Channel 4 and CPL Productions have announced an unmissable new extension to the MAFS universe in Second Marriage at First Sight where some of the most unforgettable faces from Married At First Sight UK and Married At First Sight Australia will return for a second chance at love.
Over 24 episodes, four British MAFS legends and four Australian MAFS favourites will return to the experiment, with open hearts to finding love again and open minds to consider uprooting their entire lives to the other side of the world. This is because Brits will be matched with their perfect partner, an entirely new match from down under and Australians will be paired with a stranger from the UK.
The experiment begins again in the UK; each couple will navigate cultural clashes and old wounds before they head to Australia to meet friends and family on the other side of the world and face the ultimate decision: who will consider uprooting their life for love?
Will the Brits tempt their partners to trade beach life for Blighty, or will love pull them towards a fresh start under sunnier skies? For these second-timers there's more at stake than ever before. These brides and grooms aren't just risking their hearts again, they're risking everything, their friendships, careers and their homes, as one half of each couple takes a gamble on the possibility of a new life and new love on the other side of the world.
Channel 4’s Head of Reality Entertainment, Steve Handley said, "These eight well-loved MAFS singles didn't find lasting love the first time, but they haven't given up - and neither have we. Everyone deserves a second chance at love and this time they're saying 'I do' to a stranger on the other side of the world, risking absolutely everything for another shot at getting it right. I think it will be our greatest love story yet."
CPL’s CEO, Murray Boland said: “We’re so looking forward to this. Research* shows people in Australia have more successful and enduring relationships with Britons than any other nationality, so we are genuinely hopeful that our brave singles can finally find the love they have been looking for.
Second Marriage at First Sight was commissioned for E4 by Channel 4’s Head of Reality and Entertainment, Steven Handley with Senior Commissioning Editor, Vivienne Molokwu. The Executive Producers for CPL are Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Susy Price and Rachel Viner.
Married at First Sight was created by Snowman Productions, a Seven.One Studios company. Married at First Sight and Second Marriage at First Sight are distributed by Seven.One Studios International.
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*source 4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2000
About CPL Productions
CPL Productions is one of the most successful independent TV, radio and podcast production companies in the UK, with creativity, collaboration and talent at the heart of everything they make. Hit shows include E4’s Married At First Sight UK, Love Is Blind UK for Netflix and 90 Day Fiancé UK for discovery+. Award-winning factual formats include Old People’s Home for 4-Year-Olds and The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes (Channel 4).
CPL’s acclaimed entertainment slate features BAFTA and RTS winning Rob & Romesh Vs, BAFTA-winning Life & Rhymes, and the double BAFTA and Rose D’or winning A League of Their Own for Sky.
Through partnerships with Harry Hill (NIT TV), Romesh Ranganathan’s Ranga Bee and Licklemor Productions, CPL produces Ellie & Natasia (BBC Three), Avoidance (BBC One), and scripted shorts for Sky.
CPL Productions is a Seven.One Studios company.
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