Love Island USA
Season 8
Promotional poster for the season
Hosted by Ariana Madix
No. of contestants 34
No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network Peacock
Original release June 2, 2026 (2026-06-02) –
present
Season chronology
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The eighth season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on June 2, 2026. The season is hosted by Ariana Madix.

Format

Love Island is a reality television program where a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders," are living in a villa in Fiji. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and are under constant video surveillance. To survive in the villa, the islanders must be in a relationship with another islander. The Islanders couple up for the first time on first impressions but will later "re-couple" at special ceremonies where they can choose to remain with their current partners or to switch partners. At the villa, the couples must share a bed for sleeping and are permitted to talk with other Islanders at any time, allowing them to get to know everyone.[1] While in the villa, each Islander has his or her own telephone, with which they can contact other Islanders via text and can receive text messages informing them of the latest challenges, dumpings, and re-couplings. The Islanders are limited in their communication with the outside world.[2]

The Islanders are presented with many games and challenges that are designed to test their physical and mental abilities, after which the winners are sometimes presented with special prizes, such as a night at the Hideaway or a special date.[3]

Islanders can be eliminated, or "dumped," for several reasons; these include remaining single after a re-coupling and by public vote through the Love Island mobile app. During the show's final week, members of the public vote to decide which couple should win the series; the couple who receive the most votes win.[3]

At the envelope ceremony on finale night, the couple who received the highest number of votes, from the public, both receive two envelopes, one for each partner. One envelope contains $100,000 and the other contains nothing. The partner with the $100,000 envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.[1]

Islanders

The original islanders of the eighth season of Love Island USA.

Top: Beatriz, Gabriel, Trinity, KC, Kenzie, Sincere and Aniya
Bottom row: Zach, Melanie, Sean and Bryce

The original islanders were announced on May 28, 2026.[4]

Islanders include Zach Georgiou, the brother of season 7 islander Charlie Georgiou, Aniya Harvey, the daughter of retired NBA player Donnell Harvey, Corey Sawyer Jr., the son of retired NFL player Corey Sawyer and cousin of season 6 islander Daniela Ortiz-Rivera,[5] Beatriz Hatz, a bronze medalist for Team USA's Paralympic track and field team.[6][7]

Vasana Montgomery, a 25-year-old business owner from Beaverton, Oregon was originally announced as a contestant, however was removed from the series prior to entering the villa after several videos surfaced of her using racist language. As a result, Gabriel Vasconcelos entered on Day 2 as a bombshell due to an odd amount of islanders.[8] Alannah Keyser was removed from the villa on Day 19 due to a video surfacing of her using racist language, as well as screenshots of her using the same language.[9]

