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The new Fantasy Island will be opening its doors on Tuesday August 10 on Fox.

Actress, singer and songwriter Roselyn Sanchez will star as Elena Roarke, a descendant of Ricardo Montalban’s iconic Mr. Roarke. Elena set aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy. Sophisticated, insightful and always charming, Elena’s calm exterior masks the challenges of the responsibilities she has assumed as steward of this mysterious island.

Production is currently underway on location in Puerto Rico.

Sanchez joins the already announced Kiara Barnes as Ruby Okoro, a young woman with an old soul who arrives on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness and is given a new lease on life there; and John Gabriel Rodriquez as pilot Javier, who also is the head of island transportation and a jack of all trades.

According to Fox, the show will be “delving into the “what if” questions — both big and small — that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.”