Fans are excited to curl up with the new season, and details released ahead of the premiere have those who plan to watch eager to see how the conversations in the pods, the engagements, and of course the drama, all play out.
When Will Love Is Blind Season 8 Be Released?
It’s a Perfect Valentine’s Day Watch
Love Is Blind, one of the best reality shows on Netflix, returns for season eight on February 14, 2025, making it the perfect Valentine’s Day watch. The first batch of episodes will be available to stream on Netflix starting at 3 a.m. EST, so they will be ready to enjoy for those who are spending the day at home, or who want to curl up at night with a partner, pals, or on their own to enjoy.
| Week 1 | Friday, February 14, 2025 | Episodes 1-6 |
| Week 2 | Friday, February 21, 2025 | Episodes 7-9 |
| Week 3 | Friday, February 28, 2025 | Episodes 10-11 |
| Week 4 | Friday, arch 7, 2025 | Episode 12 |
| Where to Stream | Netflix |
Following these first six episodes, there will be three more episodes on February 21, 2025, released at the same time. February 28, 2025 will see the next pair of episodes released, followed by a finale on March 7, 2025, for a total of 12 episodes. There’s no word yet about a reunion episode, but fans are hopeful that there will be one.
What Do We Know So Far About the Love Is Blind Season 8 Cast?
The Cast Is Made up of Mainly Those in Their 30s
The cast of Love Is Blind season 8, which was filmed in March 2024 and marks the show’s fifth anniversary, all hail from Minneapolis, MN. Most of the cast members are in their 30s, though there are a few in their late 20s and one woman in her 40s. Alex, Brittany, and Joey were the first three singles to be revealed, appearing in the season 7 reunion episode.
There are 32 cast members in all, evenly split between 16 women and 16 men. They all seem serious about finally wanting to settle down and find the love of their lives. Meg, for example, has a demanding career and has been single for two years but now wants to make “finding love a priority.” Monica has deleted all her dating apps, hopeful that being on the show will finally mean she no longer needs them.
David has spent years focusing on physical looks but is ready to “approach dating in a totally new way” and “prioritize shared interests and values over physical appearance.” Joey is the personification of “always a groomsman, never the groom,” having been in 11 weddings in the last year alone.
What Drama Has Been Teased?
It Looks Like Yet Another Spicy Season
Instantly in the trailer for season eight of Love Is Blind, it’s clear that drama is afoot. “When the doors opened and I saw him,” a woman’s voice says, “I thought ‘he’s so familiar to me.’” She goes on to explain that she believed the man knew exactly what she looked like while they were talking through the wall. Since this implies this woman met the man she is talking about, it means they got engaged and had the big reveal when she made this revelation.
| Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score | Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score | IMDb Score |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | 35% | 6.2/10 |
Could this be another situation like Brittany and Leo in season seven or Nicole and Sam from Love Is Blind: U.K. who met and decided not to go on the vacation together after they realized they weren’t compatible? Or, in this case, was the woman duped?
The trailer shows teases of fun conversations in the pods, including one cast member who comments jokingly that the woman must “no longer be attractive” since she’s 30, and another who describes the antics in the pods as being like The Hunger Games, albeit playfully so.
Keen-eyed viewers will notice a few individuals who clearly got engaged since they’re seen at the reveal stage. These include Virginia, Joey, Daniel, and Ben. Others are shown either proposing or presumably accepting, including Devin and Monica. The latter only says “absolutely,” which could have been a comment on anything. But she is later seen jumping on a bed on vacation, so it’s likely she is one of several who got engaged.
Most of the drama happens on vacation when the newly engaged couples meet one another and each person meets others, including singles, with whom they also connected in the pods. When there’s a love triangle, this adds another element of complication and awkwardness.
But in this season of the show that should rank among the best long-running Netflix series, it appears there is drama relating to things outside of the cast, too. In one scene, a woman looks at her phone and references a “girl on TikTok” who is crying, while Sara, who presumably gets engaged as well, is seen telling someone “I need you to tell me everything.” Also seen lying in bed looking frustrated is David, suggesting that he might be another one to get engaged.
The tease may reveal a lot more than fans wanted to know prior to watching, but it’s exciting to see all the connections form, bonds grow (or dissipate), and drama unfold through the season’s dozen episodes. Fans hope that ultimately, in the end, there will be at least one couple to join the longest-lasting reality TV show couples.
With Love Is Blind already renewed through season 10, there’s plenty more of the concept to come. It promises to be just as exciting as the past ones that have yielded love, loss, fights, drama, and beautiful unions.
