Fantasy Island (2021) Cast & Character Guide
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Learn about FOX’s TV Show “Fantasy Island,” including the latest information about its characters, organizations, locations, and more.
Please Note: This content contains pertinent spoilers, descriptions are updated as new information is presented, images changed as better ones are captured, and this is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, guest star, or reoccurring role.
General Information
| Network(s) | FOX |
| Genre(s) | Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Mystery, LGBT+ |
| Created or Developed By | Gene Levitt |
| Based On | Fantasy Island (1977) by Gene Levitt Featuring Ricardo Montalbán |
| Executive Produced By | Adam Kane, Anne Clements, Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain |
| Showrunner(s) | Liz Craft and Sarah Fain |
| First Aired | 8/10/2021 |
Overview
First Season
In this revival of the 1977 to 1984 series, with no association with the reboot from 2020 starring Michael Peña, Elena Roarke, niece of Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) from the 1977 series, has taken over hosting duties, the classic white suits and fulfilling people’s fantasies at a mysterious luxury resort. A place where magic is all around, and Elena acts as not only the host but also the puppet master in some cases.
Thankfully, she doesn’t work alone. Rather than a Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize), she has a Ruby as an assistant, and throughout the first season, both deal with past lives and relationships as they manage the fantasies of various guests.
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Elena Roarke (Roselyn Sánchez)
The great-niece of the Fantasy Island host of the original series, Elena clarifies, in private, that the Island chose her, and she may have reluctantly chosen it back. Thus, she left a fiancé, and entire life, behind.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
- The Actor Is Also Known For: Carmen Luna in “Devious Maids,” Gigi Mendoza in “Grand Hotel,” and Lily in “Familia en venta.”
- Time as Fantasy Island Host (1.2): She has been the host for less than 10 years, based on how Brent is talked about.
- Her Fiancé (1.2): His name was James, and he had a great laugh, blue eyes, and loved carnival games.
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Sometimes going into the past is the best way to free yourself in the future.
— Elena (1.4)
Ruby Akuda (Kiara Barnes and Stephanie Berry)
Initially, Ruby was a 75-year-old guest who just wanted to experience a bit of freedom and joy before cancer would take her life. However, with her husband Mel, she got to be young again and get a new lease on life. One that became permanent as Elena realized the Island wanted her to become her right hand, and Ruby agreed.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
- De-Aged (1.2): Ruby notes the form of her we see is circa 1971.
- The Family Left Behind (1.3): Alongside a husband, Ruby left behind three kids and six grandkids
- From (1.3): Cincinnati
- Allergies (2.1): Allergic to cats
- A Tingly Sensation (2.6): When something is off on the Island, her tattoo tingles
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You can’t hide from the hard parts of life. All you can do is find the people who will support you through them.
— Ruby (1.5)
Javier (John Gabriel Rodriquez)
Javier’s actions would lead you to believe something could be there between him and Elena, but she either lacks interest in him or the drama a relationship could cause. Because of that, his main purpose is chartering, by plane, guests to and from the Island.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
- Veteran (1.5): Javier is a Air Force veteran
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Dr. Gina (Gabriela Z. Hernandez)
Dr. Gina is the local doctor who treats people at Fantasy Island and the other islands in the area.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Look. I get it. You’re new at this, and I was a safe space. But love should be a little scary.
— Gina (2.1)
Segundo (Daniel Lugo)
The caretaker of the grounds for Fantasy Island.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Isla (Maria Gabriela Gonzalez)
Less of a guest and more of a temptation, Isla’s presence hints at a secret long held by Ruby regarding her sexuality.
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- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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Helene Reyes (Alexa Mansour)
Named after Hurricane Helene, when she was conceived, Helene comes to Fantasy Island in hopes of finding her father, who happens to be Javier.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Hurricane Helene; The Bachelor Party”
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Fantasy Island Guests
Mel Akuda (David Moses)
Ruby’s husband, with who she spent 50 wonderful years together with.
