Temptation Island (2025 series): Trailer, certificate and where to watch
The US reality relationship show makes its Netflix debut
Year: 2025
Certificate: 15
After being revived in 2019, the always controversial relationship reality show now makes the move to Netflix, and with a tight-ish, ten-episode run for its first series (previous incarnations have had up to 12 episodes per series).
Four couples with complicated relationship histories (ranging from infidelities to financial problems) are split up on a tropical island. The male halves of the relationships go to live in a house with a bunch of attractive single girls, while the female halves get to live with a group of unattached hunky fellas. Will the singletons be able to persuade the coupled-up individuals to cheat on their partners? And how will their partners react when they see video of what's been going on?
The moment at the end of the series where host Mark L Walberg asks the members of each couple whether they want to leave the island with their original lover, head off with someone new or just depart alone is always agonisingly dramatic, as are the interludes when each half is shown the videos of what their possibly soon-to-be-ex has been up to. It's in these moments that the show feels most uncomfortable, but there are scenes of worthwhile introspection that come as a result of it - it's just a shame that all of it has to be done in public.
So, will they all be in a better place at the end of it? It's hard not to hope so, for some of them - Tayler, in particular, seems to deserve so much better. (Ten episodes)
