Too Hot to Handle (TV series)

Too Hot to Handle
Genre
Created by
  • Laura Gibson
  • Charlie Bennett
Based on"The Contest" from Seinfeld
by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
Developed by
  • Charlie Bennett
  • Laura Gibson
Presented byLana
Narrated byDesiree Burch
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes49
Production
Executive producers
  • Viki Kolar
  • Jonno Richards
  • Ed Sleeman
  • Leon Wilson
Production locations
Running time36–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) –
present
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Too Hot to Handle is a British reality television dating game show produced by Fremantle production companies Talkback and Thames. Created by Laura Gibson and Charlie Bennett, the show's eight-episode first season was released on Netflix on 17 April 2020. Hosted by a virtual assistant named "Lana", the show revolves around 10 adults – all of whom primarily engage in meaningless flings and are unable to form long-lasting relationships – who are placed together in a house for four weeks and must go through various workshops, all while being forbidden from any kissing, sexual contact or self-gratification, with the money prize getting reduced any time a rule is broken.

In January 2021, the series was renewed for two more seasons, both of which were filmed back-to-back amid the COVID-19 pademic on the Turks and Caicos Islands.[1] The first half of the second season released 23 June 2021, followed by the second half the next week on 30 June 2021. The third season was released on 19 January 2022. The fourth season premiered on 7 December 2022.[2] The fifth season premiered on 14 July 2023.[3]

  1. ^ Kenter, Jake (27 January 2021). "Netflix Renews 'Too Hot To Handle' For Two Seasons; Show Changes Location & Fremantle Switches Up Production". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Watch Too Hot to Handle | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Video: "Too Hot To Handle" - Season 5 Announcement - Netflix" (Press release). Netflix. 11 January 2023 – via The Futon Critic.