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* [[Vanessa Lachey]]
* [[JoAnna Garcia Swisher]]
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* Chris Cullen
* Eric Detwiler
* Sarah Dillistone
* Kelly Montalvo
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'''''The Ultimatum''''' (subtitled '''''Marry or Move On''''' or '''''Queer Love''''' in alternate seasons) is a [[Dating show|dating]] [[reality television]] series created by Chris Coelen and produced by [[ProSiebenSat.1 Media#Red Arrow Studios|Kinetic Content]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=2022-03-04 |title='Love Is Blind' Creators Reveal Spicy New Dating Series 'The Ultimatum' on Netflix: Watch the Trailer |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/love-is-blind-the-ultimatum-netflix-trailer-1235195857/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> that premiered on [[Netflix]] on April 6, 2022. The first season of the show is hosted by [[Nick Lachey|Nick]] and [[Vanessa Lachey]].

On March 24, 2022, Netflix renewed ''The Ultimatum'' for a second season, ahead of its premiere.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Longeretta|first1=Emily|title='The Ultimatum' Renewed for All-Queer Season 2 Ahead of Netflix Premiere|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-ultimatum-renewed-queer-season-2-netflix-1235213434/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 24, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref> Season 2, titled ''The Ultimatum: Queer Love,'' features an all-queer, predominantly female cast and premiered on May 24, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnellan |first=Sara |date=2023-04-18 |title=Ready for More Drama? Everything We Know About 'The Ultimatum' Season 2 |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-ultimatum-season-2-cast-and-everything-to-know-2/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> It is hosted by [[JoAnna Garcia Swisher]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=2022-09-22 |title=Netflix Renews 'Love on the Spectrum' and 'The Ultimatum,' Brings in New Host for 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-ultimatum-queer-love-host-love-on-the-spectrum-renewed-netflix-1235380623/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Format ==
''The Ultimatum'' is a self-proclaimed social experiment that wants to see how many couples will get married when presented with ultimatums.<ref name="S1Announcement">{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Charlotte |title='The Ultimatum' Is Putting Couples to the Test |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-ultimatum-trailer |website=Netflix |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> 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==
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
|+Season 1 (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the Couples Looking for Answers in 'The Ultimatum' |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-ultimatum-season-1-cast-instagram |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!nowrap|Issuing ultimatum
!Age
!Partner
!Age
|-
|April Marie
|23
|Jake Cunningham
|26
|-
|Colby Kissinger
|25
|Madlyn Ballatori
|24
|-
|Rae Williams
|24
|Zay Wilson
|25
|-
|Shanique Imari
|24
|Randall Griffen
|26
|-
|Alexis Maloney
|25
|Hunter Parr
|28
|-
|Nate Ruggles
|30
|Lauren Pounds
|29
|}
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
|+Season 2 (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weerasinghe |first=Lazeenah |date=18 May 2023 |title=Netflix's The Ultimatum season 2: Meet the cast |url=https://www.cosmopolitanme.com/film-and-tv/cast-of-the-ultimatum-season-2 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Cosmopolitan Middle East}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the Five Couples Risking It All in the 'Ultimatum: Queer Love' Cast |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ultimatum-queer-love-season-1-cast-couples-instagrams |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! nowrap="" |Issuing ultimatum
!Age
!Partner
!Age
|-
|Xander Boger
|30
|Vanessa Papa
|30
|-
|Lexi Goldberg
|25
|Raelyn Cheung-Sutton
|27
|-
|Yoly Rojas
|34
|Mal Wright
|36
|-
|Mildred Bustillo
|33
|Tiff Der
|32
|-
|Sam Mark
|31
|Aussie Chau
|42
|}

