Overview
- Netflix greenlit Weight To Date, a docuseries-format dating show, with the news reported Tuesday, August 18 and casting announced immediately.
- The Intellectual Property Corporation is producing the series with Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Jeanne Begley listed as executive producers.
- Producers say the show will follow singles as they re-enter dating after major weight loss in personal, character-driven episodes rather than a competition format.
- Casting materials ask for adults over 18 who have lost weight and say the series will highlight their dating journeys; outlets report an estimated cast of about 10 to 12 people though that number is not confirmed by Netflix.
- Coverage places the project in the context of rising public attention to rapid weight change and GLP-1 drugs, but Netflix's announcement did not name those medications and the series has not disclosed medical details.