Reality Shows To Watch If You Miss The Bachelor Franchise
We still have to wait a while before the new The Bachelorette season premieres on ABC. Production may have just resumed on the show, but who knows when everything will wrap. ABC has kept The Bachelor fans happy with spin-off specials, but naturally, you need something else to quench your thirst for summer TV romance.
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and many other streaming services provide plenty of reality romantic content to give you something to enjoy and binge while waiting for the upcoming Bachelorette season. Let us tell you about a few romance reality shows to watch this summer and where to find them.
If you truly love The Bachelor, then you have probably seen all the seasons and all the spin-off series. However, it doesn’t hurt to just rewatch your favorite shows. HBO Max has multiple seasons of The Bachelor available to stream. It also has The Bachelor spin-off series, The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and Bachelor Pad. A wonderful thing about HBO Max’s Bachelor collection is that it also has international versions of the series available.
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK are a few of the other countries that have their versions of The Bachelor and its spin-offs ready to stream. Now is the perfect time to revisit some of your favorite Bachelor franchise contestants and meet some new ones.
The Netflix original series Dating Around follows singles as they look for love. Each episode focuses on one single and their journey to find Mr. or Mrs. Right. Dating Around involves them going on several dates, and at the end of those dates, they picked someone for a second date.
In many ways, it feels like a mini-version of The Bachelor. You watch the chemistry develop, root for your favorites, and witness what could be the start of a beautiful love story. Currently, Netflix has only released two seasons of Dating Around.
Former Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher and fiancé Jordan Rodgers host a CNBC reality show called Cash Pad. It follows the couple as they help homeowners hoping to flip their homes for profit. The homes usually have something quirky and unique about them.
For fans of JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers, this is a perfect expansion of their Bachelorette love story. It’s a way to revisit their romance and see its progress. Cash Pad is currently available free on the recently launched Peacock TV.
If you’re ready for a wild romance ride, then Married At First Sight might be the series for you. It follows singles as they take a leap of faith by marrying a complete stranger. The series has been on since 2014 and currently airing its 11th season. Like many hit series, Married at First Sight has multiple spin-off series.
Married at First Sight and some of its spin-offs are currently available to view on Hulu. Though the methods are different, The Bachelor and Married at First Sight are both about taking a major chance to find love.
Disney+ has a docuseries called Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings and each episode highlights a couple and their magical wedding. The weddings are Disney themed and held on Disney property.
Disney+ has both seasons available. If you’re a Bachelor fan, then you likely believe in fairy tales and happy endings, so this show should give you all the magic that you need.
These varied series should hold you over until The Bachelorette officially returns.