Netflix takes Love is Blind format to Japan

Love is Blind contestants meet prospective partners without laying eyes on them

NEWS BRIEF: Netflix has ordered a Japanese version of dating reality format Love is Blind from local prodco TV Man Union, with Taro Goto and Mitsuko Kobayashi serving as executive producer and producer respectively.

The show, in which people get engaged to someone they have spoken with but never seen, was originally produced by Kinetic Content for Netflix in the US, where it debuted in 2020. The Japanese version will be available on Netflix worldwide from February 8.