
The Challenge: All Stars is a spinoff series of the reality competition show The Challenge, which premiered on Paramount+ on April 1, 2021.
Production
The series originally was pitched by Mark Long on social media for a season with "old-school" cast members. His pitch went viral in June 2020, and he started reaching out to former cast members and eventually to The Challenges production company, Bunim/Murray Productions. In August 2020, Long and Bunim/Murray official announced a partnership to work together on this series. Along with being a cast member, Long was also an executive producer. Other executive producers include Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth, Dan Caster and Leanne Mucci, with Jack Reifert as co-executive producer.On February 24, 2021, the show was officially announced as The Challenge: All Stars, and premiered on the streaming service on April 1, 2021. On October 13, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 11, 2021. The series was then renewed for a third season, which premiered on May 11, 2022.
A fourth season, which premiered on April 10, 2024, was filmed in early 2023 in South Africa. For the first time in the series, the cast also included a cast member who originally debuted on Are You the One?.
On December 18, 2024, the fifth season was announced with a "Rivals" theme. Additionally, it was revealed that the season would premiere on MTV on January 29, 2025, and that casting was furtherly expanding, including cast member from Big Brother, Ex on the Beach, Survivor, Shipwrecked and 12 Dates of Christmas.