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TV’s ultimate celebrity experiment is back.
“Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” is returning for Season 5 on Sept. 24.
The reality competition show brings together a group of celebrities to experience a military selection course complete with grueling challenges and barren accommodations.
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This season, 15 celebrity recruits – including former professional athletes, reality TV stars and even an ex-member of Congress – will be deployed in Malaysia to endure the conditions of the jungle.
They will be led by a team of former special forces operatives, known as directing staff, including Rudy Reyes, Billy Billingham, Jason “Foxy” Fox and Jovon “Q” Quarles.
‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ premiere date, time
“Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” Season 5 will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The one-hour premiere episode will begin at 9 p.m. ET.
New episodes will air Thursdays.
How to watch ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’
New episodes of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” will air on Fox. They will be available to stream next day on Hulu.
Hulu offers subscriptions ranging from $11.99 a month to $18.99 a month for standard streaming plans. Other packages that include both streaming and live television cost between $89.99 and $99.99 a month.
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Stream ‘Special Forces’ on Hulu here
See ‘Special Forces’ Season 5 cast
Fifteen recruits will take to the “Special Forces” course this season. See the full cast:
- Matt Barnes, NBA champion and podcaster
- Alycia Baumgardner, world champion boxer
- Candace Cameron Bure, actress
- David Charvet, entrepreneur and actor
- Brandi Glanville, TV personality
- Collin Gosselin, former TV personality
- Oliver Hudson, actor
- LeSean McCoy, NFL Super Bowl champion
- Maxim Naumov, Olympic figure skater
- Ruby Rose, actor
- George Santos, former politician
- Hannah Stocking, comedian
- Breana Tiesi, TV personality
- Alexia Umansky, TV personality
- Mauricio Umansky, TV personality
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. Keep up with her on X @melinakh and Instagram @bymelinakhan.
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This story was originally published September 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM.