Alex Cooper Launches 'Unwell Winter Games' Reality Series Starring TV's Most 'Polarizing' Stars

The new show will feature controversial figures like 'Secret Lives' dad Dakota Mortensen and 'Love Island USA's Huda Mustafa competing in mental and physical challenges.

Mar. 31, 2026 at 3:03pm

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An abstract close-up photograph featuring a shattered glass surface reflecting bright lights, with glittering sequins and other high-end textures, conveying the high-stakes glamour and drama of reality television.The cast of 'Unwell Winter Games' promises to bring the drama, with a lineup of TV's most polarizing personalities competing for cash prizes.Park City Today

Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper is launching a new reality series called Unwell Winter Games that will feature 16 of the most 'polarizing' stars in television, including con artist Anna Delvey, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives dad Dakota Mortensen, and Love Island USA's Huda Mustafa. The cast will live together in Park City, Utah and compete in a series of challenges over four days to win cash prizes, with Unwell Production promising 'fierce competition, unexpected alliances' and 'unfiltered drama' from the group.

Why it matters

Some of the cast members, like Mortensen and Mustafa, have recently made headlines for controversial incidents in their personal lives, raising questions about the ethics of putting such figures in the spotlight again through a reality show format.

The details

The Unwell Winter Games cast includes Alissa Violet, Andrew Vetter, Cameron Jerrard, Demi Engemann, Dylan Kevitch, Ekin Su Cülcüloğlu, Eyal Booker, Gleb Savchenko, Hallie Batchelder, Hannah Stocking, Joe Amabile, Juliette Porter, Louis Russell, Niko Emanuilidis, Saraya Bevis and Serena Pitt, in addition to Mortensen, Mustafa and Delvey. The four-episode series will premiere on the Unwell Network's YouTube channel on April 6.

  • Unwell Winter Games will premiere on YouTube on Monday, April 6, 2026.
  • The four episodes will release in the subsequent days following the premiere.

The players

Alex Cooper

The host of the Call Her Daddy podcast who is launching the new reality series Unwell Winter Games through her production company Unwell Productions.

Dakota Mortensen

A cast member on the reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives who was recently involved in a controversial incident with his ex-girlfriend that was caught on video.

Huda Mustafa

A cast member on the reality series Love Island USA who is dating her Unwell Winter Games competitor Louis Russell and was recently accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend and their child.

Anna Delvey

A con artist who will be a cast member on Unwell Winter Games.

Unwell Productions

The production company behind Unwell Winter Games that promises the cast will bring 'fierce competition, unexpected alliances' and 'unfiltered drama.'

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The takeaway

The casting of controversial figures like Dakota Mortensen and Huda Mustafa on Unwell Winter Games raises ethical concerns about the reality show format potentially glamorizing or exploiting the personal scandals of its participants for entertainment value.