Hell's Kitchen Season 25 premieres Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 8/7c on FOX, with episodes streaming on Hulu the next day. Gordon Ramsay is back behind the pass, and the hook this time is the cast: all 18 chefs are under 25, the youngest field the show has ever assembled, competing for a quarter-million-dollar salary and a head chef job. It is only the second time Hell's Kitchen has gone all-young, after Season 20's “Young Guns.”
This is the fan guide to the season: the premiere date and where to watch, the under-25 twist and the two teams, where it is actually filmed (not where most people think), the prize on the line, and, since this is a recipe site, the Ramsay dishes to cook along with at home. Start with the best Hell's Kitchen recipes if you want to eat what they are cooking.
When Does Hell's Kitchen Season 25 Premiere?
Hell's Kitchen Season 25 premieres Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on FOX, keeping the show's tradition of a fall launch. New episodes air Thursday nights and land on Hulu the following day, so you can watch live on FOX or stream it a day behind. It is the 25th season of a series that has run since 2005.
Where to Watch Hell's Kitchen Season 25
Watch it live on FOX Thursdays at 8/7c, or stream every episode on Hulu the next day. A live-TV service that carries FOX (Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, or Sling) lets you watch in real time, and older seasons sit in the Hulu library if you want to catch up before the premiere. The season is listed on TV Insider and the streaming guides if release times shift.
The Twist: 18 Chefs, All Under 25
The story of Season 25 is its cast. FOX built the season around 18 young chefs, every one of them 25 or younger, and sells it with the line “a new generation is so cooked.” They are split the usual way, a Blue Team of men against a Red Team of women, and the field skews to cooks in their early twenties, from line cooks to sous chefs, some barely old enough to have run a station. The full cast ranges from 21 to 25 and spans the country and beyond, with contestants from Texas and Michigan to Argentina and Romania.
It is the second all-young season Hell's Kitchen has run. Season 20, “Young Guns,” used the same 18-to-23 idea and produced one of the show's better recent runs, so the format has a track record. What it changes on screen is the energy: younger brigades tend to be faster and more reckless, which is exactly the kind of service that ends with Ramsay calling for the missing sauce.
Where Is Hell’s Kitchen Season 25 Filmed? Foxwoods, Not Las Vegas
Season 25 is filmed at a custom-built Hell's Kitchen set inside Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, not Las Vegas, which is where a lot of viewers assume it happens because of the show's Vegas restaurant. The production moved east from its original Los Angeles studio to Foxwoods for the recent seasons, and the set doubles as a working restaurant guests can actually dine in. The Vegas connection is real but separate: Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen restaurant on the Strip is a different location from the one the show is built around now.
The Prize: A Quarter-Million and a Head Chef Job
The winner of Season 25 takes home a quarter-million-dollar salary and the head chef position at the Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Foxwoods Resort Casino. It is a real job, not just a check: recent champions have gone on to actually run the pass at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant, which is why the young-chef angle raises the stakes: a 22-year-old winning would be running a high-volume kitchen almost overnight. If you want to see how past winners fared, we ranked them in Hell's Kitchen season winners, ranked.
| Season 25 | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | Thursday, September 24, 2026, 8/7c |
| Network / streaming | FOX live; Hulu the next day |
| Host | Gordon Ramsay |
| Cast | 18 chefs, all 25 or younger |
| Teams | Blue (men) vs Red (women) |
| Filmed at | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT |
| Grand prize | Quarter-million-dollar salary + head chef at Hell’s Kitchen Foxwoods |
Cook Along: The Hell’s Kitchen Dishes to Make at Home
Half the fun of a new season is making the food, and the Hell's Kitchen menu barely changes because the signatures are the test. Beef Wellington is the dish the show is built on, the one that breaks more cooks than any other; our Gordon Ramsay Beef Wellington walks the pastry, the duxelles and the sear. The scrambled eggs are the other famous test (soft, off the heat, no color), and they are the first thing Ramsay judges a young cook on.
For the rest of the menu, the Hell's Kitchen burger, the risottos that sink half the contestants, and a spread of chicken dishes cover most of what crosses the pass on any given night. The full lineup lives in our best Hell's Kitchen recipes roundup. And if the season has you wanting to cook like the line, the same cookware and knives the show leans on are worth a look.
Hell's Kitchen Season 25 FAQs
The questions that come up most: the premiere date, where to watch, how many contestants there are, the under-25 rule, where it is filmed, the prize, and who won.
When does Hell's Kitchen Season 25 premiere?
Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 8/7c on FOX, with new episodes streaming on Hulu the next day. It airs Thursday nights and is the show's usual fall launch.
Where can I watch Hell's Kitchen Season 25?
Live on FOX on Thursdays at 8/7c, or streaming on Hulu the following day. Any live-TV service that carries FOX (Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo or Sling) lets you watch it in real time, and past seasons are on Hulu.
How many contestants are on Hell's Kitchen Season 25?
Eighteen chefs, split into a Blue Team of men and a Red Team of women. Every one of them is 25 or younger, the youngest cast the show has fielded.
Are all the Season 25 chefs really under 25?
Yes. FOX built the season as an all-young edition (every contestant is 25 or younger, mostly in their early twenties), promoted with the tagline “a new generation is so cooked.” It is the second young-chefs season after Season 20's “Young Guns.”
Where is Hell's Kitchen Season 25 filmed?
At a custom Hell's Kitchen set inside Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, not Las Vegas. The show moved from its original Los Angeles studio to Foxwoods for the recent seasons, and the set is a real restaurant guests can dine in.
What is the prize for winning Hell's Kitchen Season 25?
A quarter-million-dollar salary and the head chef position at the Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Foxwoods Resort Casino. It is an actual job running the kitchen, which recent winners have gone on to hold.
Who won Hell's Kitchen Season 25?
No one yet: the season premieres September 24, 2026, and runs through the fall, so the winner will not be crowned until the finale. We will update this once it airs.
Who hosts Hell's Kitchen Season 25?
Gordon Ramsay, as he has since the show began in 2005, running the kitchen and judging every service.
About the Author
John Siracusa is the founder of Hell’s Kitchen Recipes. He focuses on technique-first, reproducible home cooking and researches recipes & kitchen equipment from published food science and professional chef methods since 2016.