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Netflix has renewed “Love on the Spectrum” and “Million Dollar Secret” for a Season 4 and Season 2, respectively.

Season 3 of “Love on the Spectrum,” a dating show that follows young adults with autism, premiered on April 2 and ranked in the Global Top 10 for two weeks. The series, which also has two seasons of an Australian version, won two Emmys last year for reality program directing and casting. Before that, it won three Emmys in 2022. It’s executive produced by Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery and produced by Northern Pictures.

In “Million Dollar Secret,” hosted by Peter Serafinowicz, one of 12 contestants is given $1 million and must hold onto the money as rivals fight to hunt them down and claim it for themselves. “Eliminate the millionaire and the money moves to someone new,” reads Netflix’s description of the game, in part. “When should they strike? Too soon and they become the target...

The quest for love is not over yet. “Love on the Spectrum” has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix.

The streamer announced that the heartwarming docureality series will return at its upfront event in New York City Wednesday. The series, which won two Primetime Emmy Awards for casting and directing in 2022, follows several singles on the autism spectrum as they hope to find their romantic match.

“Million Dollar Secret” was also renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. The competition series follows 12 strangers as they attempt to find the guest with the secret stash of $1 million. As clues attempt to reveal the millionaire’s identity, it is up to the guest to be a master manipulator to keep the cash tip.

In Season 3 of “Love on the Spectrum” fan favorite Connor found his “demigoddess” after one season of unsuccessful pursuits, while Abbey and David talked about the future of their relationship. Newcomer...

Netflix will continue to find love and uncover secrets as the streamer renewed Love on the Spectrum and Million Dollar Secret for new seasons.

Love on the Spectrum will return to Netflix with Season 4 following a successful third season on the streamer. The reality series is insightful and warm-hearted, following people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships.

Throughout its run, Love on the Spectrum has been awarded five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program in 2022 and Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program in 2024.

The most recent season ranked in the Global Top 10 for two weeks. The format also has a spinoff set in Australia, with two seasons produced.

Love on the Spectrum is produced by Northern Pictures with Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery serving as executive producers.

Million Dollar Secret is set to return for Season 2 at Netflix following its debut season.

Prepare for more meet-cutes, crushes, first dates, and heartbreaks: Love on the Spectrum is returning for Season 4.

The Emmy Award–winning series following a diverse group of young people on the autism spectrum as they explore the world of dating and romance will be back for a new season. Just like past participants, these daters from all over the US will navigate the ups and downs of the journey toward happily ever after, demonstrating that no matter who you are, love is out there waiting to be found.

“The show itself has actually become the template for people to then think, ‘That’s what love can look like in my life, and I can be like that character who doesn’t necessarily fit the typical stereotype,’ ” Karina Holden, who co-created the show alongside Cian O’Clery, recently told Tudum. “The uniqueness of individuals within Love on the Spectrum has allowed people...

At a time when public discourse around autism still too often echoes with misinformation and stigma, one moment of heartfelt vulnerability and creative power may soon be recognized on television’s biggest stage.

Variety has learned exclusively that the original song “Boyfriend Forever,” featured in Season 3 of Netflix’s Emmy-winning docuseries “Love on the Spectrum,” has been submitted for Emmy consideration in the outstanding original music and lyrics category. The tender ballad, sung by cast member Abbey Romeo and dedicated to her boyfriend, David Isaacman, was co-written by Romeo, Casey Kelly (music and lyrics), and Garth Herberg (music).

The submission stands as a quiet but powerful rebuke to inflammatory rhetoric like that of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who claimed in a controversial tirade that children with autism would “never pay taxes, never hold a job, never use a toilet unassisted.” Romeo’s journey — broadcast...

Season 3 of Netflix’s docu-romance series “Love on the Spectrum U.S.” is not a political statement. It’s not a hard-lined opinion piece or propaganda. It is, as the title suggests, a show about love. And yet, in light of recent statements made by America’s Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., what for many serves as comfort-viewing now stands as a counter-argument against current government policy.

In response to Kennedy saying those on the autism spectrum will “never pay taxes” and “never hold a job” during an April 16 press conference, many cast members from “Love on the Spectrum” have come forward to dispel this notion. Speaking to NewsNation in response, the show’s Dani Bowman said, “To generalize and say none of us can work, date, or contribute to society is completely false. I have a job. I do pay taxes. I’ve dated. I have a master’s degree.

