# Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark
**Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark** is an American reality dating series on Netflix in which single people checking into a motel for a dating experiment are unexpectedly reunited with their casual late-night hookups, called "sneaky links," and must decide whether to turn those arrangements into real relationships or pursue new partners. Netflix greenlit the series on July 17, 2024, and released all ten episodes on May 21, 2025.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-greenlights-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-series) • [2](https://www.tvtango.com/series/sneaky_links_dating_after_dark)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network and premiere | Netflix; all 10 episodes released May 21, 2025[2](https://www.tvtango.com/series/sneaky_links_dating_after_dark) |
| Format | 10 episodes, announced by Netflix as 40 minutes each[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-greenlights-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-series); IMDb lists a 60-minute runtime[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33028674) |
| Host and expert | Chloe Veitch ([Too Hot to Handle](https://www.edgepedia.org/too-hot-to-handle-tv-series), The Circle, Perfect Match) hosts; relationship expert Spicy Mari, founder of the consulting firm The Spicy Life, advises the guests[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-greenlights-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-series) |
| Production | ITV America and Nobody's Hero; executive producers Christopher Potts, Jonty Nash, Bernie Schaeffer, Viki Kolar, and Audrey E. Smith[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-greenlights-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-series) |
| Premise | Six singles check into the Sneaky Links Motel seeking love, then discover their longtime "booty calls" are there too; the guests navigate three phases and choose whether to deepen their sneaky link, date someone new, or leave single[4](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81641309) |
| Rating | TV-MA[5](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark) |
| Season 2 | Not renewed as of June 2025; no release date had been set[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1196477/SNEAKY-LINKS-SEASON-2-PREMIERE-DATE-CAST-UPDATES/) |
## Spoilers
### Season 2 status
As of June 2025, Netflix had not renewed the series, and no release date for a second season had been set.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1196477/SNEAKY-LINKS-SEASON-2-PREMIERE-DATE-CAST-UPDATES/) No Season 1 reunion special had been announced either, although cast members continued to post together on social media.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1196477/SNEAKY-LINKS-SEASON-2-PREMIERE-DATE-CAST-UPDATES/)
## The slang term behind the title
A "sneaky link" is slang for a person someone is hooking up with in secret rather than dating publicly. Tinder's dating glossary defines it that way, and host Chloe Veitch put it more bluntly in Netflix's own promotional material: "a sneaky link is a guaranteed quick bunk up ... and they're scared of the c-word: commitment."[7](https://filecache.mediaroom.com/mr5mr_tinder_au/179378/download/Dating%20Dictionary%20March%202023.pdf) • [8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-season-1-release-date-news) The show's central question follows from the term: is your sneaky link "the one," or are they getting in the way of finding the one?[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-greenlights-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-series)
## Format
The series is built around a single location, the Sneaky Links Motel. Six singles arrive believing they are joining an ordinary dating show; their casual partners from real life are then brought in one by one, and the original guests are initially unaware of the twist.[4](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81641309) • [9](https://thetab.com/realityshrine/2025/05/28/heres-exactly-how-the-sneaky-links-casting-process-went-down-and-it-sounds-so-long/) With the help of Veitch and Spicy Mari, the guests move through three phases designed to challenge the rules of sneaky linking, facing challenges and dates while deciding whether to deepen the connection with their sneaky link, explore new romantic possibilities, or leave the motel single.[4](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81641309)
**Overnight phone privileges** set the show apart from its Netflix siblings. Contestants can call any other guest and arrange a late-night hookup, which produces the sneaking-around behavior the title promises.[10](https://www.realitytea.com/2025/05/14/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-netflix-boldest-dating-show/) Veitch and Spicy Mari also hold regular "Link Lowdowns" with the guests, tough conversations about their progress in the experiment.[8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-season-1-release-date-news) Late check-ins add further complications as the season goes on.[5](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark)
## Casting and filming
The show was filmed at a motel in Arizona.[9](https://thetab.com/realityshrine/2025/05/28/heres-exactly-how-the-sneaky-links-casting-process-went-down-and-it-sounds-so-long/) Because the premise depends on genuine prior relationships, casting was unusually demanding. Veitch told the Boyfriend Material podcast that the casting team described the process as taking about a year: they had to vet participants and keep each pair fully separate so that no one learned their hookup would also appear on the show.[9](https://thetab.com/realityshrine/2025/05/28/heres-exactly-how-the-sneaky-links-casting-process-went-down-and-it-sounds-so-long/)
