Love Is Blind, Habibi season two premieres on Netflix on Thursday, November 12, with new celebrity hosts Wissam Breidy and Rym Saidi guiding a fresh group of Arab singles looking to connect and get engaged without ever meeting face to face. The series is the Arab version of the global dating format, and its second season arrives as the franchise continues to expand.
The new season follows the same format as the original: singles date in pods, get engaged sight unseen, and then meet in person for the first time. The hosts, Breidy and Saidi, are new for season two, according to Sinema Focus, which lists the series among Netflix’s November arrivals in Africa.
A franchise that keeps growing
Love Is Blind has become one of Netflix’s most durable reality formats, with versions in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan, Mexico and the Arab world. The Habibi version, set in the Arab world, brings the format to a new audience, and its second season suggests the first was a success.
The series arrives on a Thursday, a day after Netflix’s big Wednesday premieres of The Body, Alicia’s Law and The Gospel of Christmas. It is part of a November slate that also includes the film Heartland on Friday, November 13, and the second season of Love Is Blind, Habibi is one of the week’s most anticipated reality launches.
Romance takes centre stage
Romance takes centre stage the following day, according to Sinema Focus, which describes the series as a fresh group of Arab singles looking to connect and get engaged without ever meeting face to face. The format’s appeal lies in its central question: can love survive when the couple has never seen each other?
The first season’s reception will have set expectations for the second, and Netflix will be watching whether the new hosts and the new cast can build on it. The weekly Top 10 figures next Tuesday will show whether the series has found its audience, but the franchise’s track record suggests it will.
