The Ultimatum (subtitled Marry or Move On or Queer Love in alternate seasons) is a datingreality television series created by Chris Coelen and produced by Kinetic Content[1] that premiered on Netflix on April 6, 2022. The first season of the show is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey.
On March 24, 2022, Netflix renewed The Ultimatum for a second season, ahead of its premiere.[2] Season 2, titled The Ultimatum: Queer Love, features an all-queer, predominantly female cast and premiered on May 24, 2023.[3] It is hosted by JoAnna Garcia Swisher.[4]
The Ultimatum is a self-proclaimed social experiment that wants to see how many couples will get married when presented with ultimatums.[5] The show features couples on the verge of marriage. Each pair has eight weeks to decide whether they want to get married or split forever. Couples will later be split up as they choose new partners from the rest of the group, and then move in with them for three weeks.
While never explicitly stated, season one of the series was filmed in Austin, Texas, in various locations. The first week the contestants spent dating each other was filmed at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in the city, while the rest of the series was filmed at the Aloft Austin Downtown Hotel.[12]
Filming started in May 2021 and lasted for eight weeks with the reunion being filmed later.[13]
Season 2 was filmed in San Diego and Coronado and wrapped before the April premiere of season 1.[14]
Release
A trailer was in the reunion episode of season two of Love Is Blind on March 4, 2022. It was advertised as "the next great social experiment" with the same creator as Love Is Blind.[5]
The first season consisting of eight episodes released to Netflix on April 6, 2022, and later released the final episode along with a reunion special on April 13, a week later.[11]
Reception
Viewership
The series reached number one on Netflix in television shows in the United States on April 10, 2022.[15]
The Ultimatum Season One spent four weeks in the Netflix Global Top Ten, with 43,710,000 hours watched during its first week of release,[16] 58,470,000 during week two,[17] 29,010,000 during week three,[18] and 13,140,000 during week four.[19]
With a total of 144,330,000 hours watched within its first four weeks of release, The Ultimatum Season One ranked second, after only Love is Blind, as the most watched ongoing nonscripted series on Netflix in 2022, based on a tally of all hours viewed across all programs while in the Netflix Global Top Ten.[20]
Critical response
Daniel D'Addario of Variety writes "Love is Blind and The Ultimatum are the new standard-bearers for romantic reality TV." D'Addario states The Ultimatum "inverts Love is Blind's formula to great success...(creator) Coelen's series occupy a more unsettled place, one that uses the tools of reality (big organizing ideas, people attuned to the dramatic) to create stagings that look like our world."[21]
Jenny Singer from Glamour writes "The Ultimatum on Netflix is even better than Love Is Blind. Yes, really." Singer continues "The Ultimatum feels like an actual attempt at partnership—love, sex, intimacy, friendship, caring for each other’s dogs. The ending is insane, and so is the beginning, and the middle. That just makes it, oddly, realistic."[22]
Alexandra Whittington at Collider says "The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On is Netflix's wildest reality series yet...If you like reality dating shows then you are going to love The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On."[23]
Grant Rindner of GQ stated "critical reception has been mixed."[24] Sarah Manavis of New Statesman was highly critical of the show, writing, "The awfulness of marriage shows is on full display here... The premise is shoddy and unclear, especially in comparison to other dating programmes."[25] Sophia June of Nylon wrote no one from the series should get married based on the premise and "the manipulation techniques".[26] Morgan Smith of Highsnobiety called it the "messiest reality dating show we hate to love" and stated he loved it.[27]
References
^Longeretta, Emily (2022-03-04). "'Love Is Blind' Creators Reveal Spicy New Dating Series 'The Ultimatum' on Netflix: Watch the Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^Longeretta, Emily (March 24, 2022). "'The Ultimatum' Renewed for All-Queer Season 2 Ahead of Netflix Premiere". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^Donnellan, Sara (2023-04-18). "Ready for More Drama? Everything We Know About 'The Ultimatum' Season 2". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
^Longeretta, Emily (2022-09-22). "Netflix Renews 'Love on the Spectrum' and 'The Ultimatum,' Brings in New Host for 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^ abWalsh, Charlotte. "'The Ultimatum' Is Putting Couples to the Test". Netflix. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^"Meet the Couples Looking for Answers in 'The Ultimatum'". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^Weerasinghe, Lazeenah (18 May 2023). "Netflix's The Ultimatum season 2: Meet the cast". Cosmopolitan Middle East. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^"Meet the Five Couples Risking It All in the 'Ultimatum: Queer Love' Cast". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
^ abHatchett, Keisha (13 April 2022). "The Ultimatum Finale Recap: Congrats, I Guess — Plus, Who Stayed Together?". TVLine. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ abWoo, Kelly (14 April 2022). "The Ultimatum season 1 finale and cast reunion: Which couples are still together?". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ abcGeorge, Crystal (4 March 2022). "The Ultimatum release date, episode count, hosts, synopsis, teaser, and more". Netflix Life.
