Yahoo Lifestyle This Experimental Dating Show Is The Top Series On Netflix Right Now
“Love Is Blind” is currently the most popular show on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system.
The experimental dating show debuted in 2020 and in just five years has spawned seven more seasons, international editions, reunion specials and more. Season eight premiered on Feb. 14, bringing 32 new contestants into the franchise.
The premise of “Love is Blind” is simple: singles meet each in other in “pods” where they can talk and get to know each other in pairs without knowing what the other looks like. Only once the couples choose to commit are they allowed to see each other.
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“The White Lotus”
The top show on Max right now is “The White Lotus,” which returned for a third season on Feb. 16.
Set in Thailand, the latest installment follows a group of tourists staying at a luxurious resort for a relaxing vacation that, as with previous seasons, appears to turn deadly. The ensemble cast includes Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Michelle Monaghan, Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger and more.
“Sweethearts”
A new reality series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Feb. 13.
The unscripted show focuses on six teenage couples living in Charleston, South Carolina as they navigate their senior year of high school and try to figure out if they want to break up or stay together after graduation. All 10 episodes are now available to stream.
“Yellowjackets”
“Yellowjackets” is trending on Paramount+ this week after the premiere of the third season on Feb. 14 ― nearly two years after the previous season’s release.
Told through two timelines, the thriller revolves around a group of adult women who survived a plane crash that left them stranded in the wilderness for 19 months when they were teenage girls on a soccer team together. The cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Thatcher, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Samantha Hanratty and more.
“Cobra Kai”
“Cobra Kai” is also trending on Netflix following the release of the final installment of episodes in the sixth and final season on Feb. 13.
The series is a sequel to the original “Karate Kid” films, set more than 30 years after the events of the first movie. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence as they rekindle their rivalry.
