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Meet The Cast Of Million Dollar Secret Season 2
Here’s your first look at the upcoming installment of Netflix’s treacherous reality show.

Last year, Netflix’s Million Dollar Secret flipped the script on reality competitions, giving its titular prize to a contestant on the first day of play instead of their last. But whether or not they get to leave The Stag with the money at game’s end depends on their ability to evade their castmates’ suspicion across a series of challenges. And in Season 1, several millionaires were ousted, and cash was redistributed before one victor emerged in a shocking finale.
More twists await in Million Dollar Secret Season 2, which premieres its first three episodes on April 15. As the streamer puts it, “This season, the stakes are higher than ever as players face trickier agendas, grueling challenges and navigate the ever-changing game of deception.”
Want a peek ahead? Here’s your exclusive first look at the Million Dollar Secret Season 2 trailer — plus, the cast vying for the chance to be $1 million richer.
After the April 15 season premiere, three more episodes will drop on April 22, followed by the final two installments on April 29.
Meet The Players
Returning as host is Peter Serafinowicz, who runs The Stag with enigmatic charm and gets just as much of a kick out of watching players carry out sneaky agendas as you do.
“All of us on the inside are not who we present to the world,” he told Bustle last year. “We’ve all got this persona, [so] watching somebody deceive in real time, and to see that play out on the TV, to know what somebody is like on the inside, and to see them try and portray this outward version of themselves... It’s so delicious to watch.”
And the contenders...
Altie Holcomb
- Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (but have been living in Menifee, California since 2009)
- Age: 55
- Horoscope: Pisces
- Instagram: @eaglesincali
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Sydnee Falkner
- Game plan: I wanted to lay as low as possible and be as inconspicuous as I could. If I was gonna be whacked, I wanted it to be towards the end of the competition.
Daisy Macklin Skarning
- Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
- Age: 50 (and damn proud)
- Horoscope: Gemini (it tracks)
- Instagram: @daisyskarning
- Facebook: Daisy Macklin Skarning
- TikTok: @daisysmay50
- Favorite MDS Player S1: Sam - I am obsessed with her, and if I don’t meet her, I will quit!
- Game plan: To use charm, comedy, and wit in a non-threatening way to win people over! Then this “sweet flower” Daisy, when they are least expecting it, will come in with skills that will kill. I REGRET NOTHING!
Hunter Call
- Hometown: Los Angeles (originally) SD (currently)
- Age: 25
- Horoscope: Virgo
- Instagram: @hppunts
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Kyle
- Game plan: I wanted to appear as the likeable idiot who was a non-threat.
Kaleb Moon
- Hometown: Lead Hill, Arkansas
- Age: 44
- Horoscope: Cancer
- Instagram: @wkalebmoon
- Facebook: Kaleb Moon
- TikTok: @wkmoon30
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: My favorite player from Season 1 would be if you combined Sam and Kyle. We'll call the player Kysam.
- Game plan: Going into MDS, my game plan was to fly by the seat of my pants and adapt every second, minute, and hour. It's evolution, baby!!
Kasey Coffey
- Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
- Age: 33
- Horoscope: Cancer
- Instagram: @itskaseycoffey
- TikTok: @itskaseycoffey
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Cara
- Game plan: I assumed everyone would come in super calculated, trying to out-strategize each other, so I took the opposite approach and focused on connection. I led with warmth, built trust early, and made my moves before anyone saw me as a threat.
Kat Ellis
- Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
- Age: 26
- Horoscope: Pisces
- Instagram: @KatEllisss
- TikTok: @KatEllisss
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Cara
- Game plan: Lay low, become friends with everyone, lose challenges, and play into a dumb blonde persona so that I’m not threatening to any of the other players. I really just want to cruise along as a passenger princess for as long as I can until I am forced to take over the drivers seat and start making big game moves.