^Kranc, Lauren (12 April 2022). "Here's Where They Filmed Netflix's Insane Reality Show The Ultimatum". Esquire. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^Honore, Pretty (13 April 2022). "When Was 'The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On' Reunion Filmed?". Distractify. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^"When and Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Filmed?". Decider.
^"The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On TOP 10". FlixPatrol. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^"Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^"Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
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^"Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^D'Addario, Daniel (2022-04-05). "Why 'Love Is Blind' and 'The Ultimatum' Are the New Standard-Bearers for Romantic Reality TV (Column)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^"'The Ultimatum' on Netflix Is Even Better Than 'Love Is Blind'". Glamour. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^Whittington, Alexandra (2022-04-09). "Is 'The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On' Worth Watching? The Best & Worst Parts Of The New Show". Collider. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^Rindner, Grant (April 12, 2022). "The Ultimatum Is Netflix's Latest Crazy Reality Dating Show". GQ. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^Manavis, Sarah (April 23, 2022). "The ugliness of Netflix's The Ultimatum". New Statesman. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^June, Sophia. "Nobody on Netflix's The Ultimatum Should Get Married". Nylon. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^Smith, Morgan (April 17, 2022). "Netflix's 'The Ultimatum' is Messy & That's Why We Love It". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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Not to be confused with The Ultimatum Singaporean TV series or Ultimatum The Office The Ultimatum subtitled Marry or Move On or Queer Love in alternate seasons is a dating reality television series created by Chris Coelen and produced by Kinetic Content 1 that premiered on Netflix on April 6 2022 The first season of the show is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey The UltimatumAlso known asThe Ultimatum Marry or Move OnThe Ultimatum Queer LoveGenreRealityCreated byChris CoelenPresented byNick Lachey Vanessa Lachey JoAnna Garcia SwisherCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of series2No of episodes20ProductionExecutive producersChris Coelen Chris Cullen Eric Detwiler Sarah Dillistone Kelly MontalvoRunning time39 58 minutesProduction companyKinetic ContentReleaseOriginal networkNetflixOriginal releaseApril 6 2022 2022 04 06 present present On March 24 2022 Netflix renewed The Ultimatum for a second season ahead of its premiere 2 Season 2 titled The Ultimatum Queer Love features an all queer predominantly female cast and premiered on May 24 2023 3 It is hosted by JoAnna Garcia Swisher 4 Contents 1 Format 2 Contestants 3 Season summary 3 1 Season 1 2022 Marry or Move On 3 2 Season 2 2023 Queer Love 4 Episodes 4 1 Season 1 2022 4 2 Season 2 2023 5 Production 5 1 Filming 5 2 Release 6 Reception 6 1 Viewership 6 2 Critical response 7 References 8 External linksFormat EditThe Ultimatum is a self proclaimed social experiment that wants to see how many couples will get married when presented with ultimatums 5 The show features couples on the verge of marriage Each pair has eight weeks to decide whether they want to get married or split forever Couples will later be split up as they choose new partners from the rest of the group and then move in with them for three weeks Contestants EditSeason 1 2022 6 Issuing ultimatum Age Partner AgeApril Marie 23 Jake Cunningham 26Colby Kissinger 25 Madlyn Ballatori 24Rae Williams 24 Zay Wilson 25Shanique Imari 24 Randall Griffen 26Alexis Maloney 25 Hunter Parr 28Nate Ruggles 30 Lauren Pounds 29Season 2 2023 7 8 Issuing ultimatum Age Partner AgeXander Boger 30 Vanessa Papa 30Lexi Goldberg 25 Raelyn Cheung Sutton 27Yoly Rojas 