Among the twelve singles who started the series were Angelique, a 30-year-old law student; Avery, 26, who recruits for tech companies; Brandon, a nightclub owner aged 27; Colt, a 32-year-old sales consultant and model; Kyle, 29, a photographer; Logan, 31, who works as a personal trainer and as security while armed; Manny, a 26-year-old travel nurse; Nicole S., 28, directing marketing; Nicole V., a 28-year-old training director; Samira, 24, handling sales and social media management; Travis, an account executive of 31; and Zoe, 29, who owns a fashion brand. The six late check-ins were Corinthian (33, fitness and business coach), David (27, content creator and musician), Jacie (26, bartender), Justin (27, professional basketball player), Kelsey (24, fashion website manager and model), and Lulu (23, Playboy bunny and model).[2](https://www.tvtango.com/series/sneaky_links_dating_after_dark)
## Reception and outcomes
The series reached Netflix's Top 10 trending list shortly after release.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1196477/SNEAKY-LINKS-SEASON-2-PREMIERE-DATE-CAST-UPDATES/) Critical response was mixed. Common Sense Media's review credited the show with an attempt at originality in shifting focus from dating to building lasting connections out of late-night hookups, but found it full of bikinis, boozing, and sexual antics, and noted that it offers little serious conversation about what commitment means.[5](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark) A podcast discussion on *Love to See It with Emma and Claire* called the structure murky, the casting mediocre, and the goals confused.[11](https://podbay.fm/p/love-to-see-it-with-emma-and-claire/e/1748923200)
**No original pairing survived.** None of the six original sneaky-link couples, Manny and Samira, Angelique and Travis, Avery and Colt, Nicole S. and Brandon, Zoe and Kyle, and Nicole V. and Logan, checked out of the motel together.[12](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/celebrity/are-any-couples-from-netflixs-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-still-togethe-plus-will-there-be-a-reunion-season-2-5154441) Four couples nonetheless left the motel together from relationships formed inside it. After the show aired, Angelique Wilcox confirmed that a year after filming, only Manny Garcia and Avery Wadbrook were officially together; Travis and Zoé Martin hard-launched their relationship on Instagram a few days later.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1196477/SNEAKY-LINKS-SEASON-2-PREMIERE-DATE-CAST-UPDATES/)
## References
1. [Netflix Greenlights 'Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark' Series, About Netflix (July 17, 2024)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-greenlights-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-series)
2. [Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, TV Tango](https://www.tvtango.com/series/sneaky_links_dating_after_dark)
3. [Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark (TV Series 2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33028674)
4. [Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81641309)
5. [Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark)
6. [Will 'Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark' Return for Season 2? Everything We Know So Far, TV Insider (June 7, 2025)](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1196477/SNEAKY-LINKS-SEASON-2-PREMIERE-DATE-CAST-UPDATES/)
7. [Tinder Australia Dating Dictionary (March 2023)](https://filecache.mediaroom.com/mr5mr_tinder_au/179378/download/Dating%20Dictionary%20March%202023.pdf)
8. [Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark: Meet the Singles and Their Ex-Situationships, Netflix Tudum (May 22, 2025)](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-season-1-release-date-news)
9. [Here's EXACTLY how the Sneaky Links casting process went down, The Tab (May 28, 2025)](https://thetab.com/realityshrine/2025/05/28/heres-exactly-how-the-sneaky-links-casting-process-went-down-and-it-sounds-so-long/)
10. [Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, Boldest Dating Show Yet? Reality Tea (May 14, 2025)](https://www.realitytea.com/2025/05/14/sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-netflix-boldest-dating-show/)
11. ['Sneaky Links' Makes You Ask: 'Are Men OK?', Love to See It with Emma and Claire (June 3, 2025)](https://podbay.fm/p/love-to-see-it-with-emma-and-claire/e/1748923200)
12. [Are any couples from Netflix's Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark still together?, NationalWorld](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/celebrity/are-any-couples-from-netflixs-sneaky-links-dating-after-dark-still-togethe-plus-will-there-be-a-reunion-season-2-5154441)
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