Five Blind Dates is a 2024 Australian romantic comedy film, written by Nathan Ramos-Park and Shuang Hu, who also stars.
[1] With her artisanal tea shop in Sydney unsuccessful, Lia returns to her hometown of Townsville for her younger sister's wedding.
The film was first released online on January 16, 2024 Lia uses her grandmother's inheritance money to open an artisanal tea shop in Sydney which, although not being successful she keeps secret from her family.
Returning home to Townsville for her younger sister Alice's wedding to Nigel, she brings Mason, her close friend and workmate, for support.
At the engagement party, where their bitterly divorced parents constantly bicker, fortune teller Mrs. Li tells Lia she will meet her soulmate amongst her next five dates.
When her mother says she is being close-minded, Lia blames Jing's insecurities for her own inability to date normally as Xian should have left them much earlier.
At the reception, Nigel tells her that not only did Richard do the wedding favors on his own, but single-handedly kept his family and their restaurant together when his mother fell ill.
Directed by Shawn Seet,[2] Five Blind Dates is the first Amazon Prime Video Original movie to be produced in Australia.
Co-writer Nathan Ramos-Park initially had the idea for a reality show called Five Blind Dates where five people from the contestant's life choose a person that they think be their soulmate.
[3] The cast is led by Shuang Hu and also features Desmond Chiam, Tiffany Wong, Renee Lim, Tzi Ma, Yoson An and Rob Collins.
[8] In March 2024, it was reported that a British adaptation written by Nikita Lalwani had entered post-production, entitled Picture This.