This season on Are You The One?, things have even more potential for drama than usual. This is Are You The One's first sexually fluid cast, which means that everyone in the house could be paired with anyone else in the cast. In order to split the grand prize of a million dollars, the singles living together in the show's house have to figure out which predetermined pairings among them were hand-selected by relationship experts and matchmakers, and now, everyone's possibilities just doubled.
Not only does the new premise provide some much-needed representation on television for LGBT people — it also was what seemed to make the most sense as they dealt with casting. "I feel like my Spidey-sense was going off when we started having more and more young people that were describing really what seemed to me, like, 'Hey, when I'm dating a girl, this is how I am in a relationship. But when I'm dating a guy, this is how my relationship is,'" he told E! News. "That didn't just happen once or twice or three times, but started happening quite a bit with both sexes."
And so, without further ado, let's meet the singles ringing in the next generation of Are You The One?, with info from their MTV biographies:
Kylie falls for people "hard and fast, but if she gets hurt, she's quick to seek revenge," her MTV bio says. She's also quick to fall out of love, and hasn't been able to hold a long term relationship down. She's sure to have an interesting time on a show like this.
Max grew up in a conservative Ohio town, but completely changed his life when he headed to the big city. Now that he's living permanently Los Angeles, he's still trying to fully embrace who he is and what he's attracted to.
Nour is no stranger to struggle, according to MTV. She grew up in a "traditional Jordanian Muslim household," and her father was deported when she was young. She got married early because of what was expected of her, but is now ready to go for what she really wants.
Paige grew up in a conservative household like many of her castmates, but per MTV, now lives in New York City. She's had trouble being in relationships that are only about sex, and hopes to find something deeper in the house.
Remy grew up in New York City and is "not afraid to flaunt his sexuality" and "uses his over-the-top behavior as a barrier to entrance." He'll hopefully let his loud personality speak for itself while also letting people get to know what's underneath.
This group seems like the perfect storm for MTV's first season of sexually fluid contestants, and only time will tell how well they handle the pressure of so many possibilities.