Ink Master: Hometown Heroes | |
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Season 17 | |
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Hosted by | Joel Madden |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | Paramount+ |
Original release | October 29, 2025 |
Season chronology |
Ink Master: Hometown Heroes is the seventeenth season of tattoo reality competition show, Ink Master which was announced on October 1, 2025. [1] It will premiere on October 29, 2025 with the first three episodes on Paramount+, with the rest of the episodes being released weekly. Good Charlotte vocalist Joel Madden returns as host, while season 8 winner Ryan Ashley, Nikko Hurtado and three-time champion, DJ Tambe, return as judges. [2]
Like the previous season, artists competed against each other for the title of Ink Master as well as a $250,000 cash prize. The season will see 15 artists representing their hometowns to bring home the crown, putting their reputations and regional pride on the line. The contestants participating were announced ahead of the season premiere.
The judging panel is a table of four primary judges. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home.
Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant Name | Years of experience | Hometown | Outcome |
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Sherri Austria | Los Angeles, California | Participating | |
Isnard Barbosa | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Mike Beecher | 4 | Gillette, Wyoming | |
Boushee Bowie | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
Seth Holmes | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
Keahi Ikeda | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
Tyler Jenkins | Orlando, Florida | ||
Alli Johnson | |||
Luke Lajoie | |||
Matt Mooney | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Nadia Most | Mashad, Iran | ||
Teneil Napoli | Gold Coast, Australia | ||
Emily Sabrina Estrada | |||
OJ Thomas | |||
Kyra Torres | Vancouver, Canada | ||
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Sherri Austria | Participating | |||||||||
Isnard Barbosa | ||||||||||
Mike Beecher | ||||||||||
Boushee Bowie | ||||||||||
Seth Holmes | ||||||||||
Keahi Ikeda | ||||||||||
Tyler Jenkins | ||||||||||
Alli Johnson | ||||||||||
Luke Lajoie | ||||||||||
Matt Mooney | ||||||||||
Nadia Most | ||||||||||
Teneil Napoli | ||||||||||
Emily Sabrina Estrada | ||||||||||
OJ Thomas | ||||||||||
Kyra Torres | ||||||||||
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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215 | 1 | TBA | October 29, 2025 |
216 | 2 | TBA | October 29, 2025 |
217 | 3 | TBA | October 29, 2025 |