Too Hot to Handle (TV series)

Too Hot to Handle
Genre
Created by
  • Laura Gibson
  • Charlie Bennett
Based on"The Contest" from Seinfeld
by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
Developed by
  • Charlie Bennett
  • Laura Gibson
Presented byLana
Narrated byDesiree Burch
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes59
Production
Executive producers
  • Viki Kolar
  • Jonno Richards
  • Ed Sleeman
  • Leon Wilson
Production locations
Running time36–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) 
present

Too Hot to Handle is a British reality television dating game show produced by Fremantle production companies Talkback and Thames. Created by Laura Gibson and Charlie Bennett, the show's eight-episode first series was released on Netflix on 17 April 2020. Hosted by a virtual assistant named "Lana", the show revolves around 10 adults – all of whom primarily engage in meaningless flings and are unable to form long-lasting relationships – who are placed together in a house for four weeks and must go through various workshops, all while being forbidden from any kissing, sexual contact or masturbation, with the money prize getting reduced any time a rule is broken.

In January 2021, Too Hot To Handle was renewed for two more series, both of which were filmed back-to-back amid the COVID-19 pandemic on the Turks and Caicos Islands. The first half of the second series was released 23 June 2021, and the second half a week later on 30 June 2021. The third series premiered on 19 January 2022. The fourth series premiered on 7 December 2022. The fifth series premiered on 14 July 2023. The sixth series premiered on 19 July 2024.