If you love love, chaos, and the undeniably sexy energy that was Cats, then boy does Netflix U.K. have a dating show for you. The streamer announced Wednesday its latest foray into dating shows, Sexy Beasts, which questions: What if my nightmares and the Discovery Channel mated for public entertainment?
The concept (which shockingly isn't original—BCC Three and A&E have both done versions of this show in 2014 and 2015, respectively) asks attractive singles to don professional prosthetics while dating to force them to focus on personality over the fresh hell that is their dating partner's anthropomorphic faces.
Just watch the trailer. But first, hide your pets and phone your therapist.
It all screams The Masked Singer and Love Is Blind (remember when we thought that was wild?) but with the unhinged nature of our post-vax world. It's a hot furry summer, indeed.
See Twitter's best reactions to Sexy Beasts and catch the show starting July 21.
me: Dear Netflix, I desperately want a new season of Love is Blind. Can you help?Netflix: Jeffrey, we've got something even better. Strap in, you freak. https://t.co/46vhdb3YIHJune 23, 2021
between this and love is blind and the circle, reality shows have become obsessed with the question “what would happen if people could talk but not see each other IRL,” a question people answer every day by using the internet https://t.co/hLvZkFeuZvJune 23, 2021
the masked singer and sexy beasts are the two polar opposite outcomes of pitching "aha what if people were dressed up as animals? haha just something i thought was funny" to tv peopleJune 23, 2021
Netflix’s Sexy Beasts (2021) pic.twitter.com/xqPgVjU7tyJune 23, 2021
“What if we took love is blind and made it drop a BUNCH of acid?” https://t.co/FAdslbInXjJune 23, 2021
we’re a lot closer to the sorry to bother you parody show where real people just beat the shit out of each other than we thinkhttps://t.co/VpyEZEEvnfJune 23, 2021
Who called it Sexy Beasts instead of The Masked Hinger https://t.co/GtxGF4nkM4June 23, 2021
Me showing up to film Sexy Beasts pic.twitter.com/96bFl7pzJPJune 23, 2021
the existence of "sexy beasts" and "the masked singer" proves that the furry agenda never sleeps https://t.co/bE3SoXGOI4June 23, 2021
We binged on and obsessed over LOVE IS BLIND and now we have only ourselves to blame for ... whatever this is https://t.co/NQ5b057MByJune 23, 2021
When I said bring back Love Is Blind, this is *not* what I meant https://t.co/ZJHEv40CEnJune 23, 2021
do you think every week they have a meeting at Netflix trying to figure out exactly how they can prove love is blind. is that someone's job specifically. https://t.co/7Ktj1uwUBiJune 23, 2021
“So it’s Love is Blind meets The Masked Singer”“I love it. But could we add the creatures from Spy Kids?” https://t.co/9ZlarFnEHwJune 23, 2021
this is like love is blind but with my sleep paralysis demons https://t.co/htwt313xCBJune 23, 2021
Can’t wait for the Sexy Beasts spin-off, Love Island of Doctor Moreau.June 23, 2021
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