Love is officially in the air: The new season of Love on the Spectrum, which is now available to stream, follows a fresh group of individuals (and some returning favorites) on the autism spectrum as they explore the realms of romance and relationships.

In the third US installment of the Emmy Award–winning series, new singles and familiar faces from all over the country — many of them experiencing the dating scene for the first time — embark on quests for their own fairy-tale endings. “People are really coming into their own. We’re connecting with people on a deeper level and seeing them blossom,” executive producer and co-creator Cian O’Clery tells Tudum. “There’s a lot of love and connection.”

Read on for everything you need to know about Season 3, including which daters are back this time around, and who’s helping them navigate the dating world.

This season, O’Clery...

Love on the Spectrumis back for a third season, following a group of young people on the autism spectrum navigating the world of dating.

In its latest installment, returning fan favorites Abbey, David, Connor, Tanner, Adan, Dani, and James are joined by newcomers Madison and Pari, on a quest to find love. From monumental anniversaries and the magic of a first kiss to bumpy speed dates and discussions about boundaries, the new season is the Emmy Award–winning unscripted series at its most intimate.

“We’re connecting with people at a deeper level, seeing them blossom and seeing relationships grow,” executive producer and co-creator Cian O’Clery tells Tudum. “Because we’re following a lot of people that we have in previous seasons, [we’re] seeing people develop and continue on their journeys in a way that they have a lot more confidence. You can really feel it.”

That confidence has proven instrumental...

For three seasons “Love on the Spectrum” has given dating shows a new lens. On a streamer full of “Too Hot to Handles” and “Temptation Islands,” this Netflix series strives to help participants on the autism spectrum find their happily ever after.

Creator and executive producer Cian O’Clery told TheWrap that interest for the show has only increased. Several participants on Season 3 were eager to join after being fans of the show themselves.

“They’re there for a reason. They want to find love, and they want to be a part of this experience, and that’s it. There’s no hidden agendas,” O’Clery told TheWrap. “They trust us and we trust them.”

O’Clery said the show could not have been made without the mutual trust and respect between him and the participants. He is not only an executive producer on the series, he is also the director and shoots second camera,...

For the first time in its history, the entire cast of Netflix's beloved reality series Love on the Spectrum, which highlights dating and romance on the autism spectrum, gathered at the Tudum Theater in Hollywood on Wednesday. The event brought together both familiar and new faces from cities across the U.S. to celebrate the launch of the third season and honor the show's significant impact on raising autism awareness.

“We're here now on a global platform on Netflix telling incredible stories of this diverse range of people showing audiences globally that you can't make assumptions about someone based on their label,”marveled series co-creator, executive producer and director Cian O’Clery during a panel discussion moderated by Variety's Clayton Davis. “That's the most important thing, really, about the series for us: it's just looking how different and how interesting and how wonderful all these people are.”

“In this season in particular,...

The heartwarming docu-reality series “Love on the Spectrum” is back with nine new and returning hopeful romantics.

Several fan-favorite stars return for the American version’s third season, including success story Abbey and David. Connor, James and Tanner have returned to the series to find their match, while Dani and Adan enter a new chapter of their relationship.

Newcomers Pari and Madison are eager to find love after watching the Netflix series. Pari is looking for her T-princess, while Madison wants an outgoing partner to be her match.

“What I love about the American series is everyone has a different favorite cast member,” creator and executive producer of the series Cian O’Cleary told TheWrap. “We’ve found such an incredibly diverse cast that everybody’s got a different favorite person, and I just think that’s just really wonderful.”

Keep reading to get to know the new and returning participants...

The series adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel “Forever” will premiere Thursday, May 8, on Netflix.

Showrunner and creator Mara Brock Akil is behind the new series, which is based on the 1975 book that follows teenagers and their experience of losing their virginity. The show takes a new angle, presenting “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018,” according to the official logline.

The cast includes Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Karen Pittman, Wood Harris, Marvin Winans III, Xosha Roquemore, Niles Fitch, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Xavier Mills, E’myri Crutchfield, Adriyan Rae and Paigion Walker.

Akil executive produces the drama with Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Sara White, Erika Harrison, Regina King, Reina King, Anthony Hemingway and Shana C. Waterman.

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“Love on the Spectrum” from Northern Pictures is returning to...

Netflix is aging up its dating-show demographic.

