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7 Swoon-Worthy Romance Shows Like Netflix’s ‘Forever’ to Watch Next

Mara Brock Akil’s TV adaptation of Judy Blume’s popular novel, ‘Forever,” completely swept us off our feet. So, of course, TheWrap is here to keep you in your love bubble with seven similar shows to watch next.

Akil’s “Forever,” which tells the first love story of two Black teens, Justin and Keisha, marked the “Girlfriends” creator and mega-producer’s debut at Netflix after establishing her Story27 production banner with the streamer and signing a multi-year agreement to write and produce scripted content and other creative projects for Netflix. In addition, it appears to be Netflix’s very first teen romance series that features two Black leads.

And with this list, we’ve also included diverse love stories of all kinds, with characters from all backgrounds and ages. Here are seven shows to watch once you’ve finished “Forever.”

“Love Is…” (OWN)“Love Is…”

Truly, there’s nothing that gets closer to “Forever” than Mara Brock Akil’s OWN series “Love Is…” Like “Forever,” “Love Is…” features a Black love story, but unlike “Forever,” they aren’t teens. The series is based on the true love story of its creators, Akil and her husband Salim Akil, and takes place in ’90s Los Angeles, where the pair meet and fall in love while trying to balance their personal differences/backgrounds, their professional careers and everything in between.

Where to watch: The Roku Channel

“One Day” (Netflix)“One Day”

This college love story is about Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) and Emma Morley (Ambika Mod), two students who meet at a graduation ball after graduating from college. The romantic drama follows the couples as they sort through the ups and downs of their relationship over a 14-year time period.

Where to watch: Netflix

Daniel Ezra as Spencer James and Samantha Logan as Olivia Baker in “All American” (Photo: Troy Harvey/The CW)“All American”

While “All American” is definitely more of a sports drama focused on rising high school football star Spencer (Daniel Ezra), on the backdrop, fans fall head over heels with Spencer and Olivia Baker’s (Samantha Logan) Black love story.

Where to watch: The CW, Hulu, Apple TV, Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube TV, Fandango at Home

Issac Henderson (Tobie Donovan) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) in “Heartstopper” Season 2 (Netflix)“Heartstopper”

In Netflix’s British coming-of-age story, Kit Connor and Joe Locke star as Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, two teens who slowly learn over time that their unlikely friendship may be deeper than what they initially thought.

Where to watch: Netflix

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 3 (Prime Video)“The Summer I Turned Pretty”

“The Summer I Turned Pretty,” which is set to premiere its third and final season in July, is more of a coming-of-age romance. And it differs from “Forever” in that it focuses on a love triangle between Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung), Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). All the drama takes place while Belly vacations at her mother’s best friend’s beach house, where her two sons — Conrad and Jeremiah — stay as well.

Where to watch: Prime Video

Netflix“Never Have I Ever”

Netflix’s teen rom-com “Never Have I Ever” mainly focuses on Devi Vishwakumar’s journey through high school after enduring grief from a sudden death in her family. While juggling life as a first-generation Indian-American teen, the show follows Devi as she navigates several relationships, including the attention of two boys, Ben Gross and Paxton Hall-Yoshida.

Where to watch: Netflix

Hulu“Love, Victor”

“Love, Victor” takes place in the same universe as the beloved “Love, Simon” film. But this time around, stars Michael Cimino as Victor, who, like Simon, has embarked on a journey of self-discovery. He’s the new kid at his high school, and that’s just one of the challenges he faces as he explores his sexuality. In need of some guidance and insight, Victor contacts Simon in hopes that Simon can help him through it all.

Where to watch: Hulu

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Jon Stewart Says ‘Price of Peace is Different’ Under Second Trump Administration: ‘All Must Pay Tribute’ | Video

A second Trump administration is demanding more of the president’s allies, Jon Stewart said on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” this week. “All must pay tribute to the king,” he said, because “the price of peace is different.”

To illustrate his point, Stewart added, “ABC had to pay $15 million. Bezos had to pay $40 million for a documentary on Melania. Zuckerberg had to pay … What does that remind you of?”

It’s “protection money,” Stewart continued. “So ultimately at the end of this, does Trump burn off f–king country down for insurance money? Like, where are we headed?”

Such payments are “bribery” he said, but also forced apologies out of people who might not have wanted to offer them.

