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Dating shows are a modern-day phenomenon. In this feature, we’re bringing you the prize picks you can watch right now on Netflix.
The platform’s biggest hits are the likes of “Love Is Blind”, “The Ultimatum”, and “Too Hot to Handle”, topping the global charts and racking of hundreds of millions of viewing hours between them. “Love Is Blind” alone has been watched for over 13 billion minutes.
Unscripted dating competitions are one of the fastest-growing genres. In fact, what was once a niche format now accounts for over 12% of US reality TV viewing. There’s a lot to pick from, so scroll on to see the best Netflix has to offer.
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Best Dating Shows on Netflix to Watch Now
The Circle
Release Date: 2020
Episodes: 15
Description: People interact anonymously on a social app in a bid to be the most liked and win a cash prize.
Dating Around
Release Date: 2019
Episodes: 15
Description: It’s quantity over quality as contestants go on five blind dates and determine if any of them are worth repeating.
Dated and Related
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 10
Description: Siblings who live together in the same house must help each other date by offering the sort of advice only family members can.
Indian Matchmaking
Release Date: 2020
Episodes: 12
Description: An Indian spin on the dating format, as a matchmaker helps people find their long-term life partner.
The Later Daters
Release Date: 2024
Episodes: 8
Description: One for the older singletons who return to the dating pool to find love with the help of a dating coach.
Love Is Blind
Release Date: 2020
Episodes: 15
Description: One of Netflix’s most popular dating shows involves strangers talking to each other through walls and seeing if they can fall in love with each other based on personality alone.
Love on the Spectrum
Release Date: 2022
Episodes: 12
Description: A show following inexperienced adults on the spectrum as they try dating.
The Millionaire Matchmaker
Release Date: (Seasons 5–7 Available)
Episodes: N/A
Description: We follow the matchmaker rather than the matches as they dispense professional advice to help people find love.
Perfect Match
Release Date: 2023
Episodes: 15
Description: Contestants look for connection in a glamorous beach house—but every so often a new person is thrown in to shake things up.
Sexy Beasts
Release Date: 2021
Episodes: 12
Description: One of the weirder concepts, in this show contestants conceal their identities with strange masks and makeup to get to know each other on a deeper level.
Single’s Inferno
Release Date: 2021
Episodes: 12
Description: To escape a barren island and access a luxury resort, singles must first pair up.
Too Hot to Handle
Release Date: 2020
Episodes: 15
Description: Some of the hottest people on Earth hang out together, but if they hook up they’re booted off the show.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love
Release Date: 2023
Episodes: 15
Description: How can you know they’re the one unless you first date other people? That’s the question posed and answered here.