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- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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Christine (Bellamy Young)
Due to her job as a newscaster, and the torturing caused by her stepfather, Christine, birth name Crystal Joe Stevens, grew up with quite a bit of insecurity. If it wasn’t her teeth, it was her weight, and having a public-facing job didn’t help things. So for her fantasy, she wanted to eat and not gain weight, but, thanks to Elena, she actually lost weight thanks to dropping the trauma her stepfather, Landon, embedded in her.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 1
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Daphne (Odette Annable)
After getting married at Kilimanjaro, things have slowly but surely fizzled in Daphne’s marriage. What doesn’t help is her job working in sales is frustrating, and Zev, her husband, doesn’t seem to get it. So the Island and Elena have Daphne and Zev swap bodies.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “His and Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel”
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Zev (Dave Annable)
Currently on his second marriage, and perhaps not healed too much from his first, Zev is worried that Daphne will leave him like his ex-wife Kate. So when they swap bodies, it helps him understand a lot of what she is going through, including a secret she was keeping.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “His and Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel”
- Occupation (1.2): He is a college professor who teaches literature
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Brent Lee (Francois Chau)
After the death of his fiancée, all Brent wanted to do was sleep until he felt ready to face that he played a part in her death. Thus far, he has slept at least 10 years, perhaps more, and the deal is, he can sleep through 5 years and then must stay awake for 48 hours before he can lay down and go to rest again.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “His and Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel”
- More About Fiancée (1.2): She was highly into fashion and made her own clothes – she even was going to make her own wedding dress.
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There’s no way through this pain. It’s not a swamp, it’s a wall.
— Mr. Lee (1.2)
Eileen Mitchell (Debbi Morgan)
A model and world traveler, Eileen has long loved being the center of attention, and because of that, she finds aging to be increasingly difficult. However, her challenge is that her daughter, Theodora, has stopped talking to her after leaving her grandson, Freddy, alone while she went out to do some karaoke. So her fantasy is simply getting her daughter back in her life.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “Quantum Entanglement”
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Theodora (Mieko Hillman and Kamori Clark-McGeoy)
In Eileen’s mind, she gave Theodora the world. However, in Theodora’s mind, Eileen dropped her off in random places around the globe. Because of this, while she knows three languages, she also knows what it feels like to be abandoned, and because of Eileen doing that to her son, she is ready to cut her off.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “Quantum Entanglement”
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Professor Charles Wakefield (Cliff Chamberlain)
Since he was in 2nd grade and saw the skin cells of an onion, Charles has loved science. However, in his work as a particle physicist, he has constantly found himself disproving what was thought to be unexplainable. So at Fantasy Island, he is hoping to experience something that cannot be explained through science.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “Quantum Entanglement”
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Alma (Gigi Zumbado)
A drummer like her grandfather, to the ire of her mother, Alma’s fantasy is to be free of her family. However, rather than grant this wish, Alma is shown how her family cannot be free of her and the legacy she continues.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Raul (Adam Irigoyen)
Raul is Alma’s great uncle who, with his real estate business in Miami, created an empire for the family.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Martino (Ektor Rivera)
Alma’s maternal grandfather who was a famous musician in 1967 Cuba, but the story goes, he cheated on her grandmother, murdered a man, and since then, the family has never treated music the same.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Lily (Liz Dieppa)
Alma’s maternal grandmother who, with Raul, escaped Cuba to Miami.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Oscar (Modesto Lacen)
It isn’t 100% clear who Oscar is to Elena, but what is clear is that whenever she travels back to Cuba, and to the past, she makes sure to see Oscar and for them to go on what looks like a date.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Once Upon A Time in Havana”
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Nisha (Anuja Joshi)
26-year-old Nisha Shah is stuck between two men. One is Josh, who she has been with for almost 4 years, and even had a pregnancy scare with, and then Savin, who is the Head of Cardiology at a hospital, and not even 30. Nisha, who is accomplished in her own right, is hoping Fantasy Island will help her decide between the two men, as she has an entire life plan and this decision is slowing her down.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “Twice in a Lifetime”
- Dream (1.5): Nisha’s actual dream is to own and operate a bakery, but it seems she is going to wait until she turns 60.
