The Sex Factor is an online reality TV series produced by xHamster where eight men and eight women compete to become a porn star.

The sixteen contestants had never had sex on camera prior to the series.

[1] The show is hosted by Asa Akira, and features Lexi Belle, Tori Black, Remy LaCroix, and Keiran Lee as mentors and judges.

[4] The winners get a three-year contract with a porn film production company and an undisclosed amount of money, for a total amount of $1 million in prize value.

[5] Casting took place in two rounds: one in December 2014 and one in January 2015, during that year's AVN Expo.