Gold wine glasses are popping up in Philadelphia bars and restaurants. Which means only one thing: ‘Tis the season for Netflix’s Love Is Blind.
Last year, the show announced that it will be casting for the show‘s 11th season in Philadelphia. For months, local fans of the hit Netflix reality series Love Is Blind have speculated when and where the show will begin filming in the Philly area.
Their questions were (sort of) answered last week when fans spotted Love Is Blind singles and crew members filming inside restaurants throughout Center City and South Philly.
Social media users posted videos of cameras aimed at a group of Philadelphia singles, mingling in and outside of the Mediterranean restaurant Dear Daphni, Queen Village’s Casa Oui, and the Italian restaurant and gelato shop Vita with golden wine glasses in hand.
One Facebook user posted a video outside of Dear Daphni, showing a handful of crew and cast members coming in and out of the Rittenhouse eatery.
An Instagram user posted a video of the filming team at Casa Oui. “We were casually watching from the corner of the restaurant!,” the user wrote in a caption.
“I literally can’t wait for this season!!!,” another user commented.
The golden wine glasses, as noted by many, were the giveaway.
While the restaurants were not able to comment on the filming, a source told The Inquirer that they were made to sign a non-disclosure agreement when they were dining at Vita on Saturday.
On the Love Is Blind Netflix subreddit, users said they spotted other couples at other locations, including Ambrosia, the Filter Square eatery.
Others chimed in, commenting which wedding venues they think the couples will officially tie the knot.
After seeing videos of the alleged cast members, some viewers weren’t so enthused. Many pointed to the lack of racial diversity among potential couples.
“Nobodies [sic] even a little bit brown how did they pull this off,” one Instagram user commented.
“Not a single Black person in sight,” another wrote.
The show, rated among the most streamed in Netflix history, has drawn international audiences and discourse, largely because of its high-stakes concept.
Each season, a new group of singles begin dating in pods, where they can only communicate by voice. They are only allowed to meet face-to-face after their engagement.
Couples then vacation, live together, and decide whether to marry.
The tenth season of the series features an Ohio-only cast, with singles hailing from Cincinnati to Cleveland. It premiered on Feb. 11.
Casting for season 11 took place in Philly last summer, with productions members on the hunt for “brave, open-minded” singles who are ready to make huge romantic leaps.
There’s no premiere date for the Philly-set season just yet.
