When Was Too Hot To Handle Filmed For Netflix? Dates - Refinery29

Skip navigation!ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTThis Is When All The Too Hot To Handle Action Was FilmedAriana BrockingtonLast Updated April 18, 2020, 12:30 PM Photo: Courtesy of Netflix.Have you ever wondered what Love Island would look like if none of the contestants were allowed to touch each other in order to win the show? Well, that has to be what Netflix thought about before greenlighting Too Hot to Handle. In case you aren’t familiar with the show, Too Hot to Handle, like Love Island, sends a group of attractive singles to a sunny location and encourages them to build connections while a comedic narrator comments on their behavior. The twist on Too Hot to Handle is that the contestants are barred from doing anything sensual like kissing or having sex. If they break the rules, then an amount of money will be deducted from their prize pot of $100K. Basically, they have to prove that they can prioritize having a meaningful, emotional relationship with someone instead of engaging in the hook-up culture they are familiar with. AdvertisementADVERTISEMENTSince Netflix releases a new batch of shows every week, most of its content is filmed months or sometimes years, like Love Is Blind, in advance. So, you might be watching Too Hot to Handle and wondering when exactly all these young people had the time to leave their lives, shut off their connections to the outside world, and go on this show. Well, we have the answer.In a phone interview with Refinery29, showrunner and executive producer Viki Kolar confirmed that season 1 of Too Hot to Handle was filmed almost a year ago.“[The cast turned up] a couple of days before the shoot, which was the end of March 2019 and we filmed for 24 to 25 days in April 2019,” she said. While it wasn’t as long a waiting period as the Love Is Blind married couples endured, it’s still impressive. The Too Hot to Handle contestants had to keep quiet about their relationship status and being on the reality television show for about a year. After watching this season, I can’t imagine how difficult it was for this particular cast to not gush about their reality TV experience to their thousands of Instagram followers. In fact, a day before Netflix dropped the trailer for the show, contestant David Birtwistle spilled the beans about when the show was filmed. He posted a shirtless picture (of course) on Instagram with a caption that read, “I don’t know if anyone remembers but about this time last year, I took a month off social media randomly...Tomorrow, you’ll find out why.”AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT

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I don’t know if anyone remembers but about this time last year, I took a month off social media randomly... . Tomorrow, you’ll find out why 😉 . #actionsreflectpriorities

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Can you imagine going on a show where your actions were monitored by a cone-shaped A.I. machine named Lana and not being able to tell anyone about it?In comparison to Love Is Blind, it makes sense that Too Hot to Handle had a quicker premiere date considering the stakes on the show aren’t as high. The Love Is Blind couples had over a year to see if their marriages would work out. I’m sure many viewers, like myself, doubted that any of the Too Hot to Handle couples would stay together after the camera stopped rolling. It’s likely Netflix held onto the show for a long time just to release it near summertime when shows like Love Island and Bachelor in Paradise also premiere.Regardless of the reason, I’m grateful because there can never be too many reality television dating shows. Hopefully Netflix has a few more to release to help us get through this quarantine time. AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT EntertainmentEverything We Know About Bridgerton Season 4I count down to a new season of Bridgerton like football fans count down to the Super Bowl. They are 108 and 118 days away, respectively. The official releby Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentWhat To Watch After The Summer I Turned PrettyNow that The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 has wrapped up, it feels like there’s a hole in our hearts. Instead of spending our Wednesday nights witby Rachel ChoyEntertainmentThese 8 Netflix Treats Are Worth Watching In OctoberAs we get further through the year, there’s nothing I want to do more than slump on the couch and reach for the remote. It’s been a busy few moby Rachel ChoyAdvertisementADVERTISEMENTEntertainmentEverything We Know About The Pitt Season 2The Pitt is currently the best drama on television. I say that with my whole chest. And at the Emmys this month, the medical drama was officially awarded tby Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentThe Summer I Turned Pretty Finale Was For Team BellySpoilers ahead. Isabelle “Belly” Conklin has made her choice. For three seasons of The Summer I Turned Pretty, we’ve watched her romantically terroriby Kathleen Newman-B...Entertainment“I’m Not Afraid Any More.” Joy Sunday On Wednesday &...Joy Sunday glides into the lobby of The Whitby Hotel in New York City’s midtown donning a caramel corset and flouncy Emilio Pucci mini skirt.  Sunday’by Taryn FinleyEntertainmentThe Best TV Shows & Movies To Stream In AugustWhile most people have been getting out into the great outdoors this summer, we’ve been glued to our big and little screens as per usual. The Emmys nominby Alicia LansomEntertainmentSterling K. Brown & Ernest Kingsley Jr. Lead A Joyful Rebellion I...Washington Black is about joy. That may come as a surprise, since the story (based on the novel by Esi Edugyan) starts on a Barbados plantation where we fiby Kathleen Newman-B...EntertainmentIs The Bear Committing “Category Fraud”? Either Way, Ayo E...For many TV watchers The Bear and controversial Emmy nominations go hand in hand. For the last few years, every time the show scores Emmys nominations —&by Banseka Kayembe¡Súbelo!Love Island USA’s Amaya and Bryan Represent the Latine Lov...On Sunday, July 13, I perched on the edge of my stool at a Brooklyn bar, facing a huge screen normally reserved for sports. Now, it displayed the neon lighby Tess GarciaEntertainmentLove Island USA Needs An Overhaul Next SeasonLove Island USA needs to figure out what it wants to be before returning for Season 8. Sunday night’s finale was proof. Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales?by Taryn FinleyEntertainmentTwo Things Can Be True: Cierra Was Wrong & Love Island Mis...Update – Thursday, July 10: Cierra Ortega issued an apology video via Instagram in which she said she was taking accountability for using an anti-Asiby Taryn FinleyAdvertisementADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT