Network
MTV (Seasons 1–8), Paramount+ (Season 9 reboot)
Original Air Dates
Jan 21 2014 – present
Seasons / Episodes
9 seasons • ≈ 100 episodes
Format
Singles live together to find their algorithm-matched “perfect match”; cash prize if all matches are correct.
Production Company
Lighthearted Entertainment / MTV Studios
Filming Locations
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, and Gran Canaria (Spain)
LGBTQ+ Focus
Season 8 (2019): first completely sexually fluid cast on U.S. television
By Season 8, Are You the One? rewrote the rules of reality dating. For the first time, every contestant was open to dating any gender, creating a truly fluid dating environment and forcing the game’s math and emotion to evolve. The season was hailed as a milestone in mainstream representation — praised by GLAAD and the New York Times for portraying queer dating as complex, messy, and real. Viewers described it as “the first reality show that looked like my community.”
Aasha Wells, 22
Miami Beach, FL
Amber Martinez, 23
Yonkers, New York
Basit Shittu, 25
Brooklyn, New York
Brandon Davis, 25
Salt Lake City, Utah
Danny Prikazsky, 27
San Jose, CA
Jasmine Olson, 21
Oxford, MS
Jenna Brown, 25
Bloomington, IN
Jonathan Monroe, 28
Panama City Beach, FL
Justinavery "Justin" Palm, 24
Palmdale, California
Kai Wes, 26
Chepachet, RI
Kari Snow, 23
East Hanover, NJ
Kylie Smith, 24
Salt Lake City, Utah
Max Gentile, 25
Columbus, OH
Nour Fraij, 25
Kenilworth, NJ
Paige Cole, 21
Allen, Texas
Remy Duran, 27
New York City, NY
"Come One, Come All" - 16 singles arrive in Hawaii searching for their perfect match and find out they are all sexually fluid. Amber and Nour are attracted to one another, but Nour then chooses go on a date with Justin. Kai opens up to Jenna about being a transmasculine non-binary person and they have sex for the first time, only for Kai to have sex with Remy shortly after.
"This is Trash" - Jonathan reveals he is into masculine guys and Basit does not feel accepted by him. Max opens up to Justin about not embracing his bisexuality.
"We Come to Slay" - Jenna thinks her and Kai are not a perfect match and they end up fighting, after going on a date together they manage to rekindle their relationship, but the other singles think they are toxic for one another and vote them into the Truth Booth hoping for a definite answer. Nour is jealous of Amber, but later upsets her by kissing Kylie. The house throws a queer prom.
"There Was a Fivesome?" - Jenna gets closer to Danny, but she is still unable to forget Kai. Kari is convinced Kylie is her perfect match, but she is disappointed when she finds out about Kylie participating in a fivesome without her. Max gets angry at Justin after seeing him kissing Aasha, but he manages to forgive him.
"Hate to Burst Your Bubble" - Jasmine and Kai are attracted to each other, they hook up in the bathroom and Jenna is not happy about it. Kari and Kylie are voted into the truth booth and the whole house is shocked when they are revealed not to be a perfect match. Jonathan's inability to forget Justin and Nour's confidence in her and Amber being a perfect match end up causing the first black-out ceremony and costing the house $ 250,000.
"Red Flag Alert" - After the black-out, Jonathan is finally ready to get to know Basit and the two develop a connection. Despite not forgetting Jenna, Kai grows closer to Nour, and also kisses Danny. Amber tries to move on with Jenna.
Perfect Match #1: Brandon & Aasha
Perfect Match #2: Jonathan & Basit
"This Sucks and Blows" - Remy is attracted by Paige, but she does not seem to reciprocate. Kai is developing bonds with Jasmine, Nour and Danny, but does not feel ready for commitment yet. This angers Nour, that decides to confront Jasmine about it, but the situation escalates.
"Games Players Play" - After the fight between Nour and Jasmine, Kai goes back to Jenna and says he loves her, but Jenna rejects him. The other singles are proud of Jenna for standing her ground, and are also tired of Kai's behaviour.
"It All Comes Down to Jax" - After another unsuccessful truth booth, the singles start analyzing past match-up ceremonies and figure out that Nour and Jasmine are a perfect match, the two try to move past their drama and find out they have a lot in common. Amber likes Justin and starts thinking that he and Max are not actually a match and that Danny and Kai are instead.
"On to the Next" - Max is devastated to find out that he and Justin are not a perfect match, while Paige and Jenna discover that they actually are a match. This leaves six people without a partner: Kylie, Kari, Remy, Max, Justin and Amber. Max starts thinking Kari could be his match, and Kylie prepares a romantic surprise for Amber.
"All or Nothing" - After another unsuccessful Truth Booth, the house is desperate to find the last three matches. Amber reconnects with Justin, but she is not sure whether her perfect match is him or Remy.