HBO Max chose not to renew the reality dating series FBoy Island after two seasons. However, the show’s been rescued by The CW and will return for season three this fall.
Series host Nikki Glaser predicted the series’ return in a December 2022 interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“It was a huge success; season 2 more than season 1. And we can’t wait to make another, but we have no word yet,” stated Glaser. “But I’m really confident that there will be more. I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life when it comes to a show being picked up again. And I’ve had many of my TV shows canceled and not return, but I have no worries that this one will either be back on HBO or find a place somewhere else, because the demand is there for it.”
The CW’s surprise announcement of the return of FBoy Island included an additional shocking announcement: they’ve greenlit a spinoff. FGirl Island, which will also be hosted by Nikki Glaser, will begin production this summer along with the series that spawned it. FGirl Island is expected to air midseason.
“With its innovative and modern twist on the reality dating genre, incredibly talented host Nikki Glaser, and truly unforgettable title, FBoy Island on The CW is a perfect match,” stated Heather Olander, Head of Unscripted Programming, The CW Network. “Along with our partners at STXtelevision, we look forward to growing the franchise on The CW with the gender-flipping spinoff FGirl Island and cannot wait to introduce the next generation of FBoys and FGirls to existing fans as well as a new broadcast audience.”
Elan Gale created FBoy Island and is executive producing along with host Nikki Glaser, Jason Goldberg for STXtelevision, Noah Fogelson, and Bob Simonds.
Commenting on The CW’s rescue of the series, Glaser said, “I’m so damn excited that my favorite reality TV show is coming back. […]It’s icing on the cake that I get to host it again. I hope I forget everything that happens while I make the show so that I can relive it all when it airs. I couldn’t be prouder to have my name on such a hilarious, captivating, and ridiculous show.”
The CW released this description of the reality series:
“FBoy Island 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.
FBoy Island is a social experiment that asks: Can FBoys truly reform or do Nice Guys always finish last? FGirl Island switches genders, with three men trying to identify 24 women as either womanizers (‘FGirls’) or seeking a serious relationship (‘Nice Girls’).”
