EXCLUSIVE: Does age matter relating to courting? That’s the query for Netflix’s newest entry into the courting pool.
The streamer has greenlit Age of Attraction, a brand new courting format produced by Velvet Hammer Media, the corporate behind The CW’s The Large Bakeover and Roku’s Greatest Chew Wins.
Within the collection, age is thrown out the window when singles seek for their soulmates, per the logline. Is love really ageless, or will the years come between them?
Sam Dean, who served as showrunner on Netflix’s Love Is Blind and has exec produced collection together with FBoy Island, and David Friedman, exec produer of Netflix’s Temptation Island and showrunner of Bullsh*t: The Sport Present, will function showrunners of the collection.
Velvet Hammer Media bosses Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn may also exec produce alongside their colleague Nick Alarcon, who has labored on collection together with Velvet Hammer’s Empty Nest Refresh, will function co-EP.
O’Connell and Quinn launched Velvet Hammer in 2023 after they beforehand oversaw unscripted content material on the then titled HBO Max. Endeavor invested within the enterprise later that 12 months they usually struck a take care of Issa Rae’s Hoorae to supply unscripted content material final 12 months. The corporate can be in growth with tasks at Hulu, NBC and Amazon.
Age Of Attraction comes as different reveals notice the worth of older contestants showing on courting reveals. ABC revealed earlier this week that season ten of Bachelor in Paradise will function contestants from The Golden Bachelor and The Golden Bachelorette for the primary time, whereas Netflix additionally lately launched docuseries The Later Daters, which options singletons within the 50s, 60s and 70s and is exec produced by Michelle Obama
“At VHM we dwell to create codecs that really feel recent, daring, and binge-worthy. With Age of Attraction, we’re asking audiences if age is really only a quantity. We’re thrilled to accomplice with Netflix—house to among the most iconic and addictive courting reveals on the market—and to collaborate with our wonderful inventive companions, led by our gifted showrunners Sam Dean and David Friedman,” O’Connell and Quinn stated.