==Season summary==
===Season 1 (2022): ''Marry or Move On''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Trial marriages
|-
!Male contestant
!Female contestant
!Result<!---Refers to the result at the end of the season, not the current status--->
|-
|Jake Cunningham
|Rae Williams
|bgcolor="gold"|Split post the show{{efn|name=Split|group=1Summary|The couple split after leaving the show.}}
|-
|Colby Kissinger
|April Marie
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Zay Wilson
|Shanique Imari
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Randall Griffen
|Madlyn Ballatori
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Overview
|-
!Original couple
!Result<ref name="TVLine">{{cite web |last1=Hatchett |first1=Keisha |title=The Ultimatum Finale Recap: Congrats, I Guess — Plus, Who Stayed Together? |url=https://tvline.com/lists/the-ultimatum-finale-reunion-recap-engaged-broke-up-netflix/ |website=TVLine |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="TomsGuide">{{cite web |last1=Woo |first1=Kelly |title=The Ultimatum season 1 finale and cast reunion: Which couples are still together? |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/news/the-ultimatum-season-1-finale-and-cast-reunion-which-couples-are-still-together |website=Tom's Guide |date=14 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>
!Status<ref name="TVLine" /><ref name="TomsGuide" />
|-
|Jake and April
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Colby and Madlyn
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Married
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Married
|-
|Zay and Rae
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Randall and Shanique
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged<ref name="Instagram">{{Cite instagram |user= randallgriffin |postid= Cuxl3Bvuqm7/?img_index=1 |title= Yes! — Today and all of our tomorrows. |date=16 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|Hunter and Alexis
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged{{efn|name=EarlyDeparture|group=1Summary|The couple left the show early after they got engaged in Episode 3.}}
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Married
|-
|Nate and Lauren
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged{{efn|name=EarlyDeparture}}
|bgcolor="hotpink"|Married
|}

===Season 2 (2023): ''Queer Love''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Trial marriages
|-
!Contestants
!Result{{efn|As of Episode 9, "Ultimatum Day".|name=QL-E9}}
|-
|Xander and Yoly
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Lexi and Mal
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Raelyn and Vanessa
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Mildred and Aussie
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Sam and Tiff
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Overview
|-
!Original couple
!Result{{efn|name=QL-E9}}
!Status{{efn|As of Episode 10, "The Reunion".|name=QL-E10}}
|-
|Xander and Vanessa
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Lexi and Raelyn
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Yoly and Mal
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Mildred and Tiff
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged
|bgcolor="tomato"|Split
|-
|Sam and Aussie
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged
|bgcolor="limegreen"|Engaged
|-
|}

===Season 3 (2023): ''Marry or Move On''===

'''Kat and Alex'''

'''Lisa and Brian'''

'''Ryann and James'''

'''Riah and Trey'''

'''Roxanne and Antonio'''

==Episodes==
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=== Season 3 (2023) ===

== Production ==

===Filming===
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kranc |first1=Lauren |title=Here's Where They Filmed Netflix's Insane Reality Show The Ultimatum |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a39694045/the-ultimatum-filmed-location/ |website=Esquire |date=12 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>

Filming started in May 2021 and lasted for eight weeks with the reunion being filmed later.<ref name="when_filmed">{{cite web |last1=Honore |first1=Pretty |date=13 April 2022 |title=When Was 'The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On' Reunion Filmed? |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/when-was-the-ultimatum-reunion-filmed |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=Distractify}}</ref>

Season 2 was filmed in San Diego and Coronado and wrapped before the April premiere of season 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2023/05/26/the-ultimatum-queer-love-where-when-filmed/|title=When and Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Filmed?|website=Decider}}</ref>

===Release===
A trailer was in the reunion episode of season two of ''[[Love Is Blind (TV series)|Love Is Blind]]'' on March 4, 2022. It was advertised as "the next great social experiment" with the same creator as ''Love Is Blind''.<ref name=S1Announcement />

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.<ref name="S1EpRef" />

==Reception==
===Viewership===
The series reached number one on Netflix in television shows in the United States on April 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On TOP 10 |url=https://flixpatrol.com/title/the-ultimatum-marry-or-move-on/top10/ |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=FlixPatrol}}</ref>

