The season was ordered by Netflix in January 2021, with filming underway concurrently amid the COVID-19 pandemic on the Turks and Caicos Islands.

[1] Chase DeMoor starred on Floor Is Lava along with season 1 contestant Harry Jowsey.

[4] DeMoor and Melinda Melrose also starred on Netflix’s Reality Games and were 2 of 4 players representing team "Too Hot to Handle",[5] and both starred on the second season of All Star Shore, where DeMoor was one of the winners.

[6] Melrose hosted Dated & Related.

[7] DeMoor starred on the first season of Perfect Match,[8] and Melrose starred on the second season of Perfect Match.