7 new reality dating shows are coming to Netflix in 2026 - but there's one in particular that I'm really looking forward to
Several new reality dating shows are coming to Netflix this year - but there’s one that I’m looking forward to seeing more than most.
2026 will be a year to love for dating show fans as there’s seven new shows coming throughout the next 12 months - and that’s just on Netflix.
Some of the series are returning favourites, such as Love is Blind and Perfect Match, while others are brand new releases such as Age of Attraction.
As an avid fan myself, I can’t wait to watch them all - but there is one that I’m excited to watch above all others. Surprisingly, it’s not Love is Blind. I will watch LIB, and there is a part of me that’s looking forward to it, but I have to admit after nobody got married during season 8 the show has somewhat lost it’s shine for me. But, I do have hope that season 10 could help me to fall back in love with the show.
The show I am waiting for is Love on the Spectrum. The sweet and wholesome dating show, which follows people on the autism spectrum as they search for the one across the US will be back for season 4. It will pick up where season 3 left off, so viewers will finally find out which couples who ended the season loved up are still together.
The reason Love on the Spectrum has become my favourite Netflix dating show is simple; it’s real and honest - and it’s frequently heartwarming. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you smile . . . sure, there are heartbreaking moments, as there always are when it comes to the search for love sadly, but the happy moments far outweigh the sad. Plus, even in moments of romantic disappointment, the cast are always shown being supported by their friends and family so there is always love felt radiating through the screen.
Love on the Spectrum is created in a more fly-on-the-wall documentary style than other dating shows, and as a result it just feels more authentic. There’s no dramatic challenges or tasks added in by producers, for example, to help create the story of the show. It just is what it is; the cameras capture real experiences and that’s it. It’s refreshing and the perfect watch to remember all the good things about the world.
Love on the Spectrum is just one of many dating shows coming to Netflix this year, however, and I will be watching all of them. Keep reading to find out all we know about each show, including the all-important air dates.
Age of Attraction
Age is thrown out the window in Age of Attraction when singles search for their soulmates, but will the years come between them? In this new Unscripted social-experiment dating series, hosted by Nick Viall and Natalie Joy, a group of daters will discover whether love is truly ageless.
Air date: Not yet announced
Let’s Marry Harry
Heartthrob Harry Jowsey (Too Hot to Handle, Perfect Match) is done playing the field. In Let’s Marry Harry, he’s handing the reins of his love life to those who know him best. After years of dating in the spotlight — and getting it wrong — his closest confidants are stepping in to make the tough calls. From a carefully selected pool of potential matches, they’ll decide who stays and who goes, guiding Harry toward what he truly wants: authentic love and marriage.
Air date: Not yet announced
Love is Blind
Singles who want to be loved for who they are have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating, and will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them in Love is Blind season 10. Over several weeks, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding, and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the pods. When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with? Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, this addictive social experiment will uncover whether looks, race, or age do matter — or if love really is blind.
Air date: Wednesday February 11
Love on the Spectrum
In this romantic docuseries, which is returning for season 4, people on the autism spectrum look for love and explore the changing world of dating and relationships. Daters from all over the US navigate the ups and downs of the journey toward happily ever after, demonstrating that no matter who you are, love is out there waiting to be found. Get the latest on some of your Love on the Spectrum favorites with the Season 3 status update to find out who’s still together and who might be looking for their soulmate next season.
Air date: Not yet announced
Perfect Match
Perfect Match, which is also returning for season 4, brings together the most famously single stars of Netflix’s unscripted series, and other fan-favourite shows, to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love. As they compete to form relationships, the most compatible couples will play matchmaker, breaking up other couples andsending them on dates with brand-new singles they’ll invite to the house. Will they create better matches, or will they create chaos? In this over-the-top journey of strategy and dating hosted by Nick Lachey, only one couple will be crowned the Perfect Match.
Air date: Not yet announced
Temptation Island
Hosted by Mark L. Walberg, this spicy update to the hit reality series, which debuted last year, follows four couples, each at a crossroads, as they test their relationships by shacking up with eligible singles on a tropical island. On Temptation Island the choices they make in paradise could push them closer together, into the arms of a new lover, or to explore the single life.
Air date: Not yet announced
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
Six different couples, on the verge of marriage. One partner is ready to get married, the other isn’t quite as sure. An ultimatum is issued - and in just over eight weeks, they must commit to marriage, or move on. In the meantime, each will choose a new potential partner from one of the other couples, in a life-changing opportunity to get a glimpse of two different possible futures. The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On also returns for a fourth season.
Air date: Not yet announced
* Where Netlflix hasn’t yet given a specific air date for a show, but we’ll update this page when they do.