The streamer has released a trailer for an unscripted series called The Later Daters, which follows six baby boomers (ranging in age from 56 to 71) as they begin a search for love later in life. It’s set to premiere Nov. 29.

If the premise for the show sounds a lot like ABC’s The Golden Bachelor/Bachelorette, the execution is different, based on the trailer (watch it below). The Later Daters is more documentary than competition, following its six subjects as they go on dates and try to find meaningful connections. Each participant’s adult kids try to help, and the show also has behavioral scientist and author Logan Ury (How Not to Die Alone) acting as a dating coach while they, per the show’s description, “navigate a whole new dating world and its different rules and online etiquette (where the eggplant emoji...

Night one on the 2024 Creative Art Emmys has come to a close, and some very big stars came out with wins.

On Saturday (September 7), the first of two night’s worth of awards were handed out before the 2024 Emmy Awards next week.

In the first night of the ceremony, Angela Basset won her very first Emmy. Maya Rudolph also collected a win, and Dick Van Dyke tied tied a record as the oldest winner at the age of 98.

We pulled together a winner’s list and a roundup of photos of the stars who were there!

Keep reading to find out more…

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Ariana DeBose

Fyi: Ariana is wearing Kenneth Cole.

Maya Rudolph

Fyi: Maya is wearing Chloé FW24 Rtw.

Octavia Spencer

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Masi Oka

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Shark Tank cast members Robert Herjavec, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban,...

The 2024 Creative Arts Emmys has handed out its first night of awards.

The annual two-day event, which takes place the weekend before the Primetime Emmys, is currently in the middle of handing out 99 awards to mostly below-the-line categories. Awards announced on Saturday include honors for variety programming, nonfiction and reality.

Saturday’s big winners included Jim Henson Idea Man, Saturday Night Live, Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden, Welcome to Wrexham and The 96th Oscars, which each took home multiple trophies. (Jimmy Kimmel, who won as an EP for The Oscars, joked that the win does not change his mind about not wanting to host again this year). Angela Bassett also landed her first Emmy win (after nine nominations) for narrating Nat Geo docuseries Queens, and The Traitors‘ Alan Cumming broke RuPaul’s record-setting winning streak for reality or competition program host.

Other notable wins included Dick Van Dyke...

Programs like Welcome to Wrexham and Jim Henson Idea Man swept night one of the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, while Alan Cumming won his first Emmy for emceeing The Traitors and Pat Sajak took home his final trophy for hosting Wheel of Fortune.

Both men were no-shows, though.

Jeopardy! won for best game show while Shark Tank picked up its fifth Emmy in the structured reality show category. And John Mulaney’s memorable appearance on My Next Guest with David Letterman earned a trophy in the hosted nonfiction series or special category.

Attagirls went to Maya Rudolph for voicing Big Mouth and Angela Bassett for narrating Queens, while multiple Emmys were bestowed upon Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden. Saturday Night Live won a leading six trophies on the first night, held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live.

In addition, a jubilant Dick Van Dyke...

And we’re back! Just a few months after the 2023 Emmy Awards were held after a strike-related delay comes the 2024 Emmy Awards and a full weekend dedicated to the Creative Arts Emmys on September 7 and September 8 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. An edited version of both ceremonies will air on Fxx at 11 p.m. Et on September 14 and stream on Hulu from September 15 through October 9.

Presenters over both nights included Olympian B-Boy Victor Montalvo, Mike Birbiglia, Nikki Glaser, Lucy Liu, Jane Lynch, Tig Notaro, Fisher Stevens, and Hannah Waddingham.

Nominated shows include perpetual heavy-hitters “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Morning Show,” and “The Crown,” although based on the technical categories, it’s “The Bear” and Shōgun that have the momentum — the FX series have hauled in 21 wins between them.

During the September 7 ceremony, “Beckham” won Outstanding Documentary Series and “Blue Eye Samurai” scored an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program,...

“Saturday Night Live” ended Night 1 of the 76th Creative Arts Emmys with the most awards (six), including Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, which went to Liz Patrick, who directed the episode hosted by Ryan Gosling. That episode, which featured the now famous Beavis and Butt-Head sketch, also won hairstyling and makeup. NBC’s sketch-comedy institution — the winningest show in Emmy history with 93 victories — also triumphed in production design, lighting design and technical direction.