Islander Age Hometown Entered Exited Status Ref
Amora Cacheé Robinson 21 Atlanta, Georgia Day 21 Participating [10]
Day 16 Day 20 Dumped
Aniya Harvey 23 Tyrone, Georgia Day 1 Participating [4]
Bryce Alakai Dettloff 29 Honolulu, Hawaii[a] Day 1 Participating [4]
Caleb McDaniel 21 Asheboro, North Carolina Day 7 Participating [11]
Carl Lee Schmidt 28 Denver, Colorado Day 21 Participating [12]
Day 17 Day 20 Dumped
Corbin Mims 22 Miami, Florida Day 5 Participating [13]
Dylan Wrona 24 Naperville, Illinois[b] Day 17 Participating [12]
Gal Tshnieder 29 Los Angeles, California Day 17 Participating [12]
Jaiden Bacciocco 22 Newbury Park, California Day 16 Participating [10]
Jennifer "Jen" Terry 23 Melbourne, Florida Day 7 Participating [11]
Kayda Bosse 22 Manchester, New Hampshire Day 2 Participating [14]
Kuman "KC" Chandler 23 Fresno, California Day 1 Participating [4]
Mackenzie "Kenzie" Annis 24 Kennesaw, Georgia Day 1 Participating [4]
Melanie Moreno 24 Los Angeles, California Day 1 Participating [4]
Parmida Keshani 27 Isfahan, Iran[c] Day 16 Participating [10]
Sincere Rhea 25 Cape May, New Jersey Day 1 Participating [4]
Tierra Davis 25 Inglewood, California Day 16 Participating [10]
Trinity Tatum 22 Newport News, Virginia Day 1 Participating [4]
Zach Georgiou 26 Birmingham, United Kingdom Day 1 Participating [4]
Chetan "Chay" Nehra 27 San Diego, California Day 17 Day 20 Dumped [12]
Corey Sawyer Jr. 24 Longwood, Florida Day 17 Day 20 Dumped [12]
Ronnie Gunter 25 Shakopee, Minnesota Day 17 Day 20 Dumped [12]
Sherleaz "Sydney" Eugene 25 Naples, Florida Day 16 Day 20 Dumped [10][15]
Alannah Keyser 21 Miami, Florida Day 16 Day 19 Removed [10]
Chandlar Wilson 26 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [12]
Keyon Harry 24 North Babylon, New York Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [12]
Kyle Greene 26 Tampa, Florida Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [12]
Ryan Ten Hulscher 27 Silver City, New Mexico Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [12]
Tino Ellis 28 Queens, New York Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [12]
Trae Taylor 23 Missoula, Montana Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [12]
Gabriel Vasconcelos 26 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[d] Day 2 Day 14 Dumped [4]
Sol Dean 24 Orange, California Day 7 Day 14 Dumped [11]
Beatriz Hatz 25 Lakewood, Colorado Day 1 Day 10 Dumped [4]
Sean Reifel 29 Easton, Pennsylvania Day 1 Day 6 Dumped [4]
Notes
  1. ^ Bryce Dettloff is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, but was residing in Los Angeles, California at the time of casting and filming.
  2. ^ Dylan Wrona is originally from Naperville, Illinois, but was residing in Los Angeles, California at the time of casting and filming.
  3. ^ Parmida Keshani is originally from Isfahan, Iran, but was residing in San Antonio, Texas at the time of casting and filming.
  4. ^ Gabriel Vasconcelos is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was residing in Miami, Florida at the time of casting and filming.


Production

On March 13, 2026, Peacock renewed Love Island: USA for season eight with a premiere date of June 2, 2026.[16] Ariana Madix is set to return as host for her third season with Iain Stirling once again providing narration.[17][18] On May 9, 2026, it was announced that Maura Higgins would not return to the series to host Love Island: Aftersun this season.[19] On May 11, 2026, it was announced that Summer House star Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa would be co-hosting Aftersun this season. [20]

Coupling and elimination history

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Final
Day 1 Day 3 Day 6 Day 10 Day 13 Day 14 Day 17 Day 20 Day 21
Amora Not in Villa Safe Single Voted
to re-enter
Aniya KC KC Safe KC Safe Safe Single In Villa
Bryce Trinity Trinity Safe Trinity Safe Safe Trinity In Villa
Caleb Not in Villa Kenzie Sol Vulnerable Safe Jaiden In Villa
Carl Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Voted
to re-enter
Corbin Not in Villa Kenzie Melanie
to save
Kenzie Vulnerable Safe Parmida In Villa
Dylan Not in Villa Vulnerable Kenzie In Villa
Gal Not in Villa Vulnerable Jen In Villa
Jaiden Not in Villa Safe Caleb In Villa
Jen Not in Villa Gabriel Gabriel Vulnerable Safe Gal In Villa
Kayda Not in
Villa
Zach Zach Safe Zach Safe Safe Zach In Villa
KC Aniya Aniya Safe Aniya Safe Safe Tierra In Villa
Kenzie Zach Single Corbin Caleb Corbin Vulnerable Safe Dylan In Villa
Melanie Sincere Sincere Vulnerable Sincere Safe Safe Sincere In Villa
Parmida Not in Villa Safe Corbin In Villa
Sincere Melanie Melanie Sol Melanie Safe Safe Melanie In Villa
Tierra Not in Villa Safe KC In Villa
Trinity Bryce Bryce Safe Bryce Safe Safe Bryce In Villa
Zach Kenzie Kayda Kayda Safe Kayda Safe Safe Kayda In Villa
Chay Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Corey Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Ronnie Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Sydney Not in Villa Safe Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Alannah Not in Villa Safe Removed
(Day 19)
Chandlar Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Keyon Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Kyle Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Ryan Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Tino Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Trae Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Gabriel Not in
Villa
Beatriz Beatriz Jen Jen Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 14)
Sol Not in Villa Sincere Caleb Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 14)
Beatriz Sean Gabriel Gabriel Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 10)
Sean Beatriz Single Dumped
(Day 6)
Notes none 1 none 2 3 4 5 6 7
Removed none Alannah none
Dumped No
Dumping
Sean
Failed to
couple up
Beatriz
Corbin's choice
to dump
No
Dumping
Gabriel
Girls' choice
to dump
Chandlar,
Keyon,
Kyle,
Ryan,
Tino,
Trae