“And in that moment, these people have built careers on their excellence and their integrity had to look and go like, ‘All right, well, I hope I’ve done well enough that I can weather this, but there’s no f–king way that I’m going to apologize for doing my job the way it’s supposed to be done just because this one guy is offended by it.'”

“And ultimately, what an awful precedent that these media companies have set.”

In December 2024 ABC agreed to donate $15 million to a presidential foundation and to pay $1 million of Trump’s legal fees as part of the network’s settlement with the president in his defamation lawsuit.

“ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024,” Stephanopoulos and ABC News said in a statement.

Trump filed his lawsuit against ABC News and Stephanopoulos in March 2024, and is reportedly in negotiations to settle a similar lawsuit against CBS and “60 Minutes.”

Watch the interview with Stewart in the video above.

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Kevin Spacey Evokes Johnny’s ‘Just Kidding!’ Scene From ‘Airplane!’ to Suggest He Pulled the Plug on Cannes Power

It’s a good thing he doesn’t need any more attention!

Kevin Spacey, who bemoaned his career struggles last week while accepting an honor at Cannes, evoked a classic Johnny line from “Airplane” on Saturday, as if to suggest it was he who caused the broad power outage that disrupted much of southeastern France and threatened the closing ceremony.

Spacey – using what appears to be AI – posted an image on X of himself as Johnny, the mischievous and irreverent air traffic controller from the 1980 comedy classic who briefly unplugs the runway lights as the ill-fated namesake flight is about to land before plugging it back in and delivering one of his many one liners: “Just kidding!”

Just kidding! https://t.co/1IMzuxifko pic.twitter.com/b6wthARcGp

— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) May 24, 2025

French authorities suspect arson was behind a real power outage Saturday morning that threatened to disrupt the festival’s closing celebrations, including the Palme d’Or presentatin. Power was restored, however, around 3 p.m. local time, well before the big fête, drawing cheers from the crowd as music began blasting from the beachfront speakers once again.

And no, Spacey was not among the usual suspects.

But he joked that he was, in a clear reference to the scene from “Airplane!” (which, not surprisingly, did not premiere at Cannes when it came out 45 years ago).

Spacey’s resemblance to Johnny (played by Stephen Stucker) goes beyond just their similar appearance, as the actor spent the months and years after sexual assault accusations flew around him posting eccentric videos in his own defense that seemed to dismiss the gravity of the situation he was facing. Spacey faced a civil case in New York and a criminal case in London, but was cleared in both cases.

Spacey compared his own career collapse to victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the mid-20th Century on Tuesday as he accepted an award at Cannes, where the Better World Fund Gala (not related to the festival itself) honored the two-time Oscar winner the Award for Excellence in Film and Television.

“I’d like to congratulate [Better World Fund founder Manuel Collas de La Roche] for the decision to invite me here tonight to accept this award,” Spacey said as he accepted the honor. “Who would have ever thought that honoring someone who has been exonerated in every court room he’s ever walked into would be thought of as a brave idea. But here we are.”

And Leon’s getting laaaaarger.

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The 7 Best New Movies Streaming on Paramount+ Right Now

Paramount+ has dropped some new cinematic goodies on its slate this month, and we’re here to tell you which ones are the best from the bunch.

Between some autobiographical wonders, an ultimate classic and an underrated gem starring Ryan Reynolds that will have you cracking up the entire movie, this list will be your binge go-to guide for May — especially the Memorial Day weekend.

Here’s our list of some of the best new movies to watch on Paramount+ right now.

“Freedom Writers” (Paramount Pictures)“Freedom Writers” (2007)

First on our list is “Freedom Writers.” The film is based on the true story of high school teacher Erin Gruwell, who is portrayed by Hilary Swank. In an effort to get her at-risk students back on track, Erin implements relatable reading material as part of their curriculum and asks them to keep a personal journal. Her passion for her students is returned when she notices them gradually progressing.

“Sin City” (Miramax)“Sin City” (2005)

In Frank Miller’s dark, gothic crime-action movie “Sin City,” several characters’ solo stories eventually collide. Based on Miller’s graphic novel and directed by Robert Rodriguez (with a scene “guest directed” by Quentin Tarantino), the film is narrated by a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) as he guides viewers through the stories of a vigilante (Mickey Rourke) who is on a mission to find his long, lost love, an older cop (Bruce Willis) who prevented a child killer from completing his dastardly plans and a former prostitute (Brittany Murphy) who’s on the run from her ex-pimp.

