Netflix is continuing to shoot its shot in the unscripted space.
The streaming giant just scooped up yet another reality show, and this time it’s a so-called “social experiment series” with the working title Playing With Matches, Deadline reports.
It’s said to follow a group of couples competing in a game of romantic deception: Conceal their own relationship while exposing everyone else’s. Deadline also reported on Wednesday, September 2 that the couples — living together in a house, Big Brother-style — must try and figure out who is in a relationship while keeping their own romantic entanglements secret, in order to win.
Playing with Matches comes from British production company Mettlemouse, founded by Sarah Tyekiff — who previously produced Love Island U.K. Matches reportedly marks the biggest commission for the company to date.
The upcoming reality show is also one of a number of new Netflix unscripted greenlights Deadline has reported on. Another buzzy project is the Jersey-set The Leftovers (another working title), which is being made by Jersey Shore producer SallyAnn Salsano and her 495 Productions.
Netflix Is Also Renewing Unscripted Offerings
Late last month, the streamer announced that a number of its current reality shows are getting another season. Being Gordon Ramsay, which premiered on Netflix earlier this year and was just renewed for a second season, Deadline reported at the time. Other unscripted renewals include season 9 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive and season 4 of Love Is Blind: UK.
Here’s Netflix’s official synopsis of Ramsay’s reality show: “Follow celeb chef Gordon Ramsay behind the scenes as he juggles family life, global empire and his biggest launch yet in this all-you-can-eat documentary.”
On the narrative TV front, it was also reported the same day that Netflix’s The Gentlemen has already been renewed for a third season — and the second hasn’t even premiered yet! Find out more here.
