Netflix announced a bunch of updates regarding their dating show [1] lineup on March 24. To share the news, Netflix alums Matt Barnett ("Love Is Blind [2]" season one), Jarrette Jones ("Love Is Blind [3] season two), Harry Jowsey ("Too Hot to Handle [4]" season one), Nathan Webb ("Too Hot to Handle" season two), and Nathan Soan Mngomezulu ("Too Hot to Handle" season three) formed a Y2K [5]-inspired boy band N-2-LUV and sang about all of the upcoming shows.
"Love has no off season," the group sang in the chorus. 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey [6], who is also the cohost of "Love Is Blind [7]" and "The Ultimatum [8]," watched the video announcement from the Netflix-created boy band and joked, "I'd give it a solid 97 degrees."
The new list of shows is the streaming platforms most diverse to date. "Love is Blind: After The Altar" will allow fans to catch up with season two ahead of the "Love Is Blind" season 3 later this year; "The Ultimatum" has already been greenlit for a second season, which will feature a queer cast comprised of "mostly women;" a new show titled "Jewish Matchmaking" from the producers of "Indian Matchmaking [9]" was announced; a new series titled "Dated and Related" of siblings who are helping each other find "the one" is premiering this year; another new show titled "Love On The Spectrum" is a docu-reality series following people on the autism spectrum dating will also premiere this year; and lastly, an untitled series hosted by Lachey will have all the singles from Netflix reality shows including "Too Hot To Handle," "Love Is Blind," "The Circle [10]," "Selling Tampa [11]," and more try to find their perfect match amongst each other.
As for as the Netflix series' that have been renewed, "Love Is Blind" is getting a fourth and fifth season; "The Ultimatum" is coming back with a second season; "Indian Matchmaking" was renewed for a third season; and "Too Hot to Handle" is coming back for season four. It's a lot to take in! But fans of dating reality shows will have their plates full with content. Seriously, don't even bother to put the popcorn down.