Love Island (franchise)
Love Island is a dating reality show that originated in the United Kingdom in 2005 as Celebrity Love Island. Created by ITV Studios, it has spawned a second British version in 2015 as well as several international versions.
| Love Island | |
|---|---|
| Created by | ITV Studios |
| Original work | Love Island (2005 TV series) Love Island (2015 TV series) |
| Owner |
|
| Years | 2005–present |
| Films and television | |
| Television series | Love Island (independent international versions, see below) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | Love Island: The Game |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | |
The show features a group of "single" contestants, known as "islanders" who live together in a specially constructed villa that is isolated from the outside world, in an attempt to find love. The islanders are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the series, the contestants "couple up" to avoid being dumped from the villa. Additionally, the public will vote for their favourite islanders to stay in the villa at points in the series. As old islanders are dumped, new islanders enter the villa. At the end of the season, the public vote one final time to determine the winning couple.
International versions
Legend:
- Currently airing franchise
- Franchise with an upcoming season
- Franchise no longer airing
- Status unknown
| Country/Region | Title | Network | Seasons and winners | Presenter(s) | Narrator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Love Island Albania | TV Klan |
|
Luana Vjollca | TBA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Love Island Australia |
|
|
Sophie Monk |
|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada(  Quebec) |
L'île de l'amour | TVA |
|
|
|
 Czech Republic Slovakia |
Love Island Česko & Slovensko |
|
|
|
Václav Matějovský |
 Denmark |
Love Island | TV3 | Season 1, 2018: Julie Melsen and Oliver Erngart | Lisbeth Østergaard | Dan Anderson |
 Finland |
Love Island Suomi |
|
|
| |
 France[2] |
Love Island France |
|
|
|
|
 Germany |
Love Island – Heiße Flirts & wahre Liebe | RTL Zwei |
|
|
|
 Greece |
Love Island | Skai TV |
|
Iliana Papageorgiou | Vangelis Giannopoulos |
 Hungary |
Love Island Hungary | RTL Klub |
|
Norbert Kamarás (Lajos Bíró) | Ádám Gacsal |
 Israel |
Love Island | Free TV |
|
Eden Fines | TBA |
 Italy |
Love Island Italia | Discovery+ |
|
Giulia De Lellis | |
 Malta |
Love Island Malta | TVM |
|
Yazmin Helledie | Chucky Bartolo |
 Netherlands |
Love Island Nederland & België (with Belgium) |
|
|
| |
| Love Island Nederland | Videoland |
|
|
| |
 New Zealand |
Love Island NZ [3] | Three |
|
TBA | TBA |
 Nigeria |
Love Island Nigeria |
|
Season 1, TBA: New Series | TBA | TBA |
 Norway |
Love Island |
|
|
||
 Poland |
Love Island. Wyspa miłości |
|
Karolina Gilon |
| |
 Romania |
Love Island | Pro TV | Season 1, 2023: Upcoming season | TBA | TBA |
 Spain |
Love Island España | Neox |
|
Cristina Pedroche | |
 South Africa |
Love Island South Africa | M-Net | Season 1, 2021: Libho Geza and Thimna Shooto | Leandie du Randt[4][5] | |
 Sweden |
Love Island Sweden | TV4 |
|
| |
 United Kingdom |
Celebrity Love Island |
| |||
| Love Island |
|
|
Iain Stirling | ||
| The Romance Retreat (Middle-Aged Version) |
|
Davina McCall |
| ||
 United States |
Love Island |
|
|
| |
On 11 September 2017, a German version of Love Island premiered on RTL II. An Australian version was commissioned by the Nine Network for its secondary channel 9Go! and internationally it airs on ITVBe and 3e with international streaming available on Hulu and ITVX.[8] On 8 August 2018, CBS ordered an American version of the show.[9]
The Dutch-Flemish version was cancelled after one season in 2019, alongside Temptation Island and Free Love Paradise, as a result of a sexual assault scandal in one of RTL's other reality series De Villa.[10]
On 21 September 2020, it was announced by ITV Studios that a Spanish version of the show and a Nigerian version of the show were both in pre-production. The Nigerian version was commissioned by Digital Play Networks and will air on TVC and 9 Vision Media in Nigeria. The Spanish version was commissioned by Atresmedia and will air on Neox in Spain.[11][12][13]
On 6 November 2020, South African TV Network M-Net ordered a South African version of the show which premiered on 28 February 2021.[14][15][16]
In the summer of 2022, the idea of a "middle-aged" version of the program was proposed in the UK. In January 2023, ITV confirmed that the new version of the program has been ordered and was in pre-production with The Romance Retreat being the title of the show and Davina McCall initially being slated, then confirmed, to be the host.[17][18][19][20][21]
Locations
All versions of Love Island have been shot in villas located around the world.
See also
- MTV Splitsvilla, similar 2008 Indian show
- The Real Love Boat, similar American and Australian show
Notes
- Current location
- Former location
- Winter series
- Summer series
References
- "Veronica Verho Love Island Suomen juontajaksi: "Elän itsekin rakkauskuplassa"". iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "Oui, Oui: Love Island Is Heading to France for New Spin-Off". vanityfair.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Itvstudios".
- "Leandie du Randt to host 'Love Island South Africa'". The South African. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Love Island South Africa Host Announced". Youth Village. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "July 2022: Crave Streaming overview | bellmedia.ca".
- "Fan-Favorite 'Love Island' Narrator Iain Stirling Is Lending His Voice to U.S. Version on Peacock". TheWrap. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "Love Island Australia is Coming to 9GO! In 2018". www.nineentertainmentco.com.au.
- "Smash-Hit Reality Show Love Island Gets New Series Order At CBS". www.cbs.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "RTL stopt voorlopig met reality-tv na ophef over De Villa". nos.nl. 26 November 2019.
- "Love Island Nigeria confirmed as dating show expands". Metro. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- West, Amy (21 September 2020). "Love Island is working on new series in Spain and Nigeria". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "¿Quieres participar en el casting de Love Island, el nuevo programa de Neox?". Neox (in European Spanish). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- "'Love Island SA' planned for February 2021, entries open soon". www.iol.co.za. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- Montari, Phoeby (6 November 2020). "Love Island South Africa S1: entries open November 8 | Entertainment". NOW in SA. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- Njoki, Eunice (7 November 2020). "How to enter Love Island South Africa 2020". Briefly. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- Duggins, Alexi (19 January 2023). "The Romance Retreat: ITV to launch Love Island for mid-life single parents". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- Bulbul, Nuray (23 January 2023). "What is The Romance Retreat, ITV1's middle-aged Love Island?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "Psychologist predicts two conflicts we will see on new 'middle aged' Love Island". The Independent. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- Ross, Alex (16 March 2023). "The Romance Retreat: New host confirmed for 'middle-aged' Love Island". Planet Radio. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "More details announced on 'middle-aged Love Island'". Capital. Retrieved 15 April 2023.