Sahar Bayat proposed to partner Bree Taylor on a boat ride in the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois with friends an family cheering from the Riverwalk.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, a new season of "Love is Blind" arrives.
The popular reality show that has singles date through a wall returns for Season 10 with a new batch of participants from the Buckeye State, Ohio.
"Many are looking for someone to grow old with, while one simply dreams of taking his wife to a place called Grandpa's Cheesebarn," Netflix said about the new batch, hailing from Cincinnati to Columbus.
During the first few episodes of the Emmy-nominated series, the group of singles will date each other from either side of a wall, inside a comfy pod, and attempt to develop a connection, sight unseen. Squad members will not be able to see each other until they meet for the first time after their engagement.
"Over several weeks, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding, and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the pods," the series synopsis says. "When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with?"
Here's everything you need to know about the newest season of "Love Is Blind," including the premiere date, cast and more.
When does 'Love is Blind' Season 10 premiere?
Season 10 of "Love is Blind" is scheduled to hit Netflix on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT.
'Love is Blind' Season 10 episode schedule
New episodes of "Love is Blind" Season 10 will drop weekly on Wednesdays on Netflix starting Feb. 11. Here's what the episode schedule looks like:
- Episodes 1 - 6: Feb. 11
- Episodes 7-9: Feb. 18
- Episodes 10-11: Feb. 25
- Episode 12: March 4
The date for the reunion episode of Season 10 has not yet been announced.
How to watch 'Love Is Blind' Season 10
Season 10 of "Love is Blind" will be available to stream on Netflix.
Previous seasons of "Love is Blind" are also available on the streaming platform. Netflix typically drops two seasons of the dating show per year.
'Love is Blind' Season 10 location
Season 10 of "Love is Blind" will follow a new group of singles from Ohio as they "cut through the static of modern dating" and develop deep relationships without seeing each other.
Season 9 of the show was set in Denver; Season 8 in Minneapolis; Season 7 in Washington; Season 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina; Season 5 in Houston; Season 4 in Seattle and Season 3 in Dallas.
'Love is Blind' Season 10 cast
Season 10's pod squad includes singles between the ages of 28 and 38, per Netflix. Among them is a PhD-holding professor, a retired professional soccer player, multiple medical doctors, and a former Cleveland Cavaliers dancer. Netflix added that the group includes "a high number of Pisces men," so viewers can "expect plenty of sensitive romantics if astrology has anything to say about it."
Here are the members of the pod squad and their ages:
Women
- Amber, 34: Nurse practitioner
- Ashley, 34: Claims manager
- Bri, 34: Senior merchant
- Brittany S., 37: Flight attendant
- Brittany W., 33: Registered nurse
- Bry, 30: Commercial real estate agent
- Christine, 31: Speech-language pathologist
- Dynasty, 33: Senior marketing manager
- Elissa, 39: Nurse
- Emma, 28: Retail merchandising
- Jennifer, 32: Financial professional
- Jessica, 39: Infectious diseases physician
- Keya, 31: Marketing director
- Priyanka, 34: Recruiter
- Rosalyn, 31: Marketing manager
- Tyler L., 33: Sales leader
Men
- Alex H., 31: Financial sales
- Alex L., 33: Assistant controller
- Brennan, 30: Accounting and finance manager
- Chris, 33: Account executive
- Connor, 32: Account management
- Devo, 32: Loan officer
- Haramol, 36: E.R. doctor
- Jordan, 34: Account executive
- Kevan, 32: Realtor
- Kevin, 35: Certified public accountant
- Miguel, 32: Software engineer
- Mike, 30: Sales manager
- Parker, 29: Business owner
- Steven, 32: Finance
- Tyler H., 32: Management consultant
- Victor, 34: Professor
Show 'casts itself'
Last year when Season 8 dropped, "Love is Blind" came under fire over lack of diversity. While previous casts were about 50% non-white, Season 8 was only around 30% non-white, Entertainment Weekly reported.
In response, creator Chris Coelen told EW that it wasn't intentional, but the show "casts itself."
"We put people in the pods, and you try to have a very diverse group of people in lots of different ways (at the start)," Coelen told EW. "If you're sort of trying to tick a box, there were lots of people who were in the group coming into the pods who ultimately just didn't find their person and who we didn't choose to (follow)."
'Love Is Blind' Season 10 hosts
Real-life couple Vanessa and Nick Lachey will return as host for Season 10 of "Love is Blind."
Will 'Love Is Blind' return for Season 11?
Yes. Netflix has not yet announced if the Emmy-nominated series has been renewed for further seasons.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.