Temptation Island is finally returning for a ninth season, and it's time to share some important facts about the installment. The dating show has had quite a run, originally airing on Fox in 2001. It ran for three seasons before its cancelation in 2003. In 2019, USA picked the show back up and aired five seasons, ending in 2023. Now, the salacious series is moving to Netflix, a streaming service known for its buzzy dating concepts, for its ninth season.

Temptation Island follows duos at crossroads in their relationships as they temporarily break up and date a plethora of hot singles. The couples spend the show determining if they're with the right partners. In past installments, some Temptation Island pairs left with their original partners, or got engaged on the show. However, most cast leave the island alone, or with people they met on the island.

Temptation Island Season 9 News

The Dating Show Has A New Home

For the first time, Temptation Island will air on a streaming service rather than a commercial broadcast network or cable channel. However, the format and twists remain largely the same as in previous iterations. Mark L. Walberg (not to be confused with Mark is a veteran unscripted TV host known for his work on Antiques Roadshow, Russian Roulette, and The Moment of Truth.

Netflix will air ten episodes of the dating social experiment. There were 12 episodes for each of the five seasons the show aired on USA, and Fox switched between eight and 12 episodes during the initial three seasons. This number of episodes is common for Netflix, with shows like Perfect Match and Too Hot To Handle releasing ten episodes per season.

Temptation Island Season 9 Release Date

Temptation Island Premieres March 12, 2025

The Temptation Island season 8 finale aired on USA on August 23, 2023. More than a year and a half later, the series returned and is now airing on Netflix. Despite this long gap between seasons, it isn't the first time Temptation Island has experienced a lengthy hiatus. There was an almost 16-year gap between seasons 3 and 4, when the show switched from Fox to USA.

While Netflix releases Love Is Blind season 8 episodes weekly in batches of three to six episodes, the streaming service hasn't announced a release schedule for Temptation Island. This indicates that all ten episodes will air on the same day. This allows s to binge the whole season at once rather than waiting for new episodes each week.

Temptation Island Season 9 Cast

Whose Relationships Are Being Tested?

Like most of the previous seasons, Temptation Island season 9 will feature four couples who will temporarily give up monogamy to explore connections with other people. According to Netflix Tudum, these couples include Shanté and Brion, Ashley and Grant, Alexa and Lino, and Tayler and Tyler. The show will also feature 24 tempters, 12 men and 12 women. They will try to give the main cast a reason to leave their respective relationships.

The couples are all here because they're not sure about their relationships, although the specifics differ from couple to couple. For example, Shanté struggles to trust Brion because he cheated on her early in their relationship. He has often asked to bring other women into the bedroom. Temptation Island may be the perfect place for Bion to prove he can be loyal to Shanté, or for Shanté to realize she needs someone more faithful as a partner.

Meanwhile, Tayler and Tyler got together right after Tyler ended a six-year marriage, which means he hasn't played the field like he may have hoped. For Tyler, Temptation Island seems like the perfect experiment, allowing him to date around and explore his options without letting go of Tayler completely. However, Tayler will likely feel uncomfortable watching the man she wants to commit to flirt with other women. This dichotomy could make for some exciting drama.

In past seasons, Temptation Island has struggled with casting couples who haven't been together very long.

It can be hard to root for a couple to stay together when they've only been dating for a year or so. That's especially true when they bring up very valid and serious issues on the island, such as infidelity or different plans for the future. Although some of the couples on Temptation Island season 9 have been together for less than two years, there's a good chance that the audience can still get invested in their love stories and journeys on the island.

Temptation Island Season 9 Trailer

This Season Will Be Full Of Drama

The Temptation Island season 9 trailer shows that the format remains largely the same despite moving to Netflix, and, as viewers are accustomed to with reality shows, there will be a lot of drama. This season, however, it seems there is a massive twist. The "temptation haven" will be a camera-free zone that participants can use to deepen their connections. However, if they do, it sends a light to the other villa to alert their partner of their actions.

The temptation haven is a version of a previous twist introduced in the fifth season of the USA iteration of the show. At that time, the twist was known as the temptation light, and alerted the cast whenever someone's partner gave in to temptation. This time, it seems the light only goes on if cast choose to get away from the cameras with their new connections. This will surely add a lot of drama and heated moments, and audiences should be excited about the new season of Temptation Island.

Temptation Island season 9 will be available on March 12 on Netflix.

Sources: Netflix Tadum, Netflix/Youtube