Girls' choice
to dump
Amora,
Sydney

Failed to
couple up
Amora,
Carl

America's choice
to re-enter
Sol
Boys' choice
to dump
Carl,
Chay,
Corey,
Ronnie

Failed to
couple up

Notes

  • ^Note 1:   Gabriel and Kayda entered the Villa after the initial coupling and had to recouple with one of the islanders who offered to be their partner. Gabriel decided to steal Beatriz and Kayda decided to steal Zach, leaving Sean and Kenzie single and vulnerable. As Trinity and Bryce were not chosen, they remained a couple.
  • ^Note 2:       America voted for which Islanders the new bombshells should couple up with. America chose Caleb to couple up with Kenzie, Sol to couple up with Sincere and Jen to couple up with Gabriel. This left Corbin, Melanie, and Beatriz single and vulnerable. Corbin then had to choose a girl islander to couple up with. He chose Melanie, leaving Beatriz dumped from the villa.
  • ^Note 3:   On Day 13, Islanders recoupled by writing letters to who they wanted to couple up with. After not receiving a letter, Caleb and Sol were left single and vulnerable. However, they were given a second chance by recoupling together.
  • ^Note 4:     America voted for their favorite couple. The top four couples who received the most votes from America were granted safety. The four safe girls then had to decide which vulnerable boy to dump, choosing Gabriel, and the four safe boys had to decide which vulnerable girl to dump, choosing Sol.
  • ^Note 5:     On Day 17, the original girl islanders had to decided which six Casa Amor boys they wanted to stay in the main villa, while the other six Casa Amor boys would be dumped from the island. The original girls decided to dump Chandlar, Keyon, Kyle, Ryan, Tino and Trae.
  • ^Note 6:   As the final part for the Casa Amor twist in week 3, Casa Amor and the villa held two separate re-coupling ceremonies for the original islanders to choose whether to return to their previous partner or pick any new partner. Any of the 12 new islanders that remained single by the end of either ceremony was dumped from the villa. However, if one of the 12 original islanders remained single at the end of both ceremonies, they would still remain in the villa, but as a single islander. Amora, Carl, Chay, Corey, Ronnie, and Sydney remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa.
  • ^Note 7:     Following the Casa Amor dumping, America was then given the chance to vote one girl islander and one boy islander back into the villa. As Amora and Carl received the most votes, they re-entered the villa.

Weekly summary

The main events in the Love Island USA villa are summarised in the table below.

