Get back in the pods! Season 5 of Love Is Blind may have just concluded, but it’s already time to start thinking about the next pod squad. There are some recent rumblings that season 6 of Love Is Blind may be coming soon.
Let’s back up for a sec. ICYMI, Love Is Blind is a reality TV series about whether you can fall in love sight unseen (hence the title). The show is one of Netflix’s biggest hits, and has successfully formed at least a few (but not many) real relationships.
During the show, contestants begin to date while in “pods” where they can’t see what the other person looks like. From there, the couples that form in the pods must decide if they’re willing to get engaged, and only then are they allowed to meet IRL. Then, it’s off to the altar where each couple must decide whether, in the words of Nick and Vanessa Lachey, love is truly blind.
Last season, only one couple said “I do,” but this show is about so much more than love—it’s about golden goblets overflowing with drama, duh! Here’s everything to know about (a potential) Love Is Blind season 6:
Netflix has not confirmed Love Is Blind season 6.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean a new season isn’t in the works! In fact, previous Love Is Blind seasons have been confirmed two at a time (seasons 4 and 5 were confirmed together), so the streamer may be waiting to see how many people tuned into the latest season before deciding whether or not to renew the reality show.
It’s worth noting that a former Love Is Blind contestant, Tran Dang, filed a lawsuit against Kinetic Content and Delirium TV (the companies behind LIB) in August 2022, per TODAY. Dang was slated to be in the fifth season of the show, but did not appear in the final cut.
Dang alleges that while season 5 was in production, she was sexually assaulted by her former fiancé and fellow Love Is Blind contestant Thomas Smith (who was also cut from the season). Her lawsuit also alleges that Kinetic Content and Delirium TV are liable for Smith’s actions because they occurred during filming, or at their “workplace,” and as a contestant, Smith was an “employee,” TODAY reported. Dang’s petition went on to say that “most if not all” of the acts were captured on camera by the production companies who allegedly had Dang and Smith under “24-hour surveillance.”
Smith denies wrongdoing, and the production companies released a joint statement, stating: “We support and stand with victims of sexual assault, but Ms. Dang’s claims against the producers are meritless. We document the independent choices of adults who volunteer to participate in a social experiment. Their journey is not scripted, nor is it filmedaound the clock. We have no knowledge or control over what occurs in private living spaces when not filming, and participants may choose to end their journey at any time.”
Love Is Blind creator Chris Coelen also responded to Dang’s lawsuit in a statement to People, reiterating that the reality TV show does not film 24/7.
“We are not filming around the clock. We are not mounting cameras in their personal living spaces. We don’t do that. We’re like a documentary,” he told the publication. “They are alone during periods of times, they are not under surveillance. We do not tell people what to say, what to do, we consistently tell people that this is their journey, this is their life to lead as they choose. We’re there to follow
