Big Brother 1

Big Brother 1 is the first installment in the Fantasy Studios series.

Casting
Applications were officially launched on the 4th of December, 2020 and were deemed to be open until Thursday, December 31st at 11:59pm EST. Casting directors spent a lengthy amount of time grading all 35 applications, and eventually decided on sixteen houseguests to enter the Big Brother house. In addition, the houseguests were cast based on their hometown, eight houseguests from the city, and eight houseguests from rural areas. Letters began to be sent out on January 3rd, 2020, and were all sent by the next day. The finalized cast was released to the public on Saturday, January 9th, 2021.

Twists & Changes

 * City vs. Rural: The houseguests were cast based on their hometown. 8 houseguests from urban areas, and 8 houseguests from rural areas.
 * Have-Nots: Each week, Have-Nots will be either chosen by the HOH, a competition, or America. They have to endure a strict curfew of 8PM ET to 7AM ET and cannot speak in any of the houseguest chats, alliance chats, or game-talk in direct messages during the curfew. Have-Nots will also be given weekly tasks that'll force them to endure brutal, annoying, and embarrassing punishments that differ per week.