Week 1 Entrances
  • On Day 1, Aniya, Beatriz, Bryce, KC, Kenzie, Melanie, Sean, Sincere, Trinity, and Zach entered the villa.[4]
  • On Day 2, Gabriel and Kayda entered the villa.[21]
  • On Day 5, Corbin entered the villa.
  • On Day 7, Caleb, Jen, and Sol entered the villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 1, the islanders coupled up for the first time with the girls standing behind the door of the boy they would like to couple up with. Trinity chose Bryce, Beatriz chose Sean and Kenzie chose Zach. Melanie and Aniya both chose Sincere, leaving him to chose Melanie. This left Aniya and KC to couple up.[22]
  • On Day 3, Gabriel and Kayda had to couple up with one of the islanders who offered to be their partner. Gabriel decided to steal Beatriz and Kayda decided to steal Zach, leaving Sean and Kenzie single. As Trinity and Bryce were not chosen, they remained a couple.[23]
  • On Day 6, the islanders recoupled for the first time with the girls choosing who they would like to couple up with. However, as the newest islander, Corbin chose first. He chose to couple up with Kenzie. Aniya and KC, Melanie and Sincere, Trinity and Bryce, Beatriz and Gabriel, and Kayda and Zach all remained together. Sean was left single and dumped from the villa.
Challenges
  • On Day 1, the islanders took part in a game in which Ariana asked them questions where they would stand in front of a door to lock in an answer. If any other gender was on the other side of the door, they would get to kiss one another.[22]
  • On Day 4, the islanders took part in a game in which they had to answer a series of facts relating to their fellow islanders. The islander the thought the question related to would be pushed into the pool.
  • On Day 5, the islanders took part in a office style challenge where the girl islanders were tasked with selecting a boy not in their couple to kiss and then answer a question. The islander they chose would be thrown into a slime pit. The girl islanders would then go into a secret room and kiss the new bombshell, Corbin.
Dates
  • On Day 3, bombshells Gabriel and Kayda got to take Beatriz and Trinity, and Bryce and Zach on a date.[23]
Exits
  • On Day 6, following a recoupling, Sean was left single and was dumped from the island.
Week 2 Coupling
  • On Day 10, America voted for which Islanders the new bombshells should couple up with. America chose Caleb to couple up with Kenzie, Sol to couple up with Sincere and Jen to couple up with Gabriel. This left Corbin, Melanie, and Beatriz single and vulnerable. Corbin then had to chose a girl islander to couple up with. He chose Melanie leaving Beatriz dumped from the villa.
  • On Day 13, islanders recoupled by writing love letters to who they wanted to couple up with. Trinity and Bryce, Anita and KC, Jen and Gabriel and Kayda and Zach mutually wrote letters to one another and remained in their couples. Corbin and Caleb each wrote letters to Kenzie while Kenzie only wrote a letter for Corbin and they recoupled. Sol and Melanie each wrote letters to Sincere while Sincere only wrote a letter to Melanie and they recoupled. As the only two islanders to not receive love letters, Sol and Caleb became the final couple.
Challenges
  • On Day 10, the boy and girl islanders competed against each other in "Sweet as Pie" where they had to answer a series of questions about islanders of the opposite gender. If it was a "nice" round, they would lock in their answers with a kiss. However, if it was a "naughty" round, they would lock in their answers with a pie to the face.
  • On Day 11, the couples competed in a soccer style team challenge involving moving a soccer ball without their hands, eating a hot dog controlled by their legs, collecting slime from an inflatable pool, and dumping it on an islander who the couple thought fit the description of the "Red Card" question.
Dates
  • On Day 11, Kayda and Zach were selected by their fellow islanders spend the night in the hideaway.
Exits
  • On Day 10, Corbin chose to couple up with Melanie, leaving Beatriz single and dumped from the villa.
  • On Day 14, the top four couples who received the most votes from America were granted safety. The four safe girls then had to decide which vulnerable boy to dump, choosing Gabriel, and the four safe boys had to decide which vulnerable girl to dump, choosing Sol.
Week 3 Entrances
  • On Day 16, Alannah, Amore, Jaiden, Parmida, Sydney, and Tierra entered Casa Amor.
  • On Day 17, Carl, Chandlar, Chay, Corey, Dylan, Gal, Keyon, Kyle, Ronnie, Ryan, Tino and Trae entered the main villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 20, as the final part for the Casa Amor twist, Casa Amor and the villa held two separate re-coupling ceremonies for the original islanders to choose whether to return to their previous partner or pick any new partner. Kayda and Zach, Melanie and Sincere and Trinity and Bryce all remained loyal to one another. Jen chose to recouple with Gal and Kenzie chose Dylan. Caleb brought Jaiden to the main villa, Corbin brought Parmida and KC brought Tierra.
Challenges
Exits
  • On Day 17, the original girl islanders had to decided which six Casa Amor boys they wanted to stay in the villa. The original girls chose Carl, Chay, Corey, Dylan, Gal and Ronnie to remain in the villa. This meant that Chandlar, Keyon, Kyle, Ryan, Tino and Trae were dumped from the villa.
  • On Day 19, Alannah was removed from the villa due to a resurfaced video of her using racist language.
  • On Day 20, Casa Amor islanders, Amora, Carl, Chay, Corey, Ronnie, and Sydney, remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa.
Week 4 Entrances
  • On Day 21, Amora and Carl re-entered the villa after the public voted them back in.
Coupling
Challenges
  • On Day 21, Megan Thee Stallion hosted a girls vs boys challenge. In the first round, as they music play and once it stops, the islanders must sit on a cake. The girls won the first round. In the second round each team got to throw a cake at the opposing team members. The girls won the second round as well. In the final round, each team had to have a representative eat a cake to find a heart in the middle. The boys won the round.
Dates
  • On Day 22, Trinity and Bryce left the villa to go on their first date.
Exits

