Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty ImagesNot content with just poking fun at Millennials this fall on their new comedy The Great Indoors, CBS is doubling down on their Millennial fever by putting an entire team of them to the test on the network's newest season of Survivor.
The just-announced cast of the long-running reality series' 33rd season (!!) includes a team of 10 Millennials who will compete against a team of 10 Gen. X-ers in a generational battle for the ages titled—you guessed it—Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen. X. Facing off in Fiji, the two teams will fight to prove their generation has what it takes to outwit, outplay, and outlast the other. Will the Millennials, who CBS describes as "the largest living generational group and most diverse in U.S. history" generation in history, survive on the island without their beloved technology? (CBS' question, not ours.) And will the Gen. X-ers, those hard-working individuals who bridge the gap between the Baby Boomers and the tech-obsessed Millennials, be able to see past their preconceived notions and bond with the youngsters? (Something tells us the 33-year-old in the tribe won't have that problem. Also, 33 is Gen. X?!)
Without further ado, let's meet our new tribes.
Millennials - Vanua Tribe (clockwise, from top left)
Justin "Jay" Starrett - 27, real estate agent from Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Michaela Bradshaw - 25, vacation club sales rep from Fort Worth, Texas
Adam Klein - 25, homeless shelter manager from San Francisco
Jessica "Figgy" Figueroa - 23, bartender from Nashville
Michelle Schubert - 28, missionary recruiter from Yakima, WA
Will Wahl - 18, high school student from Long Valley, NJ
Zeke Smith - 28., assistant manager from Brooklyn
Mari Takahashi - 31, professional gamer from Los Angeles
Taylor Stocker - 24, ski instructor from Post Falls, Idaho
Hannah Shapiro - 24, barista from West Hollywood
Gen. X - Takali Tribe (clockwise, from top left)
Lucy Huang - 42, dietitian from Diamond Bar, CA
Ken McNickle - 33, model from Denver
Chris Hammons - 38, trial lawyer from Moore, OK
Jessica Lewis - 37, asst. district attorney from Vooreheesville, NY
Rachel Ako - 37, recruiting director from Los Angeles
Ciandre "CeCe" Taylor - 39, insurance adjuster from Granada Hills, CA
Bret LaBelle - 42, police sergeant from Dedham, MA
Sunday Burquest - 45, youth pastor from Ostego, MN
Paul Wachter - 52, boat mechanic from Sugarloaf Key, FL
David Wright - 42, television writer from Sherman Oaks, CA (Fun fact: David's written for Family Guy and Malcolm in the Middle!)
Who are you rooting for? Team Millennials or Team Gen. X? Let us know in the comments below.
Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X returns with a 90-minute premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. on CBS.