“Jim Henson Idea Man” was another big winner Saturday night, picking up four awards. The Disney + documentary directed by Ron Howard about the creator of the Muppets took home Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Special, in addition to trophies for music composition, sound editing and picture editing.

NBC’s 2024 Oscars telecast tied “Jim Henson Idea Man,” as did Netflix’s rapturously reviewed “Blue Eye Samurai” (including previously announced juried awards), which came up tops for animated program,...

When “Love on the Spectrum” creator Cian O’Clery asks a bright-eyed Tanner, on a scale of 1-10, how much he’d like to find love, the 24-year-old answers, “12!”

That enthusiasm for dating is par for the course on the show, which documents and helps people with autism diagnoses find a romantic partner. “Not everyone [on the spectrum] needs help finding love. But some people do, and some people are screaming out for it,” says O’Clery.

“I’d always wanted to make something in the dating space that featured real people, and that just felt a bit more truthful and honest — and represented more than the potentially narrow field of Instagram models on islands,” O’Clery says. “It felt like a great opportunity to do a few things: one, to introduce people to a large group of diverse people on the spectrum, which I think was missing in media, and also helping some...

How are you unique and interesting? Why do you want to find love? How do you think you’ll play this game?

The Emmys have nominated a wide array of reality programs for outstanding casting direction. From “Squid Game: The Challenge,” which needed to find over 400 participants, to “The Amazing Race,” which needed to find teams willing to race across the world, the demands of casting reality series are incredibly specific. And yet, there’s a lot of overlap in the questions they all ask potential players.

IndieWire reached out to all five Emmy-nominated casting teams about what questions they use in auditions at the initial stage of casting and also the questions they use at the final stages of the process. From “Love on the Spectrum” to “The Golden Bachelor,” each of the casting teams’ approaches were strikingly similar.

At the end of the day, reality series casting is...

The talent behind two of this year’s biggest reality TV hits at the 76th Emmy Awards sat down with Gold Derby to discuss several different topics including their first encounter with the genre, dealing with the unexpected and the kinds of reality programming they’d like to see make it over to the States. This was all part of Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel on Reality and Nonfiction TV that included Karina Holden (“Love on the Spectrum”) and Toni Ireland (“The Traitors).

You can watch the reality and nonfiction television group panel above with the people behind these projects. Click on each person’s name above to be taken to each exclusive individual video interview.

When it came to unexpected things happening, Holden recalled that during the first season of the original version of “Love on the Spectrum” in Australia, one of the girls had a panic...

The journey of making the U.S. version of “Love on the Spectrum” has been an incredible learning journey for the series’ executive producer Karina Holden. “You can’t assume so you always have to ask. You have to find ways to include people into their own storytelling and when it comes to identity, a lot of people want to really embrace their diagnosis or this label that they’ve been given and other people don’t so much,” she tells Gold Derby as part of our Meet the Experts: Reality and Nonfiction TV panel (watch the exclusive video interview above). This is why so much is done to make sure the show’s subjects are a key part of the decisions that are being made about the show. “The narrator is literally only there just to tell us who we are meeting and whereabouts we’re meeting them. We...

For a long time, there was a very stereotypical representation of what autism looked like in traditional media. For Cian O’Clery and Karina Holden, Love on the Spectrum was a perfect opportunity to showcase a diverse cast of neurodivergent people. “It’s important to be able to have people tell their own stories and show that autism is something that represents different needs for different people,” says Holden.

Based on the Australian series of the same name, Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum follows a neurodiverse group of people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. Although the series doesn’t follow the typical American reality show format, O’Clery and Holden have been thrilled with the reception from fans and the level of support every cast member has been given.

David and Abbey in ‘Love on the Spectrum’

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Ripley, Civil War and Monkey Man.

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Steve Martin was joined by Selena Gomez, Jimmy Fallon, Diane Sawyer, Richard Kind and Finn Wittrock at the New York premiere of his new Apple TV+ documentary on March 29.

Selena Gomez and Steve Martin Director Morgan Neville, Steve Martin and Jimmy Fallon

Civil War special screening

After debuting Civil War at SXSW, writer-director Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Jesse Plemons and Nick Offerman screened the film in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Alex Garland, Nick Offerman, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Jojo T. Gibbs

Ripley premiere

Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning joined creator Steven Zaillian at the Los Angeles premiere of their new Netflix series on Wednesday.

