Is ‘Love Is Blind’ on Netflix Real?

Netflix’s streak of can’t-miss reality TV continues with the launch of Love Is Blind, a reality/romance series that goes further than anything you’ve seen before. The concept driving the drama is simple enough: singles go on dates where they can talk to their potential significant other but can’t see them. Only after a marriage proposal is made will they see their maybe-soulmate—and then things get real! From there, Love Is Blind takes the couples out of seclusion and into the real world where the bond they formed in the most isolated setting will be tested by outside factors. Is love truly blind?!

With such an extreme premise and a country-hopping format, viewers have to wonder if Love Is Blind is for real. Is this a reality show, or is it a scripted show shot to look like a reality show? There’s always a degree of separation between reality and what you see on TV, but how much of a separation is there regarding this series? If you’re asking yourself these questions, here are the answers you seek.

Is Love Is Blind on Netflix real?

Oh, painfully so. Love Is Blind isn’t a mock-umentary like American Vandal. It’s as real as a reality show can be, meaning the couples aren’t actors and the events aren’t written. Are they guided by producers and are storylines formed by editors? That’s the name of the game when it comes to the genre. So yeah, Love Is Blind is a real reality show, as real as all the other reality romance shows out there.

Where is Love Is Blind filmed?

Love Is Blind was filmed in Atlanta, as reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Also if you snoop around on Instagram, you’ll clock ATL and GA in the profiles of some of the cast members (hey Kenny and Amber).

It makes sense that Love Is Blind would film in Atlanta, as the city is a major hub for TV and movie production. But also, pulling all these singles from the same area means that the couples don’t have to deal with questions of moving across the country in order to be with someone they just met a week ago.

Love is Blind couple on vacation
Photo: Netflix

In Episode 3 of Love Is Blind, the couples escape the confines of the Atlanta pods and fly to Cancun, Mexico for some quality time together. They stay at the GrandVelas All Suites & Spa Resort, specifically the Grand Velas Riviera Maya. You can book your own Love Is Blind getaway for $1600 a night!

Love Is Blind episodes 1-4 are available to stream on Netflix right now. Episodes 5-9 will arrive on February 20 and the special finale drops on February 27.

Stream Love Is Blind on Netflix