Everything to Know About House of Villains Season 3: Premiere Date, Cast Photos & More
Get the juicy details about the Joel McHale-hosted competition show's return before it arrives at its new home on Peacock.
The House of Villains is about to light up once again.
House of Villains Season 3 is premiering exclusively on Peacock, and there truly could not be a better place for this collection of reality TV scoundrels. As host Joel McHale told Seth Meyers on Late Night, "It's like Traitors, but dirty." Now, the streamer is home to both The Traitors and House of Villains, officially making Peacock the place to see Vanderpump Rules alum Tom Sandoval musically humiliate himself multiple times (more on that below).
All your divisive faves from shows such as The Challenge, Below Deck, Survivor, and Selling Sunset will be competing for the title of America's Favorite Supervillain, and they're not afraid to unleash their worst upon their fellow baddies.
Read on to find out everything you need to know about HoV Season3. And before you ask, yes, Tiffany "New York" Pollard is back for the third time. Would it really be House of Villains without her?
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When is the House of Villains Season 3 premiere date?
Season 3 premieres on February 26, 2026. Stream it only on its exclusive new home: Peacock.
Watch the trailer for House of Villains' new season
See the House of Villains Season 3 trailer here, in which Host Joel McHale assures us "we haven't even come close to scraping the bottom of the barrel" when it comes to recruiting notorious reality TV competitors. Seconds into the clip, Mob Wives' Drita D’Avanzo is already threatening to show several bemused fellow cast members how "gangsta" she can get. We soon see rats scrambling over feet, much squabbling, and one person insulting another by calling him a "low-budget Drake impersonator."
There also appears to a little chemistry between a few players — but you'll have to watch to find out who!
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Expect classic Tom Sandoval hijinks on House of Villains Season 3
The conniving cast will live together in a house and compete in hilarious challenges. They do it all for the chance to win $200,000, and the title of America's Favorite Supervillain. Along the way, they vote to banish each other from the house until there's only one winning villain left.
During his Late Night interview, McHale shared one Season 3 tidbit that already has us laughing from the idea of it (and from the brief clip shown in the trailer).
"Tom Sandoval is on this season, from Vanderpump," he said. "And there's a great scene, where he's apparently a very good musician. He's a very good trumpet player. I'm not kidding!"
"But the fillers in his lips were so thick that he couldn't make a seal on the trumpet," McHale explained. "To his credit, [Sandoval] was really good about it, so we're just like, 'Keep playing that trumpet, man.'"
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The cast of House of Villains Season 3
Paul Abrahamian (Big Brother)
Paul Abrahamian was the runner-up in Season 18 and 19 of Big Brother. He was both a fan fave and a calculated chaos agent who cared more about playing the game than actually winning it. Abrahamian also appeared on the spin-off Big Brother: Over the Top, but this is his first non-Big Brother reality show.
Tyson Apostol (Survivor)
This cyclist from Utah wanted people to think he was a harmless Mormon when he made his Survivor debut in Season 18, Survivor: Toncantins. Apostol was in fact a ruthless competitor who once declared, "I love seeing people cry when you crush their dreams." He returned in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (as a villain), Survivor: Winners at War, and won Survivor: Blood vs. Water. He'll backstab or blindside rivals the first chance he gets.
Kate Chastain (Below Deck, The Traitors)
Kate Chastain made her reality TV debut in Below Deck Season 2 as the Chief Stewardess. If you think that makes her less of a competitor, think again. While Chastain was excellent at her demanding job, she was ruthless if crossed. When one primary guest told her she needed to smile more, she folded the throw on his bed into a very shapely...rocket ship...as revenge.
Chastain also competed in the first two seasons of The Traitors, and returned for a Season 3 cameo alongside legendary Survivor winner Parvati Shallow.
Jackie Christie (Basketball Wives)
Jackie Christie is the wife of Doug Christie, the head coach of the Sacramento Kings, and she starred on VH1's Basketball Wives LA and Basketball Wives beginning in 2011. She's smart, opinionated, knows how to manipulate, and does not hold back if anyone dares to come after her.
Drita D’Avanzo (Mob Wives)
Drita D'Avanzo
Like Jackie Christie, Drita D'Avanzo should not be underestimated. The hot-tempered New York makeup artist was previously married to Lee D'Avanzo, a man who was accused of being a high-ranking member of a crime family, and she's been described as "indomitable."
Plane Jane (RuPaul's Drag Race)
Plane Jane finished third in Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race, and fully embraced her villain role throughout the season — even if she didn't fully embrace the word. When a fellow queen called her a villain, she said, "I'm not a villain, I'm just a b---h." Her insults are blunt, and she'll fit in perfectly with her new famous roommates.
Johnny Middlebrooks (Love Island, The Challenge)
Johnny Middlebrooks was the runner-up in Love Island Season 2, remaining on the island through the entire season and leaving with Cely Vazquez. He was subsequently the runner-up in Season 1 of Love Island Games, but failed to make it to the end of Season 2. Middlebrooks is a risk-taking competitor known for being charming and flirtatious, which can be a dangerous combo.
Ashley Mitchell (The Challenge)
Ashley Mitchell has competed in 14 seasons of The Challenge, which should tell you just how ready she is to compete. The challenges on House of Villains will be a little less brutal, but that's not going to make Mitchell any less determined, less intense, or less willing to rely on her impressive physical skills.
Tiffany “New York” Pollard (Flavor of Love, I Love New York, House of Villains)
New York might just be the reality TV villain, though she can't seem to actually win this show. This will be her third time as a contestant in three seasons. She got 9th place in Season 1 and 4th place in Season 2, so maybe this is her year.
Christine Quinn (Selling Sunset)
No one is more fashionable or more ready to backstab with her stiletto than Beverly Hills realtor Christine Quinn, who starred on Selling Sunset until Season 5 and showed off her expertise in both luxury and shade. Fun fact: Sometimes she wears small chairs as purses.
Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules, The Traitors)
Tom Sandoval is known for a cheating scandal so notorious it was named after him: Scandoval. He was a main cast member on Vanderpump Rules for 11 seasons, earning the show its biggest headlines ever when he betrayed his longtime girlfriend (and future Love Island host) Ariana Madix in the sleaziest ways possible. Since then, Sandoval has appeared on the military training series Special Forces, and treated his fellow contestants to his musical talents on The Traitors.
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Watch House of Villains Season 3 on February 26, only on Peacock.