“Just Friends” (New Line Cinema)“Just Friends” (2005)

Roger Kumble’s romantic comedy is truly an underrated gem that will have you laughing through the entire movie. Ryan Reynolds stars as Chris Brander, a former unpopular high school kid who leaves town and grows up to become a handsome music executive 10 years later. When his plans to go to Paris for the holidays fall through, he accidentally takes a trip back home where he attempts to win the heart of his best friend who friend-zoned him a decade ago.

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax Films)“Finding Neverland” (2004)

“Finding Neverland” is a semi-autobiographical film about a part of “Peter Pan” creator J.M. Barrie’s life. The film stars Johnny Depp, who plays Barrie, alongside Freddie Highmore. Highmore plays Peter Llewelyn Davies, the real-life inspiration behind Barrie’s fictional story character. This tearjerker tells the tragic true story behind “Peter Pan.”

“Minari” / A24“Minari” (2020)

We’ve another semi-autobiographical flick on the list with Lee Issac Chung’s personal story of “Minari.” With Steven Yeun at the head as Jacob Yi, viewers watch the journey of a South Korean family who immigrates to rural Arkansas during the ’80s. As they adapt to the new land, they also take on new challenges as they craft their home away from home. Chung drew from his own upbringing in Arkansas for the Oscar-winning film.

Rakuten“Clueless” (1995)

“Clueless” is probably your classic’s favorite classic. Between the myriad of quotable moments and the cast’s iconic fashions, “Clueless” was an absolute must for this list. Alicia Silverstone is Cher in Amy Heckerling’s teen romance-comedy, a rich and popular Beverly Hills high school student who always gets her way. After successfully bringing two teachers together romantically, Cher tries her luck at refreshing the look of nerdy new student Tai (Brittany Murphy) with a makeover. But when Tai starts taking Cher’s shine, she learns insight from her former step-bother (Paul Rudd) wasn’t wrong after all.

“A Very Brady Sequel” (Paramount Pictures)“A Very Brady Sequel” (1996)

While Paramount+ has both “A Very Bunch Sequel” and its predecessor “The Brady Bunch Movie,” “A Very Bunch Sequel” truly doubles up on the comedy annnd it gave us the iconic “Sure, Jan” gif that we see used everywhere online. In the film, the family’s world gets turned upside down when a con artist named Trevor Thomas (Tim Matheson) shows up claiming that he’s Carol’s (Shelley Long’s) long-lost first husband. And after the imposter takes off with one of their family’s prized possessions, they end up another eventual trip — this time to island of Hawaii.

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Arson Suspected as Cause of Cannes Film Festival Power Outage

Arson is suspected as a cause of a power outage that disrupted the final day of the Cannes Film Festival and threatened the event’s closing ceremonies. The Associated Press reported power was restored by 3 p.m., however – just in time to keep things on track.

A fire at a local electrical substation is believed to have weakened the power grid overnight, the AP also reported. Approximately 160,000 homes in the Alpes-Maritimes lost electricity.

Laurent Hottiaux, the area’s prefect, said in a statement, “All resources are mobilized to identify, track down, arrest and bring to justice the perpetrators of these acts.” Cannes authorities also said the Croisette’s main venue the Palais des Festivals was able to use its own power supply source.

“All scheduled events and screenings, including the Closing Ceremony, will proceed as planned and under normal conditions,” the festival statement said. “At this stage, the cause of the outage has not yet been identified. Restoration efforts are underway.”

The festival will close with the awarding of the Palme d’Or Saturday night.

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WaPo Roasted for ‘Blatant Antisemitism’ of Article Asking ‘Where Jews Belong’ After DC Shooting: ‘Wherever I Damn Well Please’

The Washington Post was taken to task Friday afternoon for a column published that morning that many online agreed was antisemitic. The article, titled “For U.S. Jews, D.C. Museum Killings Deepen Resolve – and Fear,” questioned in its subhed and a tweet promoting it — neither of which were edited or deleted at pub time — “where Jews belong” in the aftermath of Wednesday’s shooting.

