Grab your gold goblets and settle in: Love Is Blind is back for Season 3 starting Oct. 19. Hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey return for the newest chapter of the dating experiment, which will introduce fans to singles willing to date — and possibly get engaged — sight unseen. As with previous seasons, 15 men and 15 women enter the Love Is Blind experiment ready to mingle with the possible love of their life… from behind a wall. Within weeks, some could walk down the aisle married. Like new cast member Nancy says in the trailer, this process might be “scary,” but it’s worth it in the search for a spouse. 

As couples like Season 1 spouses Lauren Speed-Hamilton and Cameron Hamilton can tell you — Love Is Blind can lead to years of happy marriage. And as series creator Chris Coelen told Tudum, even cast members who don’t say “I do” leave the journey more in love with themselves than ever before. Either way, fans are about to experience 12 episodes of romance, tears, drama and self-discovery. 

Here’s everything you need to know about Season 3 before we head back into the pods. 

When is the Love Is Blind Season 3 release date? 

Love Is Blind Season 3 launches on Oct. 19 with the first four episodes available to watch. Episodes will then continue to roll out over the following three weeks. Episodes 5 through 7 will debut on Oct. 26; episodes 8 through 11 will premiere on Nov. 2 and the final batch arrives on Nov. 9, with the season finale and cast reunion. The reunion will serve as the official ending to the Season 3 pod squad’s story. 

What happens in Love Is Blind Season 3?

Love Is Blind is a dating show in which people choose to marry someone they’ve never met in person. As in previous seasons, singles get to know potential matches in sequestered pods, where they can only hear their date’s voice. All physical identifiers are hidden behind a glowing blue wall. Some leave the experiment solo. Others get engaged in the pods and meet once they’ve already agreed to marriage. When their love leaves the safety of the pods and is tested in the real world, will they still say “I do”?

This season’s cast hails from Dallas, following previous seasons’ trips to Atlanta and Chicago. 

Who is in the Love Is Blind Season 3 cast?  

While Love Is Blind Season 3 will eventually narrow its cast down to its engaged couples on the way to the altar, it starts with 30 singles willing to test out this unique style of dating. Below, see afull list of the cast — ando to get to know each of them a bit better, check out our in-depth cast guide, which includes work and personal details, as well as the social media accounts of everyone you’ll meet. 

The Men

Tony, 34

Dakota, 29 

Brennon, 32 

Zach, 29  

Dale, 31 

Simmer, 27  

Nash, 34 

Cole, 27 

Anthony, 33 

Matt, 38  

Bartise, 27  

Sikiru (aka "SK"), 34 

Andrew, 30 

DaVonté, 29 

Julian, 34

The Women 

Ashley, 29 

Kalekia, 31 

Brannigan, 34 

Nancy, 32 

Chelsey, 27 

Colleen, 26 

Charita, 34 

Valerie, 35 

Amanda, 31 

Zanab, 32 

Raven, 29 

Alexa, 27 

Jessica, 30 

Loren, 36 

Kimberlee, 30

Let’s see the trailer! 

The full-length Season 3 trailer (seen above) reveals the emotional road ahead for the Love Is Blind crew. “It’s been one of the hardest things, dating as an adult,” says Cole in a confessional. “Am I really going to meet my wife in a grocery store?” When he puts it like that, a pod doesn’t seem like such an unusual place to meet your life partner. The trailer promises love, tension and weddings ahead for Love Is Blind Season 3 — along with an urgent need for tissues. Check it out above for your first peek at the joys and challenges ahead for the newest Love Is Blind journey. 

Where did Love Is Blind Season 3 film? 

Love Is Blind filmed the pod section of Season 3 in Santa Clarita, California. Then it's off to the Lone Star State — Dallas, to be exact — to see how these engaged couples handle the pressures of the real world.

The first look photos

With the pods open, it’s time for the cast to walk right into their future. The first photos of the season show cast members pod dating, seemingly getting down on one knee and strutting down the post-engagement introduction tunnel. With this much intense activity, it’s no wonder everyone needs to kick back with a gold goblet for a gabfest.