Excitement is gearing up for the highly anticipated first season of “Dancing With the Stars: Juniors,” and while an official confirmation on the cast of celebrity kids participating remains under wraps, there’s still plenty for fans to look forward to.

Here’s everything we know about the introductory season of the newest ABC dance series.

The Judges

In a reveal on “Good Morning America” and social media, “Dancing With the Stars” confirmed that fans of the original show would see familiar faces on the judge’s panel. Choreographer Mandy Moore, pro dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy and “Athletes” Mirrorball champion Adam Rippon were all confirmed to be filling the roles that Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli hold on the original series.

The Hosts

Similarly to the judges of the show, the hosts who will be delighting the audience are also faces from past “DWTS” seasons. Both Jordan Fisher, the Season 26 Mirrorball champion, and Frankie Muniz, who placed third in the same season, have signed on to move the action along in each pre-taped episode.

The Mentors

Familiar faces aren’t ending with the judges and hosts, however. ABC did officially confirm that the dancers fans have come to know and love would have advisory roles throughout the new season, by serving as mentors to the new batch of younger, more pint-sized dancers who will be trying to teach celebrities how to move on the floor. The mentors are pros Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Cheryl Burke, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko and Emma Slater, as well as troupe members Brandon Armstrong and Hayley Erbert.

The Pros

As for the pros this time around, ABC has officially confirmed who they brought on to tackle the job of teaching celebrities how to move on the dance floor, and fans of other dance-themed shows are sure to recognize them. The new pros are: Rylee Arnold (who has older sister Lindsay as a mentor), Hailey Bills (who will be mentored by her cousin, Jenna), Brightyn Brems (mentored by Cheryl), Artyon Celestine (mentored by Brandon), JT Church (mentored by Alan), Kameron Couch (mentored by Hayley), Tristan Ianiero (mentored by Artem), Lev Khmelev (mentored by Keo), Jake Monreal (mentored by Sasha), Kamri Peterson (mentored by Witney), Sage Rosen (mentored by Gleb) and “Dance Moms” alum Eliana Walmsley (who is being mentored by Emma).

The Celebrities

Though ABC hasn’t confirmed anything, several names of celebrity kids who are competing have leaked. Most recently, The Blast reported that Stevie Wonder stopped by a rehearsal to show support to his 13-year-old son, Mandla Morris, who is competing. Prior to Morris, it was reported that Sophia Pippen, the 9-year-old daughter of Scottie and Larsa Pippen, is also competing, as is 10-year-old actress Ariana Greenblatt.

Another former “Dance Moms” star is also set to compete on the show, though not as a pro. Mackenzie Ziegler, 14, who was on the Lifetime series for six years and is the younger sister of Maddie Ziegler, was also drafted to the show, according to TMZ.

The first names leaked belonged to “Black-ish” star Miles Brown, 13, and reality star Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson. While ABC still hasn’t confirmed their participation, it appears the contracts they signed to appear on the show have been leaked, with The Blast reporting on an interesting provision in Honey Boo Boo’s.

The website notes that while the 12-year-old did score a lucrative deal of an initial $50,000 and extra payments that can total up to $130,000 if she wins, she also has a disclosure in her contract regarding breach of contract. While all the celebrities are required to sign a confidentiality agreement stating that they won’t divulge any spoilers for the show, for now, it appears that Thompson is the only one who has a provision which states she must pay ABC $1,000,000 if she breaches the contract.

“Dancing With the Stars: Juniors” premieres Sunday, October 7 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.

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