[2] It was executive produced by Elena Armas,[3] author of The Spanish Love Deception, and stars Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) and Mary Mouser (Cobra Kai).
Cleo Weaver is a researcher who dreams of getting a PhD in anthrozoology but her guilty pleasure is Know Your Newlywed, the 90s gameshow where married couples compete by answering obscure questions about each other.
Even though her mom wants her to focus on a relationship, Cleo is more invested in her career—that is until she comes across Javi Godoy’s dating app profile when she's waiting in Chicago for a delayed flight to Boston after going there on a babymoon with her best friend, Hannah.
They think it will only be a one-off episode but when they find out that they can win half a million dollars if they compete, they think it'll be the answer to their dreams—Cleo will be able to pay for school and Javi will be able to quit his job as a project manager at a marketing company and open a food truck.
"[7] Libby's publication, Libby Life, listed Know Your Newlywed as one of December 2024's biggest books, encouraging their readers to "laugh your way into the new year with a swoon-worthy, full-cast rom-com with a fake marriage to boot.” [8] Alan Rosenberg of The Valley Breeze thought this "lighter-than-air confection" had a strong full cast but found a specific plot point unrealistic which "lets much of the air out of what is otherwise a pleasant-enough souffle.