The show explores varied experiences with autism, offering a broad view of needs and abilities. Renewed for season 3, Love On The Spectrum continues fighting misconceptions & celebrates love. No date for the release of season 3 yet, but it's expected to be released sometime in mid-2025 based on past scheduling patterns.

The Netflix dating reality show Love On The Spectrum was recently renewed for another season, and here's everything to know about season 3. The show fights against the misconception that people who are on the autism spectrum can't form and maintain meaningful relationships. The most intriguing part of the show is that it explores each cast member's personal experience with autism, which offers a broader view. People at different ends of the spectrum have varying needs and abilities, and the show presents an interesting view of their reality.

The cast of Love On The Spectrum seasons 1 and 2 included ten 20-something singles who...

There’s more love to come.

Netflix’s U.S. version of “Love on the Spectrum” has been renewed for a third season after its second soared into the Global Top 10 for three weeks. The franchise, now entering its fifth installment including two for the Australian series, continues to captivate audiences with its heartfelt exploration of love and relationships among people on the autism spectrum.

Produced by Northern Pictures, the U.S. series’ latest season features a diverse cast ranging from 18-year-old Journey from Chicago, newly diagnosed, to 64-year-old optimist Steve from San Francisco, all sharing their journeys to find love. The show’s impact resonated widely, earning three Primetime Emmy Awards in 2022 for outstanding unstructured reality program, casting and picture editing.

In celebration of Autism Acceptance Day, Netflix hosted an event at the Tudum Theater in L.A., showcasing an episode from the current season. The event was headlined...

Love on the Spectrum is back in the U.S. and with a new group of autistic people looking for love. In Season 1, we met people like Dani, a highly motivated and focused animator; Subodh, who’s been single all his life and eager to change that (and whose mother feels ill-equipped to help him navigate American dating culture); and Steve, a more recently diagnosed 63-year-old who wants to give his long-abandoned dream of finding a special someone another chance now that he’s beginning to better understand himself. In Season 2, we check back in with some of these familiar faces and follow the romantic journeys of a few new people on the spectrum as well.

With Love on the Spectrum U.S., co-creator, director and producer Cian O’Clery has made an American version of his popular Australian docuseries. It wasn’t just a chance to apply a proven format...

When asked by her uncle and aunt what she wants from an “adult relationship,” autistic actor Dani Bowman answers, “You mean checking out the size of his banana?” Dani’s uncle and aunt — also her guardians — let out an embarrassed laugh in response. Dani repeats, “You know what I mean? His banana!” More awkward laughter follows. After a pause, the aunt says, “A lot of people think that girls on the spectrum don’t think about sex, but you do!”

The scene is a snippet from Netflix’s viral reality dating show, “Love on the Spectrum,” the newest season of which was released — and topped trending lists — on the streaming giant recently. The documentary-style show, which captures autistic participants navigating the dating world, won three Emmys in 2022 including for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, and has quickly become a darling of neurotypical audiences. “Heartwarming,” and “enlightening” are some common descriptors used by reviewers.

When Abbey Romeo, 25, was little, her favorite Disney princess was Ariel from The Little Mermaid. “She’s a mermaid who wanted to be with the humans, just like how I wanted to be with neurotypical people,” she says. “And when she finally became human, she couldn’t talk. She felt isolated and alone. And that’s how I felt.” She struggled with communication, and had immense difficulty joining conversations. “I wanted to speak but the words wouldn’t come out,” she recalls.

When she was nine, Abbey asked her mother,...

The show was originally filmed in Australia and is now available for streaming on Netflix in the U.S. The creator, Cian O'Clery, got the idea for Love on the Spectrum after working on other shows about people with different abilities. The show has been praised for its honest depiction of those on the spectrum and the challenging issues they face in finding love.

When it comes to the best reality TV shows, they don't get much better than Netflix's Love on the Spectrum. The dating show focuses solely on people on the autism spectrum, and each episode highlights one or two different singles or couples on their romantic journeys. Given that those on the autism spectrum have difficulty in social situations, dating is pretty challenging. But like everyone else, they crave social connections and, ultimately, love. While not all Love on the Spectrum couples are still together, many are still together after the show.

Love on the Spectrum offers a unique view of life, showcasing the diversity of autism and how each participant is wholly unique. The show is uplifting and humorous, highlighting the participants' journeys to find love and their ability to overcome adversity. The inclusion of returning faces in the second season adds to the charm for viewers and allows for interesting reflections on their experiences with the show.