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Day(s) Original release date [24] Prod.
code
Week 1
235 1 "Episode 1" Days 1–2 June 2, 2026 (2026-06-02) 801
236 2 "Episode 2" Days 2–3 June 3, 2026 (2026-06-03) 802
237 3 "Episode 3" Days 3–4 June 4, 2026 (2026-06-04) 803
238 4 "Episode 4" Days 4–5 June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05) 804
239 5 "Episode 5" Days 5–6 June 7, 2026 (2026-06-07) 805
240 6 "Episode 6" Days 6–7 June 8, 2026 (2026-06-08) 806
Week 2
241 7 "Episode 7" Days 7–8 June 9, 2026 (2026-06-09) 807
242 8 "Episode 8" Days 8–9 June 11, 2026 (2026-06-11) 808
243 9 "Episode 9" Days 9–10 June 12, 2026 (2026-06-12) 809
244 10 "Episode 10: Aftersun" N/A[a] June 13, 2026 (2026-06-13) 810
245 11 "Episode 11" Days 10–11 June 14, 2026 (2026-06-14) 811
246 12 "Episode 12" Days 11–12 June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15) 812
246 13 "Episode 13" Days 12–13 June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16) 813
247 14 "Episode 14" Days 13–14 June 18, 2026 (2026-06-18) 814
Week 3
248 15 "Episode 15" Days 14–15 June 19, 2026 (2026-06-19) 815
249 16 "Episode 16: Aftersun" N/A[a] June 20, 2026 (2026-06-20) 816
250 17 "Episode 17" Days 15–16 June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21) 817
251 18 "Episode 18" Days 16–17 June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22) 818
252 19 "Episode 19" Days 17–18 June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23) 819
253 20 "Episode 20" Days 18–19 June 25, 2026 (2026-06-25) 820
254 21 "Episode 21" Days 19–20 June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26) 821
255 22 "Episode 22: Aftersun" N/A[a] June 27, 2026 (2026-06-27) 822
256 23 "Episode 23" Days 20–21 June 28, 2026 (2026-06-28) 823
Week 4
257 24 "Episode 24" Days 21–22 June 29, 2026 (2026-06-29) 824
258 25 "Episode 25" TBA June 30, 2026 (2026-06-30) 825
  1. ^ a b c This episode showcased events from the previous days in the week. No new or present days were featured.

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