Love Island Games’ Gets Green Light for Season 2 on Peacock – What to Expect
Love Island Games, which features Islanders from across the globe, is returning to the NBCU streamer. Its first season premiered in November.
The deal comes after the Ariana Madix-hosted Love Island USA doubled its audience of previous seasons, with sources suggesting that it recently became one of Peacock’s top-performing shows on the entire platform.
David George, CEO of ITV America, recently told Deadline that the company, which produces Love Island and Love Island Games, is keen to expand the Love Island universe, so this isn’t a bad step.
George told Deadline: “There are conversations around how we create the Love Island universe. That’s a very positive thing. Once you create a brand that has actual value, the sky’s the limit. The most important thing is to create brands that have value; it’s just a tremendous thing to be able to do and to be able to take advantage of.”
Love Island Games sees returning Islanders from the U.S. and UK series as well as contestants from Australian, French and Swedish versions of the show compete in a series of challenges, while also looking for love.
The first season [SPOILER] was won by Justine Ndiba, who appeared on Season 2 of Love Island USA, and Jack Fowler, who appeared on the fourth season of the British series. Filmed in Fiji, it was hosted by Maya Jama, who hosts the UK version, and narrated by Iain Stirling.
It’s not clear whether Season 2 of Love Island Games also will be set in Fiji, where the main show is filmed, or whether Jama and Stirling will return.
Love Island Games is produced by ITV Entertainment and the first season was exec produced by David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani, Sophie Bush, Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster.
