Just when you think that Netflix has reached the peak of reality-dating-show chaos (*cough* The Ultimatum *cough*), here comes Perfect Match. As a Valentine's Day treat, the streaming giant has gathered dozens of contestants from its slate of reality programs and given them all the chance to find their twin flame (at least among their fellow Netflix alums). The first four episodes landed on the platform early this morning, and there has already been enough drama to fit at least half a season of Too Hot to Handle and maybe a full season of The Circle.
The gameplay for this show takes a page from the aforementioned THTH and its predecessor Love Island: put several conventionally-hot singles into one villa and make them match up immediately. The day after a matching, the pairs go through a compatibility test to determine who's the best couple at the time. That duo then gets ultimate power: they get to go to the Control Room to choose two new people to go on dates with other contestants (or themselves), no matter how taken or happy in their current pairs the chosen are. After the newcomers test those connections, there's another matching, and anyone who doesn't match up is immediately dumped from the villa.
It's been a while since Netflix has dropped a dating competition that seems genuinely fun, rather than a "social experiment" that makes viewers feel conflicted about whether love is real. Perfect Match is that breezier, but still drama-filled watch that becomes an immediate can't-miss, thanks largely to its cast of familiar faces (including host Nick Lachey, because of course he's there). Read on to learn which faces from the streamer's most infamous shows have returned for a chance at more followers—I mean, love.
Abbey Humphries
Previous Shows: Twentysomethings: Austin
Best Known For: Exploring her bisexuality
Instagram: @abbey.freeze
TikTok: @abbey.freeze
Anne-Sophie Petit-Frere
Previous Shows: Selling Tampa
Best Known For: Selling luxury real estate
Instagram: @annesophiepf
TikTok: @annesophiepf
Bartise Bowden
Previous Shows: Love Is Blind season 3
Best Known For: Leaving his fiancée Nancy at the altar
Instagram: @bartiseb
TikTok: @bartiseb
Calvin Crooks
Previous Shows: The Circle season 3
Best Known For: His bromance with Nick
Instagram: @kiingcrooks
TikTok: @kiingcrooks
Chase DeMoor
Previous Shows: Too Hot to Handle season 2
Best Known For: Becoming a finalist, and his connections with Carly and Tabitha
Instagram: @chasedemoor
TikTok: @chasedemoor
Chloe Veitch
Previous Shows: Too Hot to Handle season 1 and The Circle season 2
Best Known For: Becoming a finalist on both shows
Previous Connections: Dated Mitchell
Instagram: @chloeveitchofficial
TikTok: @itschloeveitch
Colony Reeves
Previous Shows: Selling Tampa
Best Known For: Selling luxury real estate
Instagram: @colonyreeves
Damian Powers
Previous Shows: Love Is Blind season 1
Best Known For: Leaving his fiancée Giannina at the altar, bringing Francesca to the After the Altar special's party
Previous Connections: Friends with Francesca
Instagram: @damian_powers
TikTok: @damian_powers
Diamond Jack
Previous Shows: Love Is Blind season 1
Best Known For: Leaving her fiancé Carlton during their post-pod getaway
Instagram: @iam_diamondjack
TikTok: @iam_diamondjack
Dom Gabriel
Previous Shows: The Mole season 1
Best Known For: Being super-sincere
Instagram: @dontcalldom
TikTok: @dontcalldom
Francesca Farago
Previous Shows: Too Hot to Handle season 1, Love Is Blind: After the Altar season 1
Best Known For: Breaking tons of rules with Harry and tying for first place on THTH; going with Damian to the AtA party
Previous Connections: Friends with Damian, hooked up with Joey
Instagram: @francescafarago
TikTok: @francescafarago
Georgia Hassarati
Previous Shows: Too Hot to Handle season 3
Best Known For: Coming in third place as a solo finalist
Instagram: @georgiahassarati
TikTok: @georgiahassarati
Ines Tazi
Previous Shows: The Circle: France season 1
Best Known For: Playing as single, though she was in a relationship at the time
Instagram: @taziines
TikTok: @taziines1
Izzy Fairthorne
Previous Shows: Too Hot To Handle season 3
Best Known For: Being an unrepentant rule breaker
Instagram: @izfairr
TikTok: @izfairr
Joey Sasso
Previous Shows: The Circle season 1
Best Known For: Winning the first-ever Circle
Previous Connections: Hooked up with Francesca, dated Kariselle
Instagram: @joeysasso
TikTok: @joeysasso
Kariselle Snow
Previous Shows: Sexy Beasts season 1
Best Known For: Flirting in a panda costume
Previous Connections: Dated Joey
Instagram: @kariselle
TikTok: @kariselle
Lauren "LC" Chamblin
Previous Shows: Love Is Blind season 1
Best Known For: Dating Barnett in the pods
Instagram: @123laurenc
TikTok: @123laurenc
Mitchell Eason
Previous Shows: The Circle season 2
Best Known For: Flirting with Chloe and his bromance with "Trevor"
Previous Connections: Dated Chloe
Instagram: @mitchelleason
TikTok: @mitchelleason
Nick Uhlenhuth
Previous Shows: The Circle season 3
Best Known For: Becoming a finalist; the moniker "Daddy Nick"
Instagram: @nickuhlenhuth
TikTok: @nickuhlenhuth
Savannah Palacio
Previous Shows: The Circle season 2
Best Known For: Becoming an influencer in her season's premiere, and getting blocked immediately after
Instagram: @savpalacio
TikTok: @savpalacio
Shayne Jansen
Previous Shows: Love Is Blind season 2
Best Known For: Being left at the altar by his fiancée Natalie
Instagram: @shaynejansen
TikTok: @shaynejansen
Will Richardson
Previous Shows: The Mole season 1
Best Known For: Winning the competition
Instagram: @williamj
TikTok: @thewilliamjames
Zay Wilson
Previous Shows: The Ultimatum season 1
Best Known For: Splitting with his ex-girlfriend Rae
Instagram: @zaywilson
TikTok: @zaywilson
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