- Gujarati (1.5): The language she and her parents speak
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Josh (Andy Favreau)
Josh is a man with potential. He is developing an app and he seems to want all Nisha does. But whether or not he’ll live up to his potential is a whole other story.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “Twice in a Lifetime”
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Savin (Dhruv Uday Singh)
Well accomplished, and single, Nisha’s parents set her up with Savin for an arranged marriage and she isn’t against it, mainly due to wanting to share the same culture with her partner.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “Twice in a Lifetime”
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Margot (Daphne Zuniga), Nettie (Laura Leighton), and Camille (Sarah Chaney and Josie Bissett)
A group of friends who all are turning 50, but going through specific issues. Margot, at 47, had triplets and while she does have a friend and husband for support, she doesn’t delegate or ask for help. Nettie is recently divorced from her high school sweetheart, and with her identity so wrapped up in being a wife and mother, she doesn’t know how to start this new chapter of her life. Lastly, there is Camille, the friend who didn’t need a man or want children, who is always at odds with Nettie and forcing Margot to play mediator.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6 “The Big Five Oh”
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Isabel Marshall (Caitlin Stasey)
A copy editor who loves the Agnes novels, and her fantasy was the courage to say “Yes.” Which led her to be transported into the past and meet Rachel Coldwater, who wrote the Agnes novels, and becomes Isabel’s love interest.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 7 “The Romance & The Bromance”
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Rachel Coldwater (Gillian Saker)
Rachel is the writer of the Agnes novels and is in a marriage of convenience. Not just because she is queer but also due to her being unable to publish her novels in her own hand. So, she has her husband do so in order to get her work out there.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 7 “The Romance & The Bromance”
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Reginald (Andrew Richardson)
Reginald is Rachel’s husband.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 7 “The Romance & The Bromance”
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Brian Cole (Eric Winter & Benjamin Stockham)
Brian’s fantasy deals with wanting a physical and mental challenge, and he gets just that. He gets stuck with his younger self, the kid who was a child of divorce, a complainer, and a victim, and has to heal old wounds that came from never forgiving himself. Specifically, for allowing himself to be vulnerable enough to be bullied and nearly die.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 7 “The Romance & The Bromance”
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Jasper (Leslie Jordan)
Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, before relocating to Miami, Jaspser is one of the first guests we meet that are dead. Which may lead you to wonder what can the Island and Elena do for him? Well, give him the opportunity to possibly go to heaven if he reconciles with his mentee, Ramon.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 8 “Dia de los Vivos” [Finale]
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You are a man by birth but a gentleman by choice.
— Jasper Dawson (1.8)
Ramon (Mat Pascua)
Ramon was a child of a mom who held down 3 jobs, wasn’t raised with a dad, but thanks to Jasper, his talent as an artist was fostered – and exploited. Which makes him at odds with his mentee, even in death.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 8 “Dia de los Vivos” [Finale]
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Dani (Mapuana Makia)
Thanks to Dani taking Javier’s shift in the military, she died 6 years ago. Which for Javier weighs heavy since Dani had a husband and a daughter, while Javier only has himself.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 8 “Dia de los Vivos” [Finale]
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James (Eddie Cahill)
Elena’s former fiance that she left in favor of becoming the Island’s host.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episodes 9 &10 “Welcome to the Snow Globe Part One; Welcome to the Snow Globe Part Two”
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Nathan (Mackenzie Astin)
For most of the season, Nathan was actually Mr. Jones, the dog often by Elena’s side. However, who he really is, is an inventor of a medical device that killed a few people, and he used Fantasy Island as a means to hide away and see where he went wrong.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episodes 9 &10 “Welcome to the Snow Globe Part One; Welcome to the Snow Globe Part Two”
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Tony (Andrew Lukich)
Tony was Nathan’s business partner for the medical device Nathan invented.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episodes 9 &10 “Welcome to the Snow Globe Part One; Welcome to the Snow Globe Part Two”
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Maya (Geri-Nikole Love)
Nathan’s wife, who is also a doctor.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episodes 9 &10 “Welcome to the Snow Globe Part One; Welcome to the Snow Globe Part Two”
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Allison (Lindsey Kraft)
The CEO of her family’s hotel company, who is seeking to have the type of Christmas her family would do for photo opportunities, but never with the same glee and genuine spirit as her favorite cheesy movies.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episodes 9 &10 “Welcome to the Snow Globe Part One; Welcome to the Snow Globe Part Two”
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Richard (Alain Uy)
One of Allison’s employees, who went to an Ivy League school, and who she is seeing, but not exclusive or committed to.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episodes 9 &10 “Welcome to the Snow Globe Part One; Welcome to the Snow Globe Part Two”
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Andi Nevinson (Jasika Nicole)
Andi has been a bit afraid of human intimacy for quite some time, so she poured and got all the love she needed from her cat, and her fantasy was just to know if her cat loved her back.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Tara and Jessica’s High School Reunion; Cat Lady”
- Last Date (2.1): Was in 2016
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Tara Bendetti (Rachael Harris)
Tara is the responsible and ambitious one regarding Tarica Solutions, her business with her best friend, Jessica, which focuses on organizing homes.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Tara and Jessica’s High School Reunion; Cat Lady”
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Instead of pushing each other to be braver, we stuck with what made us feel safe.
