PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS STACKED LINEUP OF CONTESTANTS FOR THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF "INK MASTER"

Produced by Truly Original, New Season Premieres Wednesday, October 29

October 1, 2025 - Paramount+ today revealed the stacked lineup of tattoo artists who will be competing in season 17 of the hit reality competition series INK MASTER, which will premiere exclusively on the service globally (excluding Japan) Wednesday, October 29 with three all-new episodes, with subsequent episodes dropping weekly. An official trailer was also released for the season, which will be hosted by artist-entrepreneur Joel Madden.

Meet the INK MASTER Contestants:

· Boushee Bowie: IG

· Alli Johnson: IG

· Isnard Barbosa: IG

· Tyler Jenkins: IG

· Emily Sabrina Estrada: IG

· Seth Holmes: IG

· Keahi Ikeda: IG

· Matt Mooney: IG

· Sherri Austria: IG

· Mike Beecher: IG

· Kyra Torres: IG

· OJ Thomas: IG

· Nadia Most: IG

· Luka Lajoie: IG

· Teneile Napoli: IG

Produced by Truly Original, INK MASTER is hosted by lead vocalist for the pop/punk band Good Charlotte and co-founder of music companies Veeps and MDDN, Joel Madden, alongside returning judges including three-time INK MASTER champion DJ Tambe, Ryan Ashley, the first female tattoo artist to win the competition and Nikko Hurtado, one of the world's best color-realism artists.

In the new season of INK MASTER, 15 new artists compete as "hometown heroes," vying for a $250,000 prize in the ultimate tattoo competition, and for the opportunity to put their hometowns on the map. With reputations and regional pride on the line, contestants will put their skills to the test in a series of epic, high-stakes challenges, proving their artistry and versatility to impress the judges. Only one will win the money and earn the title of "Ink Master."

INK MASTER is executive produced by Glenda Hersh, Steven Weinstock and Andrea Richter for Truly Original. Daniel Blau Rogge and Jennifer Aguirre serve as executive producers and Angela Liao as executive in charge of production for MTV Entertainment Studios.

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Paramount+ is a premium streaming subscription service delivering live sports, breaking news, and a Mountain of Entertainment(TM), and is a cornerstone of the Direct-to-Consumer division at Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (Nasdaq: PSKY), a leading, next generation global media and entertainment company. The Company's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, CBS - America's most watched broadcast network, CBS News, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Showtime, Paramount+, Pluto TV, and Skydance's Animation, Film, Television, Interactive/Games, and Sports divisions. For more information please visit www.paramount.com. For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus. Join the conversation using #InkMaster and follow the official Ink Master accounts on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

About Truly Original

Truly Original, a Banijay Americas company, creates a broad range of nonfiction programming for television and streaming platforms. Run by Emmy(R) Award-winning producers Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, who serve as co-presidents and co-CEOs, Truly Original's robust roster includes INK MASTER, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of Potomac, Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, In the City, Basketball Wives, Summer House, Winter House, Swamp People and The Last Cowboy with executive producer Taylor Sheridan. The company also forged an overall deal with The Cinemart, Emmy Award-winning producers of such acclaimed documentary series and features as Netflix's American Murder: Gabby Petito and Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, Hulu's Fyre Fraud, Amazon's LuLaRich and the Peabody Award-Winning Time: The Kalief Browder Story. For more information visit trulyoriginal.com.

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