Survivor: South Pacific Contestants, Returning Players Revealed (Photo, Bio)

Get ready for drama!

16 new contestants and two returning players will be competing for a million dollar when Survivor Season 23, "Survivor: South Pacific" kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 14 on CBS.

Former contestants Ozzy Lusth and Coach Ben Wade were announced today as the two players who will return for another chance to redeem themselves. It is the third appearance for both castaways.

Filmed in Samoa, South Pacific will continue last season's Redemption Island twist: voted-off Castaways are exiled to Redemption Island and duel against another castoff for a chance to return in the game.

Check out the photos and bios of the 18 cast members who will be a part of two tribes - Upolo and Savaii - when Survivor: South Pacific premieres Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. in a special 90-minute episode on CBS.

Upolo Tribe (Blue)

Coach Ben Wade, 40, Susanville, Calif; Orchestra Conductor/Collegiate Soccer Coach
Albert Destrade, 26, Plantation, Fla.; baseball/dating coach
Brandon Hantz, 19, Katy, Texas; oil tanker crewman
Christine Shields Markoski, 39, Merrick, N.Y.; teacher
Edna Ma, 35, Los Angeles; anesthesiologist
Mikayla Wingle, 22, Tampa; bartender/lingerie football player
Rick Nelson, 51, Aurora, Utah; cattle rancher
Sophie Clarke, 22, Willsboro, N.Y.; medical student
Stacey Powell, 44, Grand Prairie, Texas; mortician

Savaii Tribe (Red)

Ozzy Lusth, 30, Venice, Calif;
Dawn Meehan, 41, South Jordan, Utah; English professor at BYU
Elyse Umemoto, 27, Las Vegas; dance team manager (Miss Washington 2007)
Jim Rice, 35, Denver; medical marijuana dispenser
John Cochran, 24, Washington, D.C.; Harvard Law School student
Keith Tollefson, 26, Edinia, Minn.; water treatment tech
Mark Caruso, 47, Forest Hills, N.Y.; retired NYPD detective
Semhar Tadesse, 24, Los Angeles; "spoken word artist" (Miss Eritrea)
Whitney Duncan, 27, Nashville; country music singer/songwriter

Photo, Bio: CBS, EW.com