# Love Is Blind: Sweden

**Love Is Blind: Sweden** (Swedish: *Love is blind Sverige*) is a Swedish reality dating series on Netflix and the Swedish adaptation of the American show *Love Is Blind*. Singles who want to be loved for who they are on the inside date through purpose-built pods without ever seeing each other; when a couple gets engaged, they meet for the first time, then move in together, plan a wedding, and try to add a physical connection to their emotional bond before deciding at the altar whether to marry.<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> The series is hosted by Jessica Almenäs and has run for three seasons since the Swedish premiere in 2024.<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://loveisblind.se/)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Singles date in pods without seeing each other; engaged couples meet, move in together, and decide at the wedding whether to marry<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> |
| Host | Jessica Almenäs<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> |
| Seasons | Three since the Swedish premiere in 2024<sup>[2](https://loveisblind.se/)</sup> |
| Season 3 release | March 12, 2026, in batches on March 12, 19, and 26, 2026; reunion date to be announced<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> |
| Season 3 structure | 9 regular episodes plus 3 celebrity reaction episodes<sup>[3](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/2IKvA1NlbTQw80y5lvCE0v/love-is-blind-goers-om-sa-blir-nya-saesongen)</sup> |
| Production company | Mastiff; executive producers Caroline Claesson, Andreas Johansson, and Matilda Snöwall<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> |
| Status | Put on hold after season 3, with Netflix giving an update on the future in September 2026<sup>[4](https://metromode.se/en/film-och-tv/love-is-blind-sverige-pausas-netflix-ger-besked-om-framtiden/)</sup> |

## Spoilers

### Seasons

**Season 1 (2024).** The Swedish version premiered in 2024 and became an international viewing success.<sup>[2](https://loveisblind.se/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/3RA5GXM8pN9Y7bsQHROLmP/serien-love-is-blind-blev-supersucce-men-castingen-ifragasaetts)</sup> A follow-up special, *Love is Blind: Sverige: Efter Altaret* ("After the Altar"), premiered on March 6, 2025, revisiting participants from the first season a year later.<sup>[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9hIWeqWEjQ)</sup>

**Season 2.** Netflix announced a premiere date for the second season, which continued the same format.<sup>[7](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/771suCjAOaUSZltQ44wXP9/allt-vi-vet-om-den-andra-saesongen-av-love-is-blind-sverige)</sup>

**Season 3 (2026).** The third season returned on March 12, 2026, with a global Netflix release. It follows 30 singles through the pods and consists of ten regular episodes released in three batches: four episodes on March 12, three on March 19, and two on March 26, each batch followed by a reaction episode, with a reunion special whose premiere date was announced later.<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/i755Ll0VkK1xxmxajbDo3/love-is-blind-paret-om-relationen-efter-uppbrottet)</sup>

## Format

The series follows the core premise of the international *Love Is Blind* franchise: singles talk to one another through a wall in isolated pods and can get engaged without ever meeting face to face. Once engaged, the couples meet for the first time and spend the following five weeks living together, planning a wedding, and attempting to build a physical connection on top of the emotional one formed in the pods. On the wedding day, each person chooses whether to marry the partner they fell for blindly or to walk away.<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> The Swedish production adapts each stage of the format to Swedish culture and participant dynamics, while keeping the basic pod structure of the original.<sup>[2](https://loveisblind.se/)</sup>

## Celebrity reaction episodes

Season 3 added a new element to the Swedish format: after each batch of regular episodes, Netflix published a special episode in which six Swedish celebrities react to and discuss the events from the pods. The participants are Kaeli Abdi and [Filip Dikmen](https://www.edgepedia.org/filip-dikmen), Carolina Gynning and Fanna Ndow Norrby, and Emil Henrohn and Sofia Dalén.<sup>[3](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/2IKvA1NlbTQw80y5lvCE0v/love-is-blind-goers-om-sa-blir-nya-saesongen)</sup>

## Production

The series is produced by the Swedish company Mastiff, with Anna Nygren and Elias Malmberg as producers, Mia Joelsson as line producer, and Caroline Claesson, Andreas Johansson, and Matilda Snöwall as executive producers.<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)</sup> It is part of Netflix's international *[Love Is Blind](https://www.edgepedia.org/love-is-blind-franchise)* franchise, in which each national version shares the same premise and format but is produced locally with its own participants and seasons.<sup>[9](https://www.tvserieguiden.se/serier/love-is-blind-sverige/)</sup>

## Reception and aftermath

The first season was described as a viewing success internationally, though the program's casting practices were publicly questioned; casting professional Kajsa Mellgren, who has fifteen years of casting experience but did not cast *Love Is Blind*, discussed the selection of participants on the TV4 program *Efter fem* in January 2024.<sup>[5](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/3RA5GXM8pN9Y7bsQHROLmP/serien-love-is-blind-blev-supersucce-men-castingen-ifragasaetts)</sup> Relationships formed on the show have continued to attract Swedish press coverage after broadcast, including a couple's divorce filing, a breakup announced at a reunion, and an announcement at the season 3 reunion that a couple from the series was expecting a child, the sixth baby across three seasons.<sup>[10](https://www.tv4.se/love-is-blind-sverige)</sup>

After season 3, the series was put on hold. Metro Mode reported on September 4, 2026 that Netflix had given an update on the show's future, and TV4 reported that the Swedish version was being replaced by a Danish version of the format.<sup>[4](https://metromode.se/en/film-och-tv/love-is-blind-sverige-pausas-netflix-ger-besked-om-framtiden/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[10](https://www.tv4.se/love-is-blind-sverige)</sup>

## References

1. [Love is Blind: Sweden, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81626839)
2. [Love is blind, loveisblind.se](https://loveisblind.se/)
3. [Love is blind 2026 görs om – specialavsnitt med kändisar, TV4](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/2IKvA1NlbTQw80y5lvCE0v/love-is-blind-goers-om-sa-blir-nya-saesongen)
4. ["Love Is Blind Sweden" on hold – Netflix gives update on the future, Metro Mode](https://metromode.se/en/film-och-tv/love-is-blind-sverige-pausas-netflix-ger-besked-om-framtiden/)
5. [Love is blind blev supersuccé – men castingen ifrågasätts, TV4](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/3RA5GXM8pN9Y7bsQHROLmP/serien-love-is-blind-blev-supersucce-men-castingen-ifragasaetts)
6. [Love is Blind: Sverige: Efter Altaret | Officiell Teaser | Netflix, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9hIWeqWEjQ)
7. [Love is blind Sverige: Allt vi vet om säsong 2, TV4](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/771suCjAOaUSZltQ44wXP9/allt-vi-vet-om-den-andra-saesongen-av-love-is-blind-sverige)
8. ["Love is blind"-paret Karolina och Jakob om relationen idag, TV4](https://www.tv4.se/artikel/i755Ll0VkK1xxmxajbDo3/love-is-blind-paret-om-relationen-efter-uppbrottet)
9. [Love Is Blind Sverige – svensk realityserie på Netflix, TVserieguiden.se](https://www.tvserieguiden.se/serier/love-is-blind-sverige/)
10. [Love is blind Sverige, TV4](https://www.tv4.se/love-is-blind-sverige)

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