Kevin Moranz
- Hometown: Topeka, Kansas
- Age: 26
- Horoscope: Leo
- Instagram: @Kevin.Moranz
- TikTok: @Kevin.Moranz
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: I would say Sam because she played a strong yet strategic game, and the way she kept her past as a cop under the radar, then used those skills to investigate through the house, was entertaining.
- Game plan: I came in knowing I am an energetic person, that I am a direct person, and that I am not scared of voicing my opinion. However, I knew that would make me a target. So my strategy was to come in, lay low, and be completely under the radar.
Lauren Gierth
- Hometown: Richland, Washington
- Age: 43
- Horoscope: Virgo
- Instagram: laurengierth
- Facebook: Lauren Ward Gierth
- TikTok: @LaurenKeepsGoing
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Kyle (support my Louisiana kin)
- Game plan: I'm just an innocent mom from the South. You can trust me, tell me all of your secrets, you're safe here. When in reality, I'm writing everything down in my white journal with highlighters, post-its, and a red serial killer tracking string to use later for my own gain. *wink*
Lauren Tennery
- Hometown: South Lake Tahoe, California
- Age: 25
- Horoscope: Scorpio
- Instagram: @laurentennery
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Sydnee
- Game plan: I went into the Chateau as the “sweet, playful yogi” — easygoing, warm, and a little underestimated (; I wanted to “be me” and play in the shadows as long as I could.
Melissa Austin-Weeks
- Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
- Age: 61 years old
- Horoscope: Very much a Virgo
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: I liked Phillip because IMO, his agendas were the hardest and he lost his tooth with grace!
- Game plan: I walked into this game knowing exactly how I wanted to be seen — pleasant, polite, and just a little underestimated. At 61, I figured I could use that to my advantage. So I created this whole story… divorced cat groomer, nothing too threatening, nothing too memorable. The idea was simple — while everyone else was busy sizing each other up, I’d be quietly paying attention. But bless it… night one, I told on myself. I mentioned my husband and daughter back home, and in that moment, I knew my little story wasn’t going to hold. So I made a decision right then — I wasn’t going to keep digging a hole. I let the character go, and from that point on, I just played the game as myself… which, truth be told, can be just as unpredictable.
Natalie Noisom
- Hometown: Miami, Florida
- Age: 29
- Horoscope: Capricorn
- Instagram: @natalie_noisom
- TikTok: @ann_natalie
- Facebook: Natalie Ann
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Sam
- Game plan: I went in ready to play big, trust my gut, and keep everyone on their toes… and maybe bring a little Miami heat when needed, especially at The Stag.
Nick Pellecchia
- Hometown: Mendham, New Jersey
- Age: 27
- Horoscope: Pisces
- Instagram: @nickypill
- TikTok: @nickypill
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Sam
- Game plan: Life is sick no matter what — but I like my odds at the Stag. My plan is to lead with charisma and make things fun, while keeping my strategic side hidden. Once people feel comfortable and trust me, I’ll use that to quietly take control when it matters.
Tarek Ahmed
- Hometown: Los Angeles, California
- Age: 24
- Horoscope: Cancer
- Instagram: @Tarekupdated
- TikTok: @Tarekupdated
- Favorite Player from S1: Jamie
- Game plan: Going into the game, my game plan was to get on everyone’s “good side” so that people can let their guard down around me. Be the “respectful young man” and slip right through the cracks of drama.
Umeko Peterson
- Hometown: Kapolei, Hawaii
- Age: 27
- Horoscope: Capricorn
- Instagram: @umekopeterson
- TikTok: @umekopeterson
- Favorite MDS Player from S1: Sam and Se Young
- Game plan: I used my background as an intelligence analyst, combined with my understanding of social dynamics and psychology, to read behavior, identify patterns, uncover hidden intentions, and adapt how I moved within the game. By analyzing interactions and emotional cues in real time, I made strategic decisions that helped me build trust, influence dynamics, and position myself effectively in a high pressure environment.