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Is Canada ready to find out if love is truly blind? If you’re single and interested, the pods are soon opening on this side of the border.
Netflix announced Tuesday that its reality dating series Love is Blind — which has been a streaming hit in the U.S. — is on its way to Canada.
If you didn’t fall into a deep binge when it launched in February 2020 — here’s how it works.
A bunch of single people enter pods. They’ll talk, flirt, get to know each other, date one another and, apparently, fall in love. Sight unseen.
That’s right. Couples, sitting on opposite sides of a wall, get engaged without seeing each other.
Once they’re engaged, they meet face to face and things get real. They jet off on a lavish trip with the other matches, where they put their chemistry to the test.
Then they move in, meet the family and on their expedited wedding day, they’ll make the final choice — say “I do” or walk away.
Canadians already tagging their friends
Netflix announced the spinoff on Instagram and Canadian fans of the show were quick to make their feelings heard. Some are even tagging their friends in the comments.
“This is crazy. Should I do it??” one said. “Anticipating all the “No way, eh!’s” convos thru the walls 😜,” commented another.
Others took it a step further. “Opening my phone to a text that my friend signed me up for LOVE IS BLIND CANADA?????????????” one wrote on X.
The announcement comes as several other reality shows are getting a Canadian treatment. Big Brother Canada is back this summer on CTV and Crave after it was cancelled by Global in 2024. And Jersey Shore’s Canadian counterpart, Canada Shore, just wrapped its second season of filming in Kelowna, B.C.
Casting is open
Think you’re up for Love is Blind, too? Casting is open and the show is being produced by Insight Productions, the company behind Big Brother Canada and Canada Shore.
“I’m one of the gazillion Day 1 die-hards who knows how brilliant this format is,” Insight co-chief content officer Erin Brock wrote in a media release.
“I’m beyond excited to delve into this with a Canadian cast who are genuinely open to finding their soulmates and to share their unique stories and authentic experiences.”
To be eligible, you’ll have to be at least 19 when you apply and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada as of January 2027.
Since its launch, Netflix has done 10 seasons of the U.S. version and launched spinoffs in places like Japan, Brazil, Sweden, the U.K., Mexico, Germany, Argentina, Italy and France. It also ran a version called Love is Blind: Habibi featuring singles from from across the Middle East and North Africa.
In the U.S., it’s hosted by Vanessa and Nick Lachey. A Canadian host hasn’t been announced.