''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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv?week=2022-04-10 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=top10.netflix.com}}</ref> 58,470,000 during week two,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv?week=2022-04-17 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=top10.netflix.com}}</ref> 29,010,000 during week three,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv?week=2022-04-24 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=top10.netflix.com}}</ref> and 13,140,000 during week four.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv?week=2022-05-01 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=top10.netflix.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=top10.netflix.com}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
Daniel D'Addario of [[Variety (magazine)|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''<nowiki/>'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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Addario |first=Daniel |date=2022-04-05 |title=Why 'Love Is Blind' and 'The Ultimatum' Are the New Standard-Bearers for Romantic Reality TV (Column) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/columns/the-ultimatum-love-is-blind-netflix-reality-tv-1235225554/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Jenny Singer from [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] writes "''The Ultimatum'' on Netflix is even better than ''[[Love Is Blind (TV series)|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."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title='The Ultimatum' on Netflix Is Even Better Than 'Love Is Blind' |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/the-ultimatum-on-netflix-review |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}</ref>

Alexandra Whittington at [[Collider (website)|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''."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittington |first=Alexandra |date=2022-04-09 |title=Is 'The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On' Worth Watching? The Best & Worst Parts Of The New Show |url=https://collider.com/is-the-ultimatum-worth-watching-the-best-worst-parts-of-the-new-show/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>

Grant Rindner of ''[[GQ]]'' stated "critical reception has been mixed."<ref name="review gq">{{cite news |last1=Rindner |first1=Grant |title=The Ultimatum Is Netflix's Latest Crazy Reality Dating Show |url=https://www.gq.com/story/the-ultimatum-netflix-latest-crazy-reality-dating-show |access-date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=GQ |date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Manavis">{{cite news |last1=Manavis |first1=Sarah |title=The ugliness of Netflix's The Ultimatum |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2022/04/the-ugliness-of-netflixs-the-ultimatum |access-date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=New Statesman |date=April 23, 2022}}</ref> Sophia June of ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'' wrote no one from the series should get married based on the premise and "the manipulation techniques".<ref name="Nylon review">{{cite news |last1=June |first1=Sophia |title=Nobody on Netflix's The Ultimatum Should Get Married |url=https://www.nylon.com/life/the-ultimatium-netflix-marriage-dating |access-date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=Nylon}}</ref> Morgan Smith of ''[[Highsnobiety]]'' called it the "messiest reality dating show we hate to love" and stated he loved it.<ref name="Highsnobiety review">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Morgan |title=Netflix's 'The Ultimatum' is Messy & That's Why We Love It |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/the-ultimatum-netflix-reactions/ |access-date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=Highsnobiety |date=April 17, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{notelist}}

==External links==
* {{Netflix title|81292203|The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On}}
* {{Netflix title|81598495|The Ultimatum: Queer Love}}
* {{IMDb title|tt18396952|The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On}}
* {{IMDb title|tt22326484|The Ultimatum: Queer Love}}
{{Netflix original current series}}

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Not to be confused with The Ultimatum (Singaporean TV series) or Ultimatum (The Office).
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File:The Ultimatum season one title card.png
Also known as
  • The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
  • The Ultimatum: Queer Love
GenreReality
Created byChris Coelen
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Coelen
  • Chris Cullen
  • Eric Detwiler
  • Sarah Dillistone
  • Kelly Montalvo
Running time39–58 minutes
Production companyKinetic Content
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseApril 6, 2022 (2022-04-06) –
present (present)

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.

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]

Format

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.

Contestants

Season 1 (2022)[6]
Issuing ultimatum Age Partner Age
April Marie 23 Jake Cunningham 26
Colby Kissinger 25 Madlyn Ballatori 24
Rae Williams 24 Zay Wilson 25
Shanique Imari 24 Randall Griffen 26
Alexis Maloney 25 Hunter Parr 28
Nate Ruggles 30 Lauren Pounds 29
Season 2 (2023)[7][8]
Issuing ultimatum Age Partner Age
Xander Boger 30 Vanessa Papa 30
Lexi Goldberg 25 Raelyn Cheung-Sutton 27
Yoly Rojas 34 Mal Wright 36
Mildred Bustillo 33 Tiff Der 32
Sam Mark 31 Aussie Chau 42

Season summary

Season 1 (2022): Marry or Move On

Trial marriages
Male contestant Female contestant Result
Jake Cunningham Rae Williams Split post the show[a]
Colby Kissinger April Marie Split
Zay Wilson Shanique Imari Split
Randall Griffen Madlyn Ballatori Split
Overview
Original couple Result[9][10] Status[9][10]
Jake and April Split Split
Colby and Madlyn Married Married
Zay and Rae Split Split
Randall and Shanique Engaged Engaged[11]
Hunter and Alexis Engaged[b] Married
Nate and Lauren Engaged[b] Married