Thanks to its 'bingeability' and relatively low production costs, Netflix has benefitted from its original reality TV programming. These programs often draw viewers in with their sensational content or opulent views of life. From the competition-heavy Iron Chef to the profile of high-end real estate in Selling Sunset, Netflix has undeniably cornered the streaming market regarding reality TV.

Sometimes, Netflix lands on an original reality TV program that presents viewers with a more insightful and uplifting narrative. One such show that has become...

It was a gloomy Thursday afternoon on Aug. 31, 2017. My wife, Jessica, and I were sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting to speak with a the nurse practitioner who specializes in child development, who would tell us the results of her observation with our two-year-old son, Noah. She’d asked various questions regarding what he does and doesn’t do daily, and had given him different activities to perform in front of her. Jessica and I were formulating theories about what she might say about our son and his development after we’d qualified for early intervention services in our state, receiving therapies for fine motor, communication and others. Our older daughter, Sophia, also went through intervention after not demonstrating the “required word count” after hitting 18 months of age. But once we’d put her in preschool, she never stopped talking and expected a similar outcome with Noah.

And then she walked back in,...

The United States (U.S.) edition of Love on the Spectrum is back for Season 2 on Netflix and is filled with a cast of singles hoping to finally find the love they deserve. 

Created by Cian O'Clery, the docu-series tackles the stories of people on the autism spectrum trying to find love in the dating world. 

Love on the Spectrum U.S. Season 2 premiered on Netflix on January 19.

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Love takes the spotlight again in the upcoming Season 2 of Love on the Spectrum U.S. The search for romance continues as familiar faces and newcomers take a step forward and explore the realms of dating and relationships. Created by Cian O’Clery, the Emmy Award-winning docu-series follows a diverse group on the autism spectrum as they navigate the complexities of romance. Despite the challenges posed by the dating world, these singles remain hopeful in their quest for love.

Hallmark’s canceled western “Ride,” starring Nancy Travis (“Last Man Standing”) is galluping to The CW, which picked up repeats of the show to air next month. The 10-episode series will launch on Monday, January 22 at 8 p.m., paired with “Wild Cards” at 9 p.m.

“Ride” is described as “a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the heels of a tragic loss as they uncover a twisted web of secrets that threatens to tear the family and their Colorado town apart.” Beau Mirchoff, Tiera Skovbye, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.

Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, produce the show, which is based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce...

Last week Tony Award-nominated star of stage and screen, and the first deaf actress to play a Marvel Superhero, Lauren Ridloff hosted the Media Access Awards, in partnership with nonprofit disability services provider Easterseals Southern California.

The virtual event, which was streamed Live on the Emmy Award-winning entertainment and pop culture news source, ExtraTV.com honored Selma Blair, Peter Farrelly, David Zimmerman, Allen Rucker, Sofia Sanchez, As We See It, Love on the Spectrum U.S, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Only Murders in the Building.

Founded by Norman Lear in 1979, and now spearheaded by Executive Producer Deborah Calla, and writer Allen Rucker, the Media Access Awards is an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards paid tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the...

The Media Access Awards, in partnership with nonprofit disability services provider Easterseals Southern California, has announced the honorees of the 2022 Media Access Awards which will stream Live on the Emmy Award-winning entertainment and pop culture news source, ExtraTV.com; on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6pm Pt / 9pm Et.

Founded by Norman Lear in 1979 as an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards will pay tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in Hollywood.

“We are thrilled to again be celebrating the immensely talented people paving the way to a more inclusive world. We salute them all!” said the co-ceo’s of the Media Access Awards Deborah Calla, also the show’s Executive Producer, and Allen Rucker the show’s writer.

Netflix is doubling down on dating.

The streamer has renewed Emmy winner Love on the Spectrum for a second season and continues to expand its The Ultimatum franchise.

It comes after the U.S. version of Love on the Spectrum, a docu-reality series that follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships, won three Emmys including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, where it beat shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! and Selling Sunset.

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The series is produced by Australian producer Northern Pictures, which created the format that launched Down Under first, and is exec produced by Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery.

Elsewhere, The Ultimatum franchise is expanding.

The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On has been renewed for a second season. The series hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey launched in April.

Netflix has renewed several of its popular unscripted love and dating shows, including “Love on the Spectrum” and “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On.” Additionally, JoAnna Garcia Swisher will host the upcoming series, “The Ultimatum: Queer Love.”