34 Mal Wright 36Mildred Bustillo 33 Tiff Der 32Sam Mark 31 Aussie Chau 42Season summary EditSeason 1 2022 Marry or Move On Edit Trial marriages Male contestant Female contestant ResultJake Cunningham Rae Williams Relationship a Colby Kissinger April Marie SplitZay Wilson Shanique Imari SplitRandall Griffen Madlyn Ballatori SplitOverview Original couple Result 9 10 Status 9 10 Jake and April Split SplitColby and Madlyn Married MarriedZay and Rae Split SplitRandall and Shanique Engaged RelationshipHunter and Alexis Engaged b MarriedNate and Lauren Engaged b MarriedSeason 2 2023 Queer Love Edit Trial marriages Contestants ResultXander and Yoly SplitLexi and Mal SplitRaelyn and Vanessa SplitMildred and Aussie SplitSam and Tiff SplitOverview Original couple Result StatusXander and Vanessa Split SplitLexi and Raelyn Engaged SplitYoly and Mal Engaged SplitMildred and Tiff Engaged SplitSam and Aussie Engaged EngagedEpisodes EditSeason 1 2022 Edit No overallNo inseasonTitle 11 Original release date 11 11 The Split April 6 2022 2022 04 06 22 The Choice April 6 2022 2022 04 06 33 New Bed New Partner April 6 2022 2022 04 06 44 Girls amp Guys Night Out April 6 2022 2022 04 06 55 Pushing Boundaries April 6 2022 2022 04 06 66 The Changeover April 6 2022 2022 04 06 77 Back to Reality April 6 2022 2022 04 06 88 Time to Answer the Ultimatum April 6 2022 2022 04 06 99 Ultimatum Day April 13 2022 2022 04 13 Special1010 The Reunion April 13 2022 2022 04 13 Season 2 2023 Edit No overallNo inseasonTitleOriginal release date111 The Break Up May 24 2023 2023 05 24 122 The Choice May 24 2023 2023 05 24 133 Newlyweds May 24 2023 2023 05 24 144 Group Nights Out May 24 2023 2023 05 24 155 In and Out of Love May 31 2023 2023 05 31 166 The Changeover May 31 2023 2023 05 31 177 Cocktails and Confrontation May 31 2023 2023 05 31 188 Is Love Enough May 31 2023 2023 05 31 199 Ultimatum Day June 7 2023 2023 06 07 Special2010 The Reunion June 7 2023 2023 06 07 Production EditFilming Edit While never explicitly stated season one of the series was filmed in Austin Texas in various locations The first week the contestants spent dating each other was filmed at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in the city while the rest of the series was filmed at the Aloft Austin Downtown Hotel 12 Filming started in May 2021 and lasted for eight weeks with the reunion being filmed later 13 Season 2 was filmed in San Diego and Coronado and wrapped before the April premiere of season 1 14 Release Edit A trailer was in the reunion episode of season two of Love Is Blind on March 4 2022 It was advertised as the next great social experiment with the same creator as Love Is Blind 5 The first season consisting of eight episodes released to Netflix on April 6 2022 and later released the final episode along with a reunion special on April 13 a week later 11 Reception EditViewership Edit The series reached number one on Netflix in television shows in the United States on April 10 2022 15 The Ultimatum Season One spent four weeks in the Netflix Global Top Ten with 43 710 000 hours watched during its first week of release 16 58 470 000 during week two 17 29 010 000 during week three 18 and 13 140 000 during week four 19 With a total of 144 330 000 hours watched within its first four weeks of release The Ultimatum Season One ranked second after only Love is Blind as the most watched ongoing nonscripted series on Netflix in 2022 based on a tally of all hours viewed across all programs while in the Netflix Global Top Ten 20 Critical response Edit Daniel D Addario of Variety writes Love is Blind and The Ultimatum are the new standard bearers for romantic reality TV D Addario states The Ultimatum inverts Love is Blind s formula to great success creator Coelen s series occupy a more unsettled place one that uses the tools of reality big organizing ideas people attuned to the dramatic to create stagings that look like our world 21 Jenny Singer from Glamour writes The Ultimatum on Netflix is even better than Love Is Blind Yes really Singer continues The Ultimatum feels like an actual attempt at partnership love sex intimacy friendship caring for each