The Ultimatum: Queer Love

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The Ultimatum: Queer Love - Wikipedia

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The Ultimatum: Queer Love

Genre	Reality
Created by	Chris Coelen
Presented by	JoAnna Garcia Swisher
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Chris Coelen Eric Detwiler Sarah Dillistone Stephanie Boyriven Kelly Montalvo Sunny Franklin
Running time	36–65 minutes
Production company	Kinetic Content
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	May 24 (2023-05-24) – June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)
Related
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On

The Ultimatum: Queer Love is a dating reality television series created by Chris Coelen and produced by Kinetic Content.^[1] The series premiered on Netflix on May 24, 2023, and is hosted by JoAnna Garcia Swisher. The series is a spin-off of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On.

Format

The Ultimatum is a self-proclaimed social experiment that wants to see how many couples will get married when presented with ultimatums.^[2] 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

Contestants^[3]^[4]
Issuing ultimatum	Age	Partner	Age
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

Trial marriages
Contestants	Result^[a]
Xander and Yoly	Split
Lexi and Mal	Split
Raelyn and Vanessa	Split
Mildred and Aussie	Split
Sam and Tiff	Split

Overview
Original couple	Result^[5]^[a]	Status^[5]^[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. in season	Title	Original release date
1	"The Break Up"	May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
2	"The Choice"	May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
3	"Newlyweds"	May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
4	"Group Nights Out"	May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
5	"In and Out of Love"	May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
6	"The Changeover"	May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
7	"Cocktails and Confrontation"	May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
8	"Is Love Enough"	May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
9	"Ultimatum Day"	June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)
Special
10	"The Reunion"	June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)

Production

Filming

The majority of the season was filmed in San Diego, California between September 2021 and November 2021.^[6]^[7]

The series announced that JoAnna Garcia Swisher would host the series, instead of Nick and Vanessa Lachey who host The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On.^[8]

The reunion special was filmed in January 2023, over a year after original production ended.^[7]

Release

On March 24, 2022, Netflix announced the spin-off ahead of the release of the first season of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On.^[9]

A trailer for the series was released following the fourth season reunion of Love Is Blind.^[10]

The series consisting of eight episodes premiered on Netflix on May 24, 2023, with the final episode and a reunion episode being released a week later.^[11]

Reception

Critical response

Lindsay Lee Wallace of Time wrote that the spin-off was a "solid-watch". However, Wallace also expressed disappointment in the series' ability to match reality television standards.^[12]

References

^ White, Abbey (25 May 2023). "'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Producer on the How Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Opened the Door for the Reality Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Bricker, Tierney (7 June 2023). "The Ultimatum: Queer Love Relationship Status Check: Who's Still Together?". E! Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Valente, Danielle (24 May 2023). "Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' filmed? A look at the beachside locale". My Imperfect Life. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b White, Brett. "When and Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Filmed? | Decider". Decider. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Sofaer, Rachel (2 May 2023). "Release Date, Trailer, and Everything Else You Need to Know About 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love'". Collider. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Wallace, Lindsay (25 May 2023). "The Ultimatum: Queer Love Fails to Reach Its Queer Potential". Time.

^ ^a ^b As of Episode 9, "Ultimatum Day".
^ As of Episode 10, "The Reunion".

External links

The Ultimatum: Queer Love on Netflix
The Ultimatum: Queer Love at IMDb

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