Burning Love (TV series)

Burning Love is a web and television comedy series that is a spoof of reality dating competition shows like "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette". The show was created and written by Erica Oyama, while her husband, Ken Marino, co-produced, directed and starred in the series. Ben Stiller was one of the series' executive producers and appeared in a supporting role.
The show premiered on the web on Yahoo! Screen's Comedy Channel and was later picked up for television. In 2013, the series was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs category.
Cast.
Season 1.
The contestants:
Other characters:
Season 2 cast.
The contestants:
Other characters:
Season 3 cast.
The contestants:
Other characters:
Story and episodes.
Depending on the season, the show either follows a man or a woman who is looking for the perfect mate from a pool of contestants, or has contestants living together in a mansion competing for a cash prize. Season one showcases fireman Mark Orlando (Ken Marino) as the bachelor. Season two of the series, which premiered in February 2013, stars June Diane Raphael reprising her role as season one contestant Julie, now the bachelorette given the chance to find the perfect man. Season three also premiered in 2013 and starred former contestants from seasons one and two competing for a $900 prize rather than for love (similar to "Bachelor" spin-off, "Bachelor Pad").
Season chronology.
The seasons of the show as listed do not match the internally referenced season chronology because of two fictitious seasons. Internally season one references the Joe Rutherford (Ben Stiller) season, and seasons two and three references the Annie (Abigail Spencer) season. Neither of these seasons was produced but occurred within the fiction of the show with events from those seasons being frequently mentioned during the course of various real episodes. Season three also announced a nonexistent season with superfan Hathwell Crisping.
"Burning Love" with Joe Rutherford (nonexistent)
1. "Burning Love" with Mark Orlando
"Burning Love: Hot For Teacher" (nonexistent) with Annie
2. "Burning Love" with Julie Gristlewhite
3. "Burning Love: Burning Down The House"
"Burning Love: A Fanty Tale" (nonexistent) with Hathwell Granger Crisping
Television.
The first season of "Burning Love" had its worldwide television premiere on E! in Australia in January 2013 and E! in America on February 25, 2013. In Canada, the series premiered on Much; a sister to the local version of E!.
The first season premiered in the UK on Netflix in October 2013, edited into a 110-minute movie. The second season premiered on Australia's E! in February 2014, with the third season premiering on March 6, 2014.
Home media and streaming.
Season one was released on DVD on November 12, 2013. A year later, seasons two and three were released together as a two-disc set on September 16, 2014.
The complete series is available on Pluto TV.
International adaptation.
A French version of the series premiered on October 12, 2020 on Canal+. Titled "", this version was created by Jérémie Galan, Florent Bernard and Jonathan Cohen, who also starred as the bachelor, Marc, in the first season. Ben Stiller is also one of the executive producers of this adaptation. The first season also stars Leïla Bekhti, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Angèle, Géraldine Nakache and Pierre Niney. On October 27, 2020, it was renewed for a second season.