“The killings of two Israeli Embassy staffers amplify confusion felt since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks about where Jews belong,” the tweet and subhed read, respectively garnering reactions ranging from “what the hell?” to “wherever I damn well please.“

“The fact that this rag is still allowed to exist — both online and in print — is proof-positive that freedom of the press exists … no matter how repugnant,” wrote one reader in response to the Washington Post’s tweet.

This is a verbatim quote from the article:

"Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s subsequent attacks on Gaza, followed by divisions around the world over what had caused the conflict and who was at fault…"

So Hamas attacks, tortures, r*pes, and m**ders innocent…

— BostonWriter (@bostonwriter) May 23, 2025

On Wednesday evening, two Israeli Embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. while leaving an event for young diplomats.

Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, was charged for federal and local murder offenses Thursday after confessing to the shooting and, by one eye witness account, proclaiming, “I did this for Gaza,” while exiting the scene. He later echoed the sentiment to police: “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,” he said, according to the New York Times.

“Our community is reeling. Because of one person’s actions, two families are left to grieve for dreams that will never be realized,” said Thursday while announcing the charges.

“Violence of any kind is unacceptable,” she continued. “Senseless acts that take innocent lives are intolerable. We will hold accountable anyone who inflicts harm on our families, our neighbors, the citizens of our nation, or the visitors to our great capital city. We are united in that purpose, and we hold strong against those whose reckless actions claim as victim any part of our community.”

It is in light of that community upheaval that the Washington Post’s clumsily worded column and social media post is especially upsetting its readers. Read more reactions via X below:

Just when you think the Washington Post couldn’t be more antisemitic and hateful, they go and do something like this and completely redeemed themselves pic.twitter.com/5IyoXIJmyZ

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) May 23, 2025

"where Jews belong"????????!!!!!!!???????



I had no idea that the Washington Post had Reinhard Heydrich writing their X copy.

Better screenshot this before they delete it. https://t.co/MrqehHZYlE

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) May 24, 2025

This is outrageous.

Tell us Washington Post, where do the Jews belong? https://t.co/Z9MVtTpMAU

— Tobiñ (@CTobin10) May 24, 2025

"Where Jews belong."

Yaron was a Christian. Sarah was his girlfriend.

Yaron intended to propose marriage. Sarah died not knowing this.

Sarah was shot and tried to crawl away. The shooter shot her again and again.

What is the Washington Post saying? https://t.co/mfAvbz9lbF

— Natasha Montreal (@NatashaMontreal) May 24, 2025

This is a real headline.

“where Jews belong”

How about wherever the fuck they want?

I don’t know. Where do blacks or gays or Muslims or Irish people or Washington Post hacks belong?

The Washington Post is absolute garbage. https://t.co/YawY14Lqu5

— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) May 24, 2025

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‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: Margaret Qualley Can’t Crack the Case of This Noir Misfire

A film that’s moderately amusing in fits and starts before its modest pleasures wear painfully thin, “Honey Don’t!” is among the most disappointing films to show at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The disappointment stems from the fact that writer/director Ethan Coen and writer Tricia Cooke had previously made the flawed yet still far more engaging “Drive-Away Dolls” just recently. It wasn’t a groundbreaking film, often stalling out along its central road trip, but it still remains infinitely more fun than the meandering “Honey Don’t!”

This is a film that never decides what it wants to be. Is it a dark comedy about a cultish church who may be up to something nefarious? You think so for a minute, but that soon falls by the wayside. Maybe it’s then a lovingly snarky send-up of classic mystery movies? Nope. The central hook of the film is so threadbare that you are just left waiting for the inevitable twist only to be disappointed by that as well. There are plenty of silly recurring jokes and a collection of quirky characters, but it all exists to cover up just how empty the film itself is at its core. 

The film opens with a crashed car. A mysterious woman, the closest thing we get to a femme fatale, approaches the vehicle and removes a ring from the now-deceased driver. Who is this woman who took the ring? Why did she want it? And is there some broader conspiracy afoot? All this will fall to the only person in Bakersfield, California, who is able to cut to the truth: Honey O’Donahue.

