Love Island: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On Love Island the Islanders must do their best to flirt, date, couple up in a bid to avoid being ‘dumped' from the Island. With new arrivals, heads may turn, while others will prove their true feelings. From romance and heart-to-hearts, to betrayal, bombshells and broken hearts, there's never a dull moment in the ultimate search for love. More texts, fire pit gatherings and challenges await the lovestruck Islanders, meaning there'll be plenty for them to dish the dirt on in the Beach Hut. Twists and turns will follow every step of the way, with shock recouplings, unexpected breakups and dramatic dumpings.

As the couples attempt to win the hearts of each other – and the public – one couple will ultimately triumph and be crowned Love Island winners

Series details

• Title: Love Island
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 2015-06-07
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV2
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 64 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 11363
• IMDb ID: tt4770018
• TVDB ID: 296669

Cast and credited roles

• Iain Stirling — Narrator
• Caroline Flack — Host
• Maya Jama — Host
• Laura Whitmore — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-06-07; final listed air date 2015-07-15; episode order: 34.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-05-30; final listed air date 2016-07-17; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-06-05; final listed air date 2017-07-24; episode order: 43.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-06-04; final listed air date 2018-07-30; episode order: 49.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-06-03; final listed air date 2019-07-29; episode order: 49.
• Season 6: premiered 2020-01-12; final listed air date 2020-02-23; episode order: 41.
• Season 7: premiered 2021-06-28; final listed air date 2021-09-05; episode order: 49.
• Season 8: premiered 2022-06-06; final listed air date 2022-08-07; episode order: 49.
• Season 9: premiered 2023-01-16; final listed air date 2023-03-19; episode order: 50.
• Season 10: premiered 2023-06-05; final listed air date 2023-08-06.
• Season 11: premiered 2024-06-03; final listed air date 2024-07-29; episode order: 49.
• Season 12: premiered 2025-06-09; final listed air date 2025-08-04; episode order: 49.
• Season 13: premiered 2026-06-01; final listed air date 2026-07-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love Island on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.