Love Island România

Romanian TV series or program
  • ITV Studios
  • Atresmedia
Original releaseNetwork
  • Pro TV
  • Voyo
Release1 October (2023-10-01) –
10 November 2023 (2023-11-10)RelatedLove Island franchise

Love Island România is a Romanian dating reality show based on the international Love Island franchise.[1][2][3] The show is presented by Alina Ceușan[4][5][6] while Dragoș Răduță provided voice-over narration.[7][8][9]

Following the premise of other versions of the Love Island format, the show features a group of single contestants, known as "islanders" who live together in a specially constructed villa that is isolated from the outside world, in an attempt to find love. The islanders are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the series, the contestants "couple up" to avoid being dumped from the villa. Additionally, Romania will vote for their favourite islanders to stay in the villa at points in the series. As old islanders are dumped, new islanders will enter the villa. At the end of the season, Romania will vote one final time to determine the winning couple.

Format

Love Island involves a group of contestants, referred to as Islanders, living in isolation from the outside world in a villa, constantly under video surveillance.[10] To survive in the villa the Islanders must be coupled up with another Islander, whether it be for love, friendship or survival, as the overall winning couple receives €50,000. On the first day, the Islanders couple up for the first time based on first impressions, but over the duration of the series, they are forced to "re-couple" where they can choose (or be chosen) to remain in their current couple or swap and change.[11]

Any Islander who remains single, after the coupling, is eliminated and "dumped" from the island. Islanders can also be eliminated via a public vote during the series. The public can vote for their favorite couple or who they think is the most compatible through the Love Island app available on smartphones.[12] Couples who receive the fewest votes risk being eliminated. Occasionally, twists may occur where the islanders must eliminate each other. During the final week, the public vote for which couple they want to win the series and take home the prize.

Whilst in the villa, each Islander has their own phone with which they can only contact other Islanders via text – or receive texts informing them of the latest challenges, dumping, or re-coupling. Islanders and couples must typically take part in many games and challenges designed to test their physical and mental abilities, with the winners receiving special prizes afterward. Some Islanders are also sent on dates outside the villa or can win dates by winning challenges.[13][14]

Production

Development

On spring 2023, it was announced by ITV Studios that a Romanian version of Love Island was in pre-production. The format was also acquired by Antena 1 in February 2020, but it was no longer produced.[15][16][17]

The series was officially announced by Pro TV on 12 May 2023, with the applications being open immediately for all singles men and women, all around Romania. The first teaser trailer, featuring islanders from British version of the show in a 30s airline themed promo, was released also on 12 May 2023. Following the announcement of the series, Antonii Mangov, the Programming Director Pro TV said: "We are very excited to finally bring Love Island to Romania. The show is one of the hottest formats in the world at the moment, and it fits perfectly with VOYO and Pro TV's strategy of having quality entertainment for diverse audiences. Love Island already has very many fans in Romania, who have seen the international version of the show and I am sure they will appreciate the Romanian version that will be produced under the quality signature of Pro TV."[18][19]

Broadcast

The first season of Love Island România is set to begin on October 1, 2023 on Voyo and the day before on Pro TV.[20][21]

Series overview

SeriesIslandersDaysLocationEpisodesOriginally airedWinnersRunners-upAverage viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
12344Tenerife361 & 2 October 202310 November 2023Adrian Butușină & Anne-Marie DanCălin Bocănici & DenisaTBA

References

  1. ^ "Love Island: Fenomenul global care cucerește inimile spectatorilor în peste 25 de țări". Pro TV. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Mii de români s-au înscris la emisiunea Love Island, din primele zile de casting". Pro TV. 11 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Mii de români au decorat instalația Love Island România". Radar de Media. 28 July 2023. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Alina Ceușan, cele mai proaspete declarații despre emisiunea Love Island România: "Un show efervescent"". Pro TV. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Pro TV anunţă gazda emisiunii Love Island. Este o influenceriţă cu aproape un milion de fani pe Instagram". Pagina de Media. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Alina Ceușan, gazda show-ului Love Island România: "Abia aștept să văd cu ce provocări vine la pachet"". Pro TV. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Dragoș Răduță este vocea Love Island România! El va povesti trăirile concurenților celui mai fierbinte reality show". Pro TV. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  8. ^ "DRAGOȘ RĂDUȚĂ SE ALĂTURĂ ECHIPEI PRO TV. DJ-UL VA DA GLAS TRĂIRILOR CONCURENȚILOR LOVE ISLAND ROMANIA. PRIMELE DECLARAȚII". TV Mania. 22 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Love Island are voce. Pro TV a "furat" unul dintre DJ-ii de la Virgin Radio". Pagina de Media. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ^ "LOVE ISLAND - Alina Ceușan: "Când aduci într-o casă zece oameni sexy, single, ready to mingle, se întâmplă lucruri cool"". Pro TV. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Regula de la Love Island: Concurenții trebuie să formeze cupluri sau sunt eliminați". Pro TV. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ^ "O premieră a show-urilor de dating din România: Love Island pune la dispoziție o aplicație specială pentru fani". Pro TV. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Love Island România, ce reguli stricte trebuie să respecte concurentii". TV Mania. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  14. ^ "7 lucruri pe care nu le știai despre Love Island România!". Radar de Media. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Şi Pro TV va avea un fel de Insula iubirii: Love Island. Antena 1 voia formatul acum trei ani". Pagina de Media. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  16. ^ "LOVE ISLAND, UN NOU REALITY SHOW ÎN GRILA PRO TV. ÎN URMĂ CU 3 ANI FORMATUL FUSESE CUMPĂRAT DE O ALTĂ TELEVIZIUNE". TVMania. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Romania's Antena signs up for local version of 'Love Island'". TBI vision. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Show-ul care a încins imaginația întregului mapamond vine în România. Love Island, originalul, în curând pe VOYO și PRO TV". Știrile Pro TV. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Love Island, formatul care a cucerit și a aprins imaginația a milioane de telespectatori din peste 25 de teritorii". Radar de Media. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Cel mai așteptat reality show al momentului, Love Island România, începe în 1 octombrie, pe VOYO, și a doua zi, pe PRO TV!". Pro TV. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  21. ^ "VIDEO. Pro TV anunţă premiera Love Island. Când începe? Şi unde poate fi urmărit înainte de debutul la TV". Pagina de Media. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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