FGIRL Island

## Chronology

***FGIRL Island*** is an original American dating reality show created by Elan Gale and Sam Dean. It is a spinoff of the 2021 series *FBOY Island*. The series will premiere on The CW in 2024.

## Synopsis

*Follows three women who move to a tropical paradise where they’re joined by 26 men — 13 self-proclaimed “Nice Guys” looking for love, and 13 self-proclaimed “Fboys,” there to compete for cold, hard cash. The women will navigate the dating pool together with the hope of finding a lasting love connection. By the finale, all will be revealed: who is a Nice Guy, who is an FBoy, who the women ultimately choose, and who walks away with the prize money.*

## History

On March 16, 2023, it was announced that The CW had picked *FBOY Island* up for a third season after beating out a number of other bidders. Additionally, the network was also set to pick up a spinoff – *FGirl Island.* STX has been shopping the project for the last few months and The CW has won out, although sources warned that there’s no ink on the deal yet. *FGirl Island* was previously already in the works at HBO Max before its reality pivot. Showrunner Elan Gale, who previously worked on *The Bachelor*, has previously talked up the possibility of an “F-Person Cinematic Universe”.

On May 18, 2023, CW programming chief Brad Schwartz told reporters Thursday that it would have been silly not to pick up HBO Max’s castoff because of its “big loud title” and built-in audience. New episodes of the show plus reruns of the dating show will air on CW Thursdays this fall. “When they [HBO Max] canceled their entire unscripted slate, there was the biggest show just sitting there,” Schwartz told reporters. “It had two seasons of audience that just love the show. It was opportunistic. It’s such a broadcast show. The show is The Bachelor. The show is Love Island. It’s a little bolder, we know there is an audience there for it. It was an easy decision.” He added, “We have to be scrappy in how we do things,” Schwartz continued, adding that he decided to shoot two seasons back-to-back to help amortize the “big financial commitment.”

Additionally, Schwartz did acknowledge that CW has some “marketing challenges” waiting for them in the fall. But the whole point is to bring new people to the network with adult dramas and yes, edgy dating shows, he said. “A big, bold unscripted show like Fboy could really bust through,” he said. Both FBoy and FGirl Island, which was already in the works at HBO Max before the franchise was cut, will go into production back-to-back this summer from STXtelevision. Both series were created by Elan Gale who is executive producing for TheYearOfElan Productions alongside Jason Goldberg for STXtelevision, Nikki Glaser, Noah Fogelson and Bob Simonds. FGirl Island will bow midseason in 2024.

## Broadcast

The series is scheduled to open midseason in 2024.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The CW Fall 2023 Schedule: ‘Walker’ Moves To Midseason, ‘FBoy Island’ Takes Thursday & ‘All American’ Stays On Mondays As Part Of Canadian & Unscripted-Heavy Slate
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The CW Lands ‘FGIRL Island’ & Sets Up Date With ‘FGirl Island’ Spinoff
3. ↑ FBoy Island - Trailer - The CW
4. ↑ FGIRL ISLAND (The CW unscripted series; midseason)
5. ↑ Brad Schwartz Says ‘FBoy Island’ A Good Fit For CW Because Of Built-In Audience, “Big Loud Title”