Yep, Netflix has truly made an interactive rom-com

After the considerably blended success of the interactive Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, Netflix has determined to proceed the experiment – however this time, coming into the world of rom-coms. Netflix already do interactive programming for teenagers pretty extensively – with the likes of Bear Grylls, Captain Underpants, The Final Children on Earth, Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, and Puss in Boots all having Select-Your-Personal-Journey type specials.

It was Minecraft Story Mode that kicked off the development all the best way again in 2018, and nonetheless stays possibly the very best instance. However, now Netflix is bringing the idea to the rom-com with Select Love. The synopsis reads; “Laura Marano (The Royal Therapy, The Excellent Date) returns with a singular tackle the rom-com on this interactive particular. She performs Cami Conway, a recording engineer with a gentle boyfriend heading in the direction of an engagement till she comes nose to nose with tempting selections.”

“On this choose-your-own romance journey, the viewer will navigate by means of Cami’s romances and finally select her love.” Romance film and novel followers – who’ve spent a long time complaining about which man the protagonist finally ends up with – are lastly going to get to decide on for themselves.

One rom-com that has beforehand had enjoyable with this idea is 2012’s This Means Conflict, through which Reese Witherspoon is in a love triangle with Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. That’s proper, Tom Hardy did a rom-com. Though Witherspoon makes a definitive alternative on the finish of the film, two alternate endings had been shot – together with one the place Chris Pine and Tom Hardy find yourself collectively. They had been included as extras on the DVD launch.

Select Love involves Netflix on August 31, 2023. It co-stars Scott Michael Foster (Loopy Ex-Girlfriend), Jordi Webber (Residence and Away), and Avan Jogia (Resident Evil collection, Zombieland: Double Faucet) because the three potential love pursuits that Cami (Marano) should select between. Director Stuart McDonald additionally labored on Loopy Ex-Girlfriend, in addition to wine-based Netflix romance film A Excellent Pairing. Loopy Ex-Girlfriend was probably the greatest TV collection of the final decade, in order that actually raises our expectations.

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