Played by Margaret Qualley, co-star of “Drive-Away Dolls” and the previous festival’s breakout horror hit “The Substance,” she’s a hard-drinking, no-nonsense private investigator who still always keeps her business separate from pleasure. At least, this is something she says she does, but she also will have many a sexual encounter with Aubrey Plaza’s MG, a police officer who is able to match her deadpan humor with ease. When she isn’t getting laid, Honey is doing the best she can to lay down the law by looking into the true cause of the car crash and seeing what Chris Evans’ Reverend Drew (who is really the head of a sex cult) may have to do with it. While this sounds like it could be playful fun in theory, in execution it’s a slog that, for all the movie’s steamy sex scenes, just never picks up the steam when it’s needed.

In visually flat scene after visually flat scene, we get brief pieces of information that seem significant until they suddenly aren’t. Characters, some that are set up to be very important, fade in and out of the story with a growing sense that the film just wanted to create an eccentric ensemble of characters without thinking how to do it in a meaningful way. It’s got some of the broad basics down, often setting up Qualley for some fun retorts here and there, though the more you dig in, the less there is to find. There are bursts of bloody violence that attempt to provide a jolt to the system, but they also just ultimately undercut whatever we thought was going to be worth paying attention to. By the time everything goes off the rails, you’re just left wishing there was something more compelling and comedic to hold onto from the start instead of a promise of something more biting that is never delivered on. 

Though Qualley is by no means bad, the performance here is far more downplayed and, when paired with a superficial script, it’s hard to get wrapped up in whatever the film is trying to do with genre. The problem isn’t that it’s putting itself in conversation with some of the staples of these stories, it’s that it adds nothing remotely interesting of its own to the dialogue. 

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Elisabeth Moss Only Agreed to ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ After Learning Who Was Going to Replace Her: ‘Over My Dead Body’ | Video

Elizabeth Moss only committed to “The Handmaid’s Tale” after learning who the producers planned to replace her with.

While appearing on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” Friday, Moss explained that she didn’t want to commit to another show so fast after wrapping eight years on “Mad Men.” But after first turning the offer down, she was eventually talked into it after she learned who producers were going to go to with an offer if she said no to the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel.

“I wasn’t quite sure if I was ready to make that commitment again, so I actually passed the first time they offered it to me,” Moss said. “I know, it seems insane now. I’m so glad I’ve corrected that. And then they came back, and they very nicely offered it again, blah, blah, blah. Then the thing that clinched it was … they leaked it to me — obviously on purpose — who they were going to offer it to if I didn’t take it, and I was like, ‘Over my dead body.’”

Moss added: “It was the thing that made realize that I needed to do it. I couldn’t stand the idea of anyone else playing that role, you know what I mean? That was the thing that made me realize how badly I wanted to do it.”

Watch the full interview below:

The sixth and final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” ends on Tuesday. The penultimate episode made extra waves this week by debuting a re-recorded version of Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.” Moss explained in an interview with Billboard that she really wanted one of the artist’s songs in the final episodes of the series.

“I’ve been wanting to use a Taylor song for many years on the show and we finally found the perfect spot for a track from her, and I’m so glad we waited because there could not be a more perfect song for a more perfect moment,” Moss said. “Taylor has been such an inspiration to me personally. As a Swiftie myself, and I think I can speak for [co-star] Yvonne [Strahovski] and our entire cast as well, who are all Swifties, it’s such an honor to be able to use her music in the final episodes of our show.”

She finished: “I said to my editor, Wendy, ‘I really want to find a place for a Taylor track in the last two episodes of the show,’ and we wanted to find a music queue for the opening of 9, and all the credit goes to Wendy for picking this track for this moment!”

“The Handmaid’s Tale” airs its series finale on May 27 on Hulu.

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Paul Giamatti Says He Finally Got on the Phone With Cher After Years of Missed Calls – Here’s What She Wanted to Talk About | Video

Paul Giamatti and Cher finally connected and spoke last year after years of phone tag.

While appearing on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Thursday, the actor reminisced about the host being on his podcast and mentioning that his number one dream guest was Cher. Colbert admitted to putting some of his weight behind the proposal and asked on Giamatti’s most recent visit to his show if he managed to track the singer down. Apparently the two finally connected after years of missed calls at the end of 2024.

“Cut to me working in Toronto, I’m in a hotel room and the phone rings,” Giamatti said. “I’m watching ‘Rockford Files’ or something on the television and the phone rings, it’s an unknown number, it’s from California. I pick it up and a voice says, ‘Hey, it’s me.'”

Colbert asked if Giamatti knew who it was and the actor exclaimed, “Immediately!”

