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HGTV Debuts “Castle Impossible” S2, Restores 500-Year-Old Chateau

5/27/2026

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Daphne & Ian Renovate

HGTV premieres Season 2 of “Castle Impossible” on May 26, 2026 at 9/8c, renovating a 500-year-old French chateau.
Co-hosts Daphne Reckert and Ian Figueira address a damaged marble bathroom in “The Secret Library.”
The season will restore the gatehouse so Daphne’s grandmother can live there.
Guests include Daphne’s father, sister, a painting contractor, and her grandmother.
Daphne and Ian are expanding a wedding-and-event business at the chateau to finance the restoration.

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Daphne & Ian Renovate

HGTV premieres Season 2 of “Castle Impossible” on May 26, 2026 at 9/8c, renovating a 500-year-old French chateau.
Co-hosts Daphne Reckert and Ian Figueira address a damaged marble bathroom in “The Secret Library.”
The season will restore the gatehouse so Daphne’s grandmother can live there.
Guests include Daphne’s father, sister, a painting contractor, and her grandmother.
Daphne and Ian are expanding a wedding-and-event business at the chateau to finance the restoration.

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