— Tara (2.1)
Jessica Warren (Cheryl Hines)
Since 9th grade, Jessica and Tara have been best friends, and for their 30th high school reunion, she and Tara wanted to host and not be the outcast geeks they were in high school.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Tara and Jessica’s High School Reunion; Cat Lady”
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Harrison (Unknown)
Harrison is a potential conjuring of the Island so that Andi could get her groove back.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Tara and Jessica’s High School Reunion; Cat Lady”
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Ashton Sandford (Matthew Pohlkamp)
Ashton was a jock in high school with a interest in Jessica, but thanks to Tara keeping him from asking Jessica out, they didn’t end up together.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Tara and Jessica’s High School Reunion; Cat Lady”
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Baron Bobo Con Bigglesworth III (Zack Pearlman)
Andi’s cat in human form.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Tara and Jessica’s High School Reunion; Cat Lady”
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Mateo (Frankie J. Alvarez)
Mateo is engaged to be married to a woman named Sophie and fantasizes about the one he believes got away, Camila, from a day he hand in Barcelona in 2001.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Hurricane Helene; The Bachelor Party”
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Shawn (Jai Rodriguez)
Shawn is Mateo’s best man, who came out in college and makes it seem that was the bravest thing he has ever did and has been afraid of life ever since.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Hurricane Helene; The Bachelor Party”
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Eli (Izzy Diaz)
Eli is someone who is very kind, and longs to be a ladies man.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Hurricane Helene; The Bachelor Party”
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Blue (TBD)
Blue is Helene’s mother who died a year ago, and raised Helene all by herself.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Hurricane Helene; The Bachelor Party”
- Age of Death (2.7): Died at 39
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Dutch Paymer (James Denton)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 3 “Paymer vs. Paymer”
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Dolly Paymer (Teri Hatcher)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 3 “Paymer vs. Paymer”
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1985 Rosemarie (Meredith Jackson) and Modern Day Rosemarie (Maureen McCormick)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 4 “Mystery In Miami”
Norah Krawczyk (Daphne Maxwell Reid)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 4 “Mystery In Miami”
Judy Jackson (Lynn Whitfield)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 4 “Mystery In Miami”
Marcia Farrell (Bretty Butler)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 4 “Mystery In Miami”
Joy Summer (Joely Fisher)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 5 “The Urn”
Ross (Nick Jandl)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 5 “The Urn”
Bridget (Hope Lauren)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 5 “The Urn”
Frank (Teo Rapp-Olsson)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 5 “The Urn”
Dr. Nancy Lee (Keiko Agena)
Dr. Lee is a therapist who has a fantasy of being able to cut to the point with her clients rather than handhold and take the slow route to them realizing what they need to say or do.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 6 “Forever and a Day”
Emilio Hernandez (Aaron Costa Ganis)
Emilio is Oliver’s partner who works a lot, which has caused a bit of a strain on his relationship.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 6 “Forever and a Day”
Oliver Gold (Jonathan Bennett)
Oliver is Emilio’s partner of three years whose fantasy was to come to Fantasy Island and have the perfect proposal.
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 6 “Forever and a Day”
Isaiah Hughes (Stephen Friedrich)
With his father dying before he became a teenager and thoughts of starting a family soon, Isiah’s fantasy is learning when he is going to die to know if he should start a family. Especially since he doesn’t want to put a kid through what he went through.
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 7 “#Happy”
- Father’s Death: His dad died of an aneurysm when he was 10
Ryleigh Graham (Selah Austria), Trevor Graham (Cree Kawa), Dan Graham (Reggie Austin), and Amber Graham (Melinda Clerke)
The Graham family comes to the Island because Amber wants them to spend time together. She grew up having a hard life so her husband not being as loving as he was, her son wrapped up in video games, and her daughter quitting tennis? Something she wanted to do as a child but was too poor and unsupported to do? It hurts, and she wants to heal.
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 7 “#Happy”
- Ryleigh: She is 16 and is a star in the tennis club
Shay Fury (Marie Osmond)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Fantasy Island: Season 2/ Episode 8 “Walk A Country Mile”
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Beau (Tyler Perez)
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- Introduced In: Fantasy Island: Season 2/ Episode 8 “Walk A Country Mile”
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Gwen (Katie Stevens)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 9 “Gwenivere of Glendale”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Lance (Reilly Walters)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 9 “Gwenivere of Glendale”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Seth (Brandon Scott)
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- Introduced In:
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Natalie (Devika Bhise)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 10 “War of the Roses (And the Hutchinsons)”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Lou (Dan Lauria)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 10 “War of the Roses (And the Hutchinsons)”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Vivian (Alley Mills)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 10 “War of the Roses (And the Hutchinsons)”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Arthur (Chuck McCollum)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 11 “Peaches & The Jilted Bride”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Melanie (Judy Kain)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 11 “Peaches & The Jilted Bride”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Brad (Nick Augusta Thompson)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 11 “Peaches & The Jilted Bride”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Laura (Jessy Schram)
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- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 11 “Peaches & The Jilted Bride”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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Peaches (Kyla Pratt)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 2/ Episode 11 “Peaches & The Jilted Bride”
- The Actor Is Also Known For: in “”
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