Season 2 (2023): Queer Love

Trial marriages
Contestants Result[c]
Xander and Yoly Split
Lexi and Mal Split
Raelyn and Vanessa Split
Mildred and Aussie Split
Sam and Tiff Split
Overview
Original couple Result[c] Status[d]
Xander and Vanessa Split Split
Lexi and Raelyn Engaged Split
Yoly and Mal Engaged Split
Mildred and Tiff Engaged Split
Sam and Aussie Engaged Engaged

Season 3 (2023): Marry or Move On

Kat and Alex

Lisa and Brian

Ryann and James

Riah and Trey

Roxanne and Antonio

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [12]Original release date [12]
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 & 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)
Special
1010"The Reunion"April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
111"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)
Special
2010"The Reunion"June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)

Season 3 (2023)

Production

Filming

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.[13]

Filming started in May 2021 and lasted for eight weeks with the reunion being filmed later.[14]

Season 2 was filmed in San Diego and Coronado and wrapped before the April premiere of season 1.[15]

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.[12]

Reception

Viewership

The series reached number one on Netflix in television shows in the United States on April 10, 2022.[16]

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,[17] 58,470,000 during week two,[18] 29,010,000 during week three,[19] and 13,140,000 during week four.[20]

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.[21]

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."[22]

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."[23]

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."[24]

Grant Rindner of GQ stated "critical reception has been mixed."[25] 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."[26] Sophia June of Nylon wrote no one from the series should get married based on the premise and "the manipulation techniques".[27] Morgan Smith of Highsnobiety called it the "messiest reality dating show we hate to love" and stated he loved it.[28]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Longeretta, Emily (March 24, 2022). "'The Ultimatum' Renewed for All-Queer Season 2 Ahead of Netflix Premiere". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Donnellan, Sara (2023-04-18). "Ready for More Drama? Everything We Know About 'The Ultimatum' Season 2". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Walsh, Charlotte. "'The Ultimatum' Is Putting Couples to the Test". Netflix. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Meet the Couples Looking for Answers in 'The Ultimatum'". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  7. ^ Weerasinghe, Lazeenah (18 May 2023). "Netflix's The Ultimatum season 2: Meet the cast". Cosmopolitan Middle East. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  8. ^ "Meet the Five Couples Risking It All in the 'Ultimatum: Queer Love' Cast". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  9. ^ a b Hatchett, Keisha (13 April 2022). "The Ultimatum Finale Recap: Congrats, I Guess — Plus, Who Stayed Together?". TVLine. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ @randallgriffin (16 July 2023). "Yes! — Today and all of our tomorrows" – via Instagram.
  12. ^ a b c George, Crystal (4 March 2022). "The Ultimatum release date, episode count, hosts, synopsis, teaser, and more". Netflix Life.
  13. ^ Kranc, Lauren (12 April 2022). "Here's Where They Filmed Netflix's Insane Reality Show The Ultimatum". Esquire. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  14. ^ Honore, Pretty (13 April 2022). "When Was 'The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On' Reunion Filmed?". Distractify. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  15. ^ "When and Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Filmed?". Decider.
  16. ^ "The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On TOP 10". FlixPatrol. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
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  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "'The Ultimatum' on Netflix Is Even Better Than 'Love Is Blind'". Glamour. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ Rindner, Grant (April 12, 2022). "The Ultimatum Is Netflix's Latest Crazy Reality Dating Show". GQ. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  26. ^ Manavis, Sarah (April 23, 2022). "The ugliness of Netflix's The Ultimatum". New Statesman. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  27. ^ June, Sophia. "Nobody on Netflix's The Ultimatum Should Get Married". Nylon. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  28. ^ Smith, Morgan (April 17, 2022). "Netflix's 'The Ultimatum' is Messy & That's Why We Love It". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  1. ^ The couple split after leaving the show.
  2. ^ a b The couple left the show early after they got engaged in Episode 3.
  3. ^ a b As of Episode 9, "Ultimatum Day".
  4. ^ As of Episode 10, "The Reunion".

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