“Love on the Spectrum,” the docu-reality series following people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating, will return for a new season following its three Emmy wins. Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery executive produce the Northern Pictures series.

“The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On,” which debuted in April 2022 and spent four weeks on the Top 10 list, will return for a second season with six new couples all on the verge of marriage. Per the official description, “One partner is ready to get married, the other isn’t quite as sure. An ultimatum is issued – and in just over eight weeks, they must commit to marriage, or move on. In the meantime,...

Love on the Spectrum, Netflix’s groundbreaking docuseries featuring young adults on the autism spectrum who are looking for love, has won its first Emmy.

The show beat out last year’s winner RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! (VH1), as well as Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo), Cheer (Netflix), and Selling Sunset (Netflix).

Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photos: Chip & Joanna Gaines, ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Plus RuPaul, Simone Boseman & More

Love on the Spectrum is an Australian reality show co-created by Cian O’Clery.

Wow, this is exciting and unexpected. This is amazing. Thank you so much to the Academy, to everyone involved, to Netflix,” said O’Clery after accepting the Emmy. “Thank you to Molly and Jan. When we were asked to make an American version of the show, I was scared. I thought, ‘Oh no, it’ll never be the same. You’ll never find another Michael. You’ll never have...

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Netflix released the trailer Wednesday for “Love on the Spectrum,” a docu-reality series following people with autism as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. The series from Northern Pictures and producers Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery premieres on May 18.

Finding the right match has been difficult, the participants note in the trailer, with one man saying he hasn’t dated in 33 years.

“My autism affects my social interactions,” admits one woman, while a friend says, “Sometimes it can be challenging to find someone who doesn’t write her off, based on the diagnosis.”

The trailer shows several couples hitting it off immediately, with one woman blurting out, “You are so hot,” when first laying eyes on her date.

The U.S. version follows the success of the award-winning series of the same name on Australia’s ABC TV, which is currently available to stream on Netflix.

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Love is in the air this May when Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum returns to the ABC for a second season, telling more stories of people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships.

With a few familiar faces, and some new ones, this new season represents an even wider range of people and personalities, showing just how diverse the autism spectrum really is.

Cian O’Clery is the supervising producer and series director, and the series producer Jenni Wilks. Executive producers include Northern Pictures’ Karina Holden, ABC manager of documentaries Stephen Oliver; ABC managing editor factual Richard Huddleston and ABC head of factual and culture Jennifer Collins. Screen Australia and Screen Nsw have supported the production.

Narrated by Brooke Satchwell, the five-part original format screens from Tuesday 18 May at 8.30pm on ABC TV and iview.

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Pursekey Productions director and principal producer Michaela Perske is the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) Stanley Hawes Award recipient for 2021.

Perske’s recognition was announced today alongside the 20 nominees for the inaugural Aidc awards.

Designed to recognise the “outstanding completed works of new Australian documentary and factual content”, the awards will be presented in person across eight cities, as well as livestreamed to Aidc delegates.

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Season one of ‘Love on the Spectrum’.

A second season of Northern Pictures/ABC’s Love on the Spectrum and a feature documentary for Sbs that goes behind the frontlines of Nsw’s child protection system are among the 12 doc projects to recently share in $1.3 million of production funding via Screen Australia.

Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said: “The projects in this slate not only shine a light on social issues but also offer a number of personal experiences and family stories that I’m confident will inspire important conversations.”

“We’re thrilled to support a number of emerging filmmakers in this slate including first-time feature documentary directors Sari Braithwaite with Logan Documentary and Tahyna MacManus with MuM – Misunderstandings of Miscarriage. It’s also exciting to fund our first augmented reality project Rewild that will use interactive technology to engage audiences with environmental issues through their smartphones in an innovative way.

Netflix has released a cute video update on what the stars of “Love on the Spectrum” are doing now, and it features a message from Michael to his future wife.

“If my future wife is watching this right now, I will happily tell her this,” he says in the video, which you can watch above. “She’ll be in for a happy, healthy marriage.”

Though Michael did not find love on the show, he says he still has “no intention of giving up” on love and is even trying out a dating app.

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“Love on the Spectrum” follows the stories of seven singles and two couples who are all on the Autism spectrum. Created and directed by Cian O’Clery, the series explores their journey to find love, with many of them exploring the dating world for the very first time.