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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Chris Coelen |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 39–58 minutes |
| Production company | Kinetic Content |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | April 6, 2022 – present |
The Ultimatum (subtitled Marry or Move On or Queer Love in alternate seasons) is a dating reality television series created by Chris Coelen and produced by Kinetic Content[1] that premiered on Netflix on April 6, 2022. The first season of the show is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey.
On March 24, 2022, Netflix renewed The Ultimatum for a second season, ahead of its premiere.[2] Season 2, titled The Ultimatum: Queer Love, features an all-queer, predominantly female cast and premiered on May 24, 2023.[3] It is hosted by JoAnna Garcia Swisher.[4]
Format
The Ultimatum is a self-proclaimed social experiment that wants to see how many couples will get married when presented with ultimatums.[5] The show features couples on the verge of marriage. Each pair has eight weeks to decide whether they want to get married or split forever. Couples will later be split up as they choose new partners from the rest of the group, and then move in with them for three weeks.
Contestants
| Issuing ultimatum | Age | Partner | Age |
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| Xander Boger | 30 | Vanessa Papa | 30 |
| Lexi Goldberg | 25 | Raelyn Cheung-Sutton | 27 |
| Yoly Rojas | 34 | Mal Wright | 36 |
| Mildred Bustillo | 33 | Tiff Der | 32 |
| Sam Mark | 31 | Aussie Chau | 42 |
Season summary
| Contestants | Result[a] |
|---|---|
| Xander and Yoly | Split |
| Lexi and Mal | Split |
| Raelyn and Vanessa | Split |
| Mildred and Aussie | Split |
| Sam and Tiff | Split |
| Original couple | Result[a] | Status[b] |
|---|---|---|
| Xander and Vanessa | Split | Split |
| Lexi and Raelyn | Engaged | Split |
| Yoly and Mal | Engaged | Split |
| Mildred and Tiff | Engaged | Split |
| Sam and Aussie | Engaged | Engaged |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |||||||||
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| 11 | 1 | "The Break Up" | May 24, 2023 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | "The Choice" | May 24, 2023 | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Newlyweds" | May 24, 2023 | |||||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Group Nights Out" | May 24, 2023 | |||||||||
| 15 | 5 | "In and Out of Love" | May 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| 16 | 6 | "The Changeover" | May 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Cocktails and Confrontation" | May 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Is Love Enough" | May 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Ultimatum Day" | June 7, 2023 | |||||||||
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| 20 | 10 | "The Reunion" | June 7, 2023 | |||||||||
Production
Filming
The show was filmed in San Diego and Coronado and wrapped before the April premiere of season 1.[8]
Release
A trailer was in the reunion episode of season two of Love Is Blind on March 4, 2022. It was advertised as "the next great social experiment" with the same creator as Love Is Blind.[5]
The first season consisting of eight episodes released to Netflix on April 6, 2022, and later released the final episode along with a reunion special on April 13, a week later.[9]
Reception
Viewership
Critical response
References
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (2022-03-04). "'Love Is Blind' Creators Reveal Spicy New Dating Series 'The Ultimatum' on Netflix: Watch the Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (March 24, 2022). "'The Ultimatum' Renewed for All-Queer Season 2 Ahead of Netflix Premiere". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ Donnellan, Sara (2023-04-18). "Ready for More Drama? Everything We Know About 'The Ultimatum' Season 2". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (2022-09-22). "Netflix Renews 'Love on the Spectrum' and 'The Ultimatum,' Brings in New Host for 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ a b Walsh, Charlotte. "'The Ultimatum' Is Putting Couples to the Test". Netflix. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Weerasinghe, Lazeenah (18 May 2023). "Netflix's The Ultimatum season 2: Meet the cast". Cosmopolitan Middle East. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Meet the Five Couples Risking It All in the 'Ultimatum: Queer Love' Cast". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "When and Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Filmed?". Decider.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
- The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On on Netflix
- The Ultimatum: Queer Love on Netflix
- The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On at IMDb
- The Ultimatum: Queer Love at IMDb
