Season 3 has just come to an end, but the fans are already setting their expectations for Love Island USA season 4, which is scheduled to air around summer 2022. The original Love Island series premiered in the United Kingdom in 2015. Since then, the dating show has produced seven UK seasons and has become a global phenomenon with multiple international editions. One of the most noteworthy additions to this ever-expanding franchise is Love Island USA, which premiered in 2019 on CBS.
After the very lukewarm Love Island USA season 1, production amped the stakes and put together much more compelling casts for seasons 2 and 3. Love Island USA season 2 produced reality TV superstars such as Justine Ndiba, Cely Vazquez, Mackenzie Dipman, Johnny Middlebrooks, Calvin Cobb, and Laurel Goldman, to name a few. When it comes to season 3, cast members like Cashay Proudfoot, Cinco, Trina Njoroge, Josh Goldstein, Shannon St Clair, and Alana Paolucci are already reaping the benefits of their reality TV debuts.
With so much excitement and social media engagement surrounding this show, CBS is absolutely expected to air a new season in 2022. However, the fans are definitely looking forward to a few changes when it comes to Love Island USA season 4. While most of season 3 was wildly entertaining, the public still raised a few concerns on social media regarding the format of the American series.
More Power For Love Island Fans To Send Islanders Home
Long-running reality competitions such as Survivor and Big Brother are all about letting their cast members play the game however they want to. All the fans can do from home is watch how the season unfolds on TV. However, that's not how Love Island has ever worked. This series is very much a popularity contest where the fans watch everything and get to decide which islanders and couples should get to the end. It is then up to the viewers to pick which couple should win Love Island USA. Season 4 should give the viewers more control over the fate of the contestants. Season 3 was filled with elimination rounds where the public vote barely mattered when it came to dumping contestants from the show.
Better Love Island Cast Of OG Islanders
The OG cast of Love Island USA season 3 seemed pretty solid, but there were several late casting additions that left the fans puzzled as to why those islanders didn't come into the villa earlier. Of note, many fans fell in love with Alana Paolucci and Bailey Marshall, but they barely had any time on the show. Wes Ogsbury, Andre Luis Brunelli, and Leslie Golden were also reality TV superstars who could've benefited from much longer appearances on Love Island USA.
A Longer Love Island Season
The first few seasons of the original Love Island series were shorter in comparison to more recent cycles, and it's time for the American edition to extend its length as well. For context, recent seasons of Love Island UK reach close to 60 days, whereas the American edition takes place in just over a month. Longer seasons allow the islanders to get to know one another much better. In addition, the fans get more invested in the cast members by spending time watching them on TV.
There will certainly be a lot of excitement in the fandom whenever CBS announces that Love Island USA season 4 will be happening. With that said, the fans hope that certain changes can be applied to make this series even stronger on this side of the pond.