I don’t know how your TikTok FYP looks, but clips of the dating series Pop the Balloon or Find Love are constantly in rotation on mine. Now, the viral hit show from host Arlette Amuli and husband Bolia Matundu is getting the Netflix treatment, the streaming service announced Thursday.
Co-created by the couple, Pop the Balloon found an audience on YouTube and TikTok, and even made it to Saturday Night Live as a parody sketch. Netflix’s version is titled Pop the Balloon Live and will begin broadcasting live each Thursday at 8 p.m. ET beginning April 10.
Hosted by Yvonne Orji, the series’ format will be similar to the original, having single contestants line up with their red balloons while trying to make a romantic connection with the main guest. Pop the balloon to signal rejection, or keep it intact to signal genuine interest.
What will be different? The Netflix series will bring “even
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