

And the UK show has become less provocative and more broad appeal over time.” It’s an aspirational, sexy, fun summer show. “We want to make sure the show is the show. “CBS very much supports the show that’s been a hit elsewhere,” the ITV America CCO explained. version of Love Island will still have plenty of what makes the original turn heads. version will stick closely to the OG showĪccording to an Entertainment Weekly interview with exec producer David Eilenberg, the U.S. The UK version of Love Island lets the audience help choose who gets eliminated and who wins by having viewers vote via an app, and the U.S. But not to worry-you can still participate in the show. If you’re reading this, that probably means you weren’t chosen to be one of the cast members for the upcoming season of Love Island. Whichever couple survives and makes it to the end wins a cash prize (and a new boo). The show is also known to throw in extra contestants just for ~funsies~. The contestants can switch partners if they start to vibe with someone else, but whoever ends up without a partner gets kicked off the island. Once everyone is partnered up, the main goal is to stay that way. Here’s a clip of one of the previous coupling ceremonies: But the catch is, said person doesn’t have to choose them back-they can choose whichever contestant they want. A person walks out and any of the contestants can choose them by stepping forward. There’s the “first coupling” at the beginning, which pretty much feels like watching people use Tinder but in real life. So, people are clearly in love with Love Island, but, like.what’s it all about? Well, basically, a group of men and women show up to a tropical island. It’s available to stream on Hulu, so go binge it immediately. And BTW, just because you’re in America doesn’t mean you can’t watch the OG Love Island. Yeah, young Brits are literally obsessed with this show.

When the finale of the fourth season aired last summer, it became the network’s most-watched program ever. It started airing on ITV2 in June 2015, and since then, it’s basically taken over Europe. Yes, it’s true: Love Island is an English export-one of its best, IMO. Now, if you haven’t seen Love Island already, you might be wondering what this show is all about.
