90 Day Fiancé Explained

Alt Name:90 Days to Wed[1]
Genre:Reality television
Presenter:Shaun Robinson
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:10
Num Episodes:135
List Episodes:List of 90 Day Fiancé episodes
Company:Sharp Entertainment
Network:
Related:
  • List of 90 Day Franchise
  • Match Me Abroad[2]

90 Day Fiancé is an American reality television series on TLC that follows couples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa, available uniquely to foreign fiancés of US citizens, and who therefore have 90 days to marry each other from the time the foreign national fiancé enters the United States. The series debuted on January 12, 2014 and has run for 10 seasons.[3]

The series has over twenty spin-offs, including 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After, which documents past 90 Day Fiancé couples after their marriages; 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, which follows couples who met online but have not yet started the K-1 visa process; and 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, a series where the American partner moves to their partner's home country instead of vice versa.[4] [5] [6] The original series and its spin-offs are collectively referred to by TLC parent company Warner Bros. Discovery as the "90 Day Fiancé Universe", or simply the "90 Day Universe".[7] [8] [9] [10]

Premise

The show is based on the K-1 visa process. This US visa allows a fiancé from another country to travel to the US to live with their prospective American spouse. The purpose of the K-1 visa is to provide time for the couple to make arrangements and have a marriage ceremony. Each couple is required to sign documents stating their intent to marry as part of the visa process. If the couple does not marry within 90 days of entry into the US, the beneficiary must leave the country.[11] Among the challenges the couples might face are language barriers, culture shock, the stigma of the foreign fiancé being thought of as a "mail-order bride", and skepticism from friends and family.

Episodes

See main article: List of 90 Day Fiancé episodes.

Spin-off timeline

This show has a lot of crossover, for that it's better to put a timeline.

90 Day Franchise

Current Spin-offs

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (2016–)

See main article: List of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? episodes. 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? is a documentary series on TLC and a spin-off of 90 Day Fiancé. The series was announced in August 2016 and follows six couples from previous seasons of 90 Day Fiancé, documenting their relationships post-marriage. The series debuted on September 11, 2016, following the premiere of season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé. The first season concluded in November 2016 with a two-part "Tell All" special and an announcement that they had been renewed for season 2, which premiered on June 25, 2017. The third season premiered on May 20, 2018; season 4 premiered on April 28, 2019; season 5 premiered on June 14, 2020; and season 6 premiered on April 25, 2021.[12] Season 7 premiered on August 28, 2022.

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017–)

In November 2016, TLC announced a second spin-off series titled 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, which premiered on August 6, 2017. It chronicles the stories of couples whose relationships started online meeting in person for the first time.[13] [14] [15] The second season premiered on August 5, 2018; season 3 on August 4, 2019; season 4 on February 23, 2020; and season 5 on December 12, 2021. Casting for season 6 had already begun by the end of season 5 despite the show not yet being renewed.[16] [17] [18]

Cast

EpisodesSeason 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2019)

Season 4 (2020)

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (2019–)

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way was announced in May 2019 and aired on June 3. The spin-off is dedicated to couples where the American partner marries their partner abroad and moves to their country.[19]

Cast

EpisodesSeason 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Season 3 (2021)

Season 4 (2023)

Season 5 (2023)

Season 6 (2024)

Pillow Talk (2019–present)

Announced in April 2019, 90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk is a 90 Day alumni reaction show[20] [21]

Episodes Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2019)

90 Day Diaries (2021–)

90 Day alumni film their day-to-day lives without a camera crew.[22]

90 Day: The Single Life (2021–)

Former cast members whose relationships ended during or after the show start dating again.[24]

90 Day Pillow Talk: The Single Life (2021–)

A companion series to The Single Life that follows the same premise as Pillow Talk.[25]

90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise (2021–)

90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise - Couples who found love in the Caribbean and are hopeful their relationships will continue, despite the miles and drama between them.[26]

David & Annie: After the 90 Days (2022–)

David & Annie: After the 90 Days[27]

Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days (2022–)

90 Day: The Last Resort (2023–)

Former Spin-offs

90 Day Fiancé: What Now? (2017–2020)

In March 2017, TLC announced a spin-off series, 90 Day Fiancé: What Now?, available only on TLCgo. Updates about 90 Day alumni was initially released online on July 30, 2017, then combined into episodes and aired in a two-part special on September 17 and 24. The 2018 edition was also first uploaded online and this time was a three-part special on July 15, 22, and 29. Unlike the previous two seasons, season 3 contained five full episodes.[30] The fourth season was made up of seven episodes, which were released between April and June 2020. As of August 2, 2022, the show has not been canceled or renewed.

Cast

CouplesOriginal SeriesSeasons
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90-Day Fiancé Season 3
90 Day Fiancé Season 4
90 Day Fiancé Season 3
90-Day Fiancé Season 1
90-Day Fiancé Season 2
90 Day Fiancé Season 5
90-Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 1
90-Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 1
90 Day Fiancé Season 6
90-Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk Season 1
90-Day Fiancé Season 8
90-Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 1
90-Day Fiancé Season 5colspan="2" rowspan="1"
90 Day Fiancé Season 3colspan="2" rowspan="1"
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 2colspan="2" rowspan="1"
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 3
90 Day Fiancé Before the 90 Days: Season 2
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way
90 Day Fiancé Season 6
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 1
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way
90 Day Fiancé Season 7
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 3

EpisodesSeason 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2019)

Season 4 (2020)

90 Day Journey (2021)

Watch the 90 day couples' story from the very beginning. Each curated mini-series is made up of every single scene a beloved couple has appeared in across each show in the 90 Day Universe.

90 Day Bares All (2021)

Cast members from the 90 Day Fiancé universe provide an uncensored look at untold stories and never-before-seen footage from the franchise.

The Family Chantel (2019–2023)

See main article: The Family Chantel.

Darcey & Stacey (2020–2023)

Special spin-offs

International versions

Notes and References

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