Season 2 (Czechoslovakia)

**Season 2** is the second season of the Czechoslovakian version of Love Island, hosted by Zorka Hejdova and premiering September 19th,2022 on Voyo.

## Production

It was announced on April 22nd, 2022 by Voyo and Markiza that a second season of the show was in production through the announcement of casting for the 2022 season. At the same time it was confirmed that this season would be longer than the previous, lasting 12 weeks instead of the previous 8 weeks. There this renewal and extension of the show was attributed to the high ratings recorded for the show both on the Nova streaming platform and on their main prime time television channel, with over 300,000 viewers having tuned in.

Through the show's official social media accounts, it was announced on August 24th,2022 that Nikol Moravcova would no longer be presenting the show from Season 2 onwards and instead introducing Czech radio/television presenter; Zorka Hejdova as the new hostess for the next season. On August 30th,2022 it was officially confirmed that the new season would be premiering September 19th,2022 on Voyo and September 20th,2022 on Nova..

On September 12th,2022 just a week from the premiere of the season it was announced that the runner-up of the previous season; actress and presenter Gabriella Gasparova would be returning to the show to host it's spinoff side-show ; "Love Island: Beach-Hut" which would act in a similar way to the UK show's After-sun show. Her partner and fellow runner-up Petr Havranek would also be a regular guest on the show, as well as being the moderator of the show's social media accounts.

### Casting

Audition for the new season were opened on April 22nd,2022 as soon as the new season was announced, with producers looking for young and attractive singles between the ages of 18 and 35 to take part. From May 13th,2022 onwards the show would start making use of it's social media accounts to bolster their casting drive, using clips from the previous season, as well as testimonials from previous islanders to convince potential applicants to sign up.

As with the previous season, all potential applicants are required to fill in an application form Nova's casting website, asking them build a profile of themselves by detailing their personal traits. This is coupled with the need to upload an audition video to the site, explaining why you'd make a great addition to the show and as of September,2022 applications are still open.

### Villa

For this season of the show, it will be returning to the villa located in the Gran Canaria which had been used for the previous season. This fact was confirmed through the promotional material for the show shared through both news articles and their social media accounts.

## Islanders

The initial cast for the new season were beginning to be teased by the show starting on August 31st,2022 where through their social media accounts they would introduce the audience to them through both their silhouette and name. These posts were specifically designed to look like Tinder posts and were posted sporadically till early September. The initial cast in it's entirety was revealed on September 15th,2022 featuring 5 boys and 5 girls.More islanders are set to enter the villa later as bombshells.

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