other s dogs The ending is insane and so is the beginning and the middle That just makes it oddly realistic 22 Alexandra Whittington at Collider says The Ultimatum Marry Or Move On is Netflix s wildest reality series yet If you like reality dating shows then you are going to love The Ultimatum Marry Or Move On 23 Grant Rindner of GQ stated critical reception has been mixed 24 Sarah Manavis of New Statesman was highly critical of the show writing The awfulness of marriage shows is on full display here The premise is shoddy and unclear especially in comparison to other dating programmes 25 Sophia June of Nylon wrote no one from the series should get married based on the premise and the manipulation techniques 26 Morgan Smith of Highsnobiety called it the messiest reality dating show we hate to love and stated he loved it 27 References Edit Longeretta Emily 2022 03 04 Love Is Blind Creators Reveal Spicy New Dating Series The Ultimatum on Netflix Watch the Trailer Variety Retrieved 2023 02 23 Longeretta Emily March 24 2022 The Ultimatum Renewed for All Queer Season 2 Ahead of Netflix Premiere Variety Retrieved April 6 2022 Donnellan Sara 2023 04 18 Ready for More Drama Everything We Know About The Ultimatum Season 2 Us Weekly Retrieved 2023 04 19 Longeretta Emily 2022 09 22 Netflix Renews Love on the Spectrum and The Ultimatum Brings in New Host for The Ultimatum Queer Love Variety Retrieved 2023 06 06 a b Walsh Charlotte The Ultimatum Is Putting Couples to the Test Netflix Retrieved 17 April 2022 Meet the Couples Looking for Answers in The Ultimatum Netflix Tudum Retrieved 2022 04 13 Weerasinghe Lazeenah 18 May 2023 Netflix s The Ultimatum season 2 Meet the cast Cosmopolitan Middle East Retrieved 2023 06 06 Meet the Five Couples Risking It All in the Ultimatum Queer Love Cast Netflix Tudum Retrieved 2023 06 06 a b Hatchett Keisha 13 April 2022 The Ultimatum Finale Recap Congrats I Guess Plus Who Stayed Together TVLine Retrieved 17 April 2022 a b Woo Kelly 14 April 2022 The Ultimatum season 1 finale and cast reunion Which couples are still together Tom s Guide Retrieved 17 April 2022 a b c George Crystal 4 March 2022 The Ultimatum release date episode count hosts synopsis teaser and more Netflix Life Kranc Lauren 12 April 2022 Here s Where They Filmed Netflix s Insane Reality Show The Ultimatum Esquire Retrieved 17 April 2022 Honore Pretty 13 April 2022 When Was The Ultimatum Marry or Move On Reunion Filmed Distractify Retrieved 17 April 2022 When and Where was The Ultimatum Queer Love Filmed Decider The Ultimatum Marry or Move On TOP 10 FlixPatrol Retrieved 17 April 2022 Netflix Top 10 Global top10 netflix com Retrieved 2023 02 23 Netflix Top 10 Global top10 netflix com Retrieved 2023 02 23 Netflix Top 10 Global top10 netflix com Retrieved 2023 02 23 Netflix Top 10 Global top10 netflix com Retrieved 2023 02 23 Netflix Top 10 Global top10 netflix com Retrieved 2023 02 23 D Addario Daniel 2022 04 05 Why Love Is Blind and The Ultimatum Are the New Standard Bearers for Romantic Reality TV Column Variety Retrieved 2023 02 23 The Ultimatum on Netflix Is Even Better Than Love Is Blind Glamour 2022 04 06 Retrieved 2023 02 23 Whittington Alexandra 2022 04 09 Is The Ultimatum Marry Or Move On Worth Watching The Best amp Worst Parts Of The New Show Collider Retrieved 2023 02 23 Rindner Grant April 12 2022 The Ultimatum Is Netflix s Latest Crazy Reality Dating Show GQ Retrieved April 27 2022 Manavis Sarah April 23 2022 The ugliness of Netflix s The Ultimatum New Statesman Retrieved April 27 2022 June Sophia Nobody on Netflix s The Ultimatum Should Get Married Nylon Retrieved April 27 2022 Smith Morgan April 17 2022 Netflix s The Ultimatum is Messy amp That s Why We Love It Highsnobiety Retrieved April 27 2022 The couple split after leaving the show a b The couple left the show early after they got engaged in Episode 3 External links EditThe Ultimatum Marry or Move On on Netflix The Ultimatum Queer Love on Netflix The Ultimatum Marry or Move On at IMDb The Ultimatum Queer Love at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Ultimatum amp oldid 1166029206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