“I was like, ‘Cher?!'” he added. “It was Cher. She called and I talked to her for about half an hour. Lovely woman. She had been wanting to call me, I wasn’t trying to call her. For years, I’d heard she’d been trying to call me.”

Pressed by Colbert what they talked about for 30 minutes, Giamatti reveealed, “She wanted to tell me how much she liked me in ‘John Adams.'”

He then quipped: “Only about 15 years after I was actually on it.”

“Cher’s a busy woman,” Colbert replied. “And evidently you’re hard to find.”

Giamatti and Cher’s legendary game of phone tag had been going on for years before Colbert helped finally connect the two. While promoting “The Holdovers” in 2023, the actor explained the situation on “The Howard Stern Show.”

“Every now and then I get a message from somebody that says Cher — she really needs to talk to me, like it’s important, like it’s crucial that she talks to me,” Giamatti said on the show. “And I’m like, ‘What the f–k? Why does Cher want to talk to me?’ Nobody will tell me, and then I never hear anything. And then a year will go by and it happens again.”

Thankfully, now we know it is because Cher is one of the biggest “John Adams” fans around.

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‘Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark’ Cast Guide | Photos

Netflix’s latest dating show, “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark,” attempts to turn casual flings into true love.

Hosted by reality star Chloe Veitch of “Too Hot to Handle,” “The Circle” and “Perfect Match” and dating and relationship expert Spicy Mari, twelve singles hope to find love but are confronted by a special someone from the past.

“You guys all have one thing in common,” Veich said in the trailer for the series. “You have been brought here with the person you love having casual sex with AKA your sneaky link.”

The six former sneaky links are under the impression that they are checking into the love motel alone, but a casual fling from their past appears unannounced. Now the six casual couples will have to decide if they will upgrade their sneaky link from a booty call to a committed relationship.

Keep reading for the full breakdown of the “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” cast:

AngeliqueAngelique in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

30, Law student

Her sneaky link was Travis. She’s ready for a relationship, but her booty call from back home may not be on the same page.

AveryAvery in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

26, Tech recruiter

Colt and Avery used to get together in Nashville. She sees him as a “f-boy.”

Brandon Brandon in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

27, Nightclub owner

Nicole S. was his sneaky link. He has problems in the past with keeping a long roster of women, but now he’s trying to settle down.

ColtColt in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

32, Sales consultant/model

Avery was his sneaky link. Colt is excited to see where his journey at the motel goes, whether that is deepening his relationship with Avery or finding someone new.

KyleKyle in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

29, Photographer

Zoe was his sneaky link. Kyle is ready to find his soulmate and is willing to push Zoe to get there with him.

LoganLogan in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

31, Personal trainer/armed security

His sneaky link was Nicole V. He admitted that he typically keeps his relationships strictly friends with benefits and may be scared to open up.

MannyManny in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

26, Travel nurse

Manny and Samira dated in high school and went on to keep things casual. She was glad to see him walk into the motel doors.

Nicole S.Nicole S in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

28, Marketing director

Brandon was Nicole’s sneaky link. They did not end on the best terms after she flew across the country to see him. Now she’s looking for a long term partner, and she’s not sure she can trust him.

Nicole V.Nicole V in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

28, Training director

Her sneaky link was Logan, but she called it just a fun fling. She does not think she is willing to make things work with him.

SamiraSamira in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

24, Sales and social media management

Manny and Samira dated in high school and went on to keep things casual. She was glad to see him walk into the motel doors.

TravisTravis in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

31, Account executive

Angelique is Travis’ sneaky link.

“We don’t have an emotional relationship.”

ZoeZoe in season 1 of “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix)

29, Fashion brand owner and materials research/sourcing specialist

Kyle was her friend that she sometimes kissed when she went out to the bars, but she had not taken their relationship to the next level.

Late ArrivalsCorinthianCorinthian Lyles in “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Netflix)

33, Fitness and business coach

DavidDavid Kartozia in “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Netflix)

27, Content creator/musician

JacieJacie Allain in “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Netflix)

26, bartender

JustinJustin Briggs in “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Netflix)

27, Professional basketball player

KelseyKelsey Tomlin in “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Netflix)

24, Fashion website manager/model

LuluLulu Williams in “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark” (Credit: Netflix)

23, Playboy bunny, model

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