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Not to be confused with The Ultimatum (Singaporean TV series) or Ultimatum (The Office).
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Also known as
  • The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
  • The Ultimatum: Queer Love
GenreReality
Created byChris Coelen
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Coelen
  • Chris Cullen
  • Eric Detwiler
  • Sarah Dillistone
  • Kelly Montalvo
Running time39–58 minutes
Production companyKinetic Content
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseApril 6, 2022 (2022-04-06) –
present (present)

The Ultimatum (subtitled Marry or Move On or Queer Love in alternate seasons) is a dating reality television series created by Chris Coelen and produced by Kinetic Content[1] that premiered on Netflix on April 6, 2022. The first season of the show is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey.

On March 24, 2022, Netflix renewed The Ultimatum for a second season, ahead of its premiere.[2] Season 2, titled The Ultimatum: Queer Love, features an all-queer, predominantly female cast and premiered on May 24, 2023.[3] It is hosted by JoAnna Garcia Swisher.[4]

Format

The Ultimatum is a self-proclaimed social experiment that wants to see how many couples will get married when presented with ultimatums.[5] The show features couples on the verge of marriage. Each pair has eight weeks to decide whether they want to get married or split forever. Couples will later be split up as they choose new partners from the rest of the group, and then move in with them for three weeks.

Contestants

Contestants[6][7]
Issuing ultimatum Age Partner Age
Xander Boger 30 Vanessa Papa 30
Lexi Goldberg 25 Raelyn Cheung-Sutton 27
Yoly Rojas 34 Mal Wright 36
Mildred Bustillo 33 Tiff Der 32
Sam Mark 31 Aussie Chau 42

Season summary

Trial marriages
Contestants Result[a]
Xander and Yoly Split
Lexi and Mal Split
Raelyn and Vanessa Split
Mildred and Aussie Split
Sam and Tiff Split
Overview
Original couple Result[a] Status[b]
Xander and Vanessa Split Split
Lexi and Raelyn Engaged Split
Yoly and Mal Engaged Split
Mildred and Tiff Engaged Split
Sam and Aussie Engaged Engaged

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
111"The Break Up"May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
122"The Choice"May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
133"Newlyweds"May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
144"Group Nights Out"May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
155"In and Out of Love"May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
166"The Changeover"May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
177"Cocktails and Confrontation"May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
188"Is Love Enough"May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
199"Ultimatum Day"June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)
Special
2010"The Reunion"June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)

Production

Filming

The show was filmed in San Diego and Coronado and wrapped before the April premiere of season 1.[8]

Release

A trailer was in the reunion episode of season two of Love Is Blind on March 4, 2022. It was advertised as "the next great social experiment" with the same creator as Love Is Blind.[5]

The first season consisting of eight episodes released to Netflix on April 6, 2022, and later released the final episode along with a reunion special on April 13, a week later.[9]

Reception

Viewership

The series reached number one on Netflix in television shows in the United States on April 10, 2022.[10]

The Ultimatum Season One spent four weeks in the Netflix Global Top Ten, with 43,710,000 hours watched during its first week of release,[11] 58,470,000 during week two,[12] 29,010,000 during week three,[13] and 13,140,000 during week four.[14]

With a total of 144,330,000 hours watched within its first four weeks of release, The Ultimatum Season One ranked second, after only Love is Blind, as the most watched ongoing nonscripted series on Netflix in 2022, based on a tally of all hours viewed across all programs while in the Netflix Global Top Ten.[15]

Critical response

Daniel D'Addario of Variety writes "Love is Blind and The Ultimatum are the new standard-bearers for romantic reality TV." D'Addario states The Ultimatum "inverts Love is Blind's formula to great success...(creator) Coelen's series occupy a more unsettled place, one that uses the tools of reality (big organizing ideas, people attuned to the dramatic) to create stagings that look like our world."[16]

Jenny Singer from Glamour writes "The Ultimatum on Netflix is even better than Love Is Blind. Yes, really." Singer continues "The Ultimatum feels like an actual attempt at partnership—love, sex, intimacy, friendship, caring for each other’s dogs. The ending is insane, and so is the beginning, and the middle. That just makes it, oddly, realistic."[17]

Alexandra Whittington at Collider says "The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On is Netflix's wildest reality series yet...If you like reality dating shows then you are going to love The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On."[18]

Grant Rindner of GQ stated "critical reception has been mixed."[19] Sarah Manavis of New Statesman was highly critical of the show, writing, "The awfulness of marriage shows is on full display here... The premise is shoddy and unclear, especially in comparison to other dating programmes."[20] Sophia June of Nylon wrote no one from the series should get married based on the premise and "the manipulation techniques".[21] Morgan Smith of Highsnobiety called it the "messiest reality dating show we hate to love" and stated he loved it.[22]

References

  1. ^ Longeretta, Emily (2022-03-04). "'Love Is Blind' Creators Reveal Spicy New Dating Series 'The Ultimatum' on Netflix: Watch the Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. ^ Longeretta, Emily (March 24, 2022). "'The Ultimatum' Renewed for All-Queer Season 2 Ahead of Netflix Premiere". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Donnellan, Sara (2023-04-18). "Ready for More Drama? Everything We Know About 'The Ultimatum' Season 2". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. ^ Longeretta, Emily (2022-09-22). "Netflix Renews 'Love on the Spectrum' and 'The Ultimatum,' Brings in New Host for 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  5. ^ a b Walsh, Charlotte. "'The Ultimatum' Is Putting Couples to the Test". Netflix. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ Weerasinghe, Lazeenah (18 May 2023). "Netflix's The Ultimatum season 2: Meet the cast". Cosmopolitan Middle East. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  7. ^ "Meet the Five Couples Risking It All in the 'Ultimatum: Queer Love' Cast". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  8. ^ "When and Where was 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Filmed?". Decider.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference S1EpRef was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On TOP 10". FlixPatrol. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  12. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  13. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  14. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  15. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". top10.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  16. ^ D'Addario, Daniel (2022-04-05). "Why 'Love Is Blind' and 'The Ultimatum' Are the New Standard-Bearers for Romantic Reality TV (Column)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  17. ^ "'The Ultimatum' on Netflix Is Even Better Than 'Love Is Blind'". Glamour. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  18. ^ Whittington, Alexandra (2022-04-09). "Is 'The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On' Worth Watching? The Best & Worst Parts Of The New Show". Collider. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  19. ^ Rindner, Grant (April 12, 2022). "The Ultimatum Is Netflix's Latest Crazy Reality Dating Show". GQ. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  20. ^ Manavis, Sarah (April 23, 2022). "The ugliness of Netflix's The Ultimatum". New Statesman. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  21. ^ June, Sophia. "Nobody on Netflix's The Ultimatum Should Get Married". Nylon. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  22. ^ Smith, Morgan (April 17, 2022). "Netflix's 'The Ultimatum' is Messy & That's Why We Love It". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  1. ^ a b As of Episode 9, "Ultimatum Day".
  2. ^ As of Episode 10, "The Reunion".
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