The cast of 90 Day Fiancé is used to video calls and being away from loved ones and now TLC is giving fans a new series, titled 90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined, a spinoff inspired by the coronavirus pandemic.
The five-episode limited series premieres on April 20 and will include more than 40 cast members of the hit series.
Howard Lee, president of TLC, told Variety that for the cast members, video chatting is “is already in their DNA.”
90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined cast members began recording themselves earlier this week and will be taped for confessional interviews by production company Sharp Entertainment over video chat.
“Our crew is not near them physically at all,” Lee told the outlet. “They will be helping them remotely.”
“And they have no problem with this, the couples,” Lee said. “They’re seizing this opportunity. I think that they’re actually really enjoying it, being able to show a part of their lives at home.”
Lee said the series will look “very hot-off-the-press — it will look like the paint has not dried.”
“I think our audience is incredibly forgiving right now, and I’m hoping that they accept the way it looks. It will be messy!” he added.
He said TLC went through the fan favourite couples over the show’s six-year history to decide who would be asked to take part in the spinoff.
“Who are we wanting to hear the latest news and updates from — who comes to top of mind for our audience?” he said.
The cast will include Darcey and couple Emily and Sasha from the most recent seasons. It will also include Pedro and Chantel, who’ve been on several seasons of 90 Day Fiancé.
The five episodes of 90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined air through May.
Lee revealed that the spinoff is “a limited series event, a one-time-only,” but “if for some reason, this is popular, and the audience really loves it, I don’t know — maybe there’s more down the road!”
Take a look at the cast of 90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined below, as per Variety.
Alan (Fremont, Utah) & Kirlyam (Brazil) – 90 Day Fiancé, What Now?
Anna (Bellevue, Neb.) & Mursel (Turkey) – 90 Day Fiancé
Benjamin (Phoenix, Ariz.) & Akinyi (Kenya) – Before the 90 Days
Brett (Snohomish, Wash.) & Daya (Philippines) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?
Caesar (Jacksonville, N.C.) – Before the 90 Days
Chantel (Atlanta, Ga.) & Pedro (Dominican Republic) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, The Family Chantel
Colt & Debbie (Las Vegas, Nev.) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, Pillow Talk
Corey (Mill A., Wash.) & Evelin (Ecuador) – The Other Way, What Now?
Cortney (Davenport, Fla.) – Before the 90 Days, What Now?
Danielle (Sandusky, Ohio) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, What Now?, Pillow Talk
Darcey (Middletown, Conn.) – Before the 90 Days, Pillow Talk
David (Louisville, Ky.) & Annie (Thailand) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, What Now?, Pillow Talk
Dean (Virginia Beach, Va.) – Before the 90 Days, What Now?, Pillow Talk
Elizabeth (Tampa, Fla.) & Andrei (Moldova) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, Pillow Talk
Emily (Portland, Ore.) & Sasha (Russia) – 90 Day Fiancé
Jesse (Netherlands) – Before the 90 Days, What Now?
Karen & Thomas (Atlanta, Ga.) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, The Family Chantel
Michael (Greenwich, Conn.) & Juliana (Brazil) – 90 Day Fiancé
Molly (Woodstock, Ga.) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, What Now?, Pillow Talk
Narkyia (Camp Hill, Pa.) & Lowo (Nigeria) – 90 Day Fiancé, What Now?
Patrick (Las Vegas, Nev.) – Before the 90 Days, What Now?
Rachel (Albuquerque, N.M.) & Jon (England) – Before the 90 Days, What Now?
River & Winter (Atlanta, Ga.) – 90 Day Fiancé, Happily Ever After?, The Family Chantel
Robert (Winter Park, Fla.) & Anny (Dominican Republic) – 90 Day Fiancé, What Now?, Pillow Talk
Tiffany (Frederick, Md.) & Ronald (South Africa) – The Other Way, What Now?
Yamir (Nicaragua) – 90 Day Fiancé
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