Dating App Grindr Is Set To Release Its Own TV Series
March 9, 2021The popular LGBT+ dating app Grindr will be releasing it’s very own original scripted TV show, set to air this fall.
‘Bridesman’ will be a new scripted comedy series following a gay bridesman as he undermines his best friend’s wedding. Each episode will be around six to 10 minutes and will be available on YouTube as well as the Grindr app.
The series is created by John Onieal and will star comedians 2 Broke Girls’ Jimmy Fowlie, Sydnee Washington (Comedy Central’s Up Next Showcase) and Shannon Devido (Difficult People, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore).
Liva Pierce, Calvin Seabrooks, Benito Skinner and Kim Petras will all reportedly appear as guests on the series.
Alex Black, director of marketing for Grindr, said in a statement that the show is “tailor-made” for the Grindr community because it’s “smart, queer, campy and features sharp commentary on gay dating”.
“We are so proud to be showcasing some of the finest talent in the queer community as we continue to find new and creative ways to connect our users,” he added.
Director Julian Buchan described ‘Bridesman’ as a “genre-bending, incredibly dumb, incredibly smart” and “lightning-paced comedy” which he is “excited to bring it to life with a cast and crew that is as singularly funny as it is diverse”.
Fowlie shared on Twitter that being the “lead of a series” that can be seen on a sex app is “unfortunately on-brand for me”. He added: “Picture me downloading Grindr to my dad’s droid so he can watch the pilot.”
As ‘Yahoo! News’ reports, in 2019, Tinder released a post-apocalyptic mini-series with interactive elements called ‘Swipe Right’. The series gave viewers the choice to “help” someone injured in the chaos of the end of the world of “ignore” them.
That same year Scruff, another LGBT+ dating app, debuted ‘Hosting’, a live trivia quiz show. The Verge reported that ‘Hosting’ offered a cash price for each game, and participants could browse who else was playing the game in order to make a connection.
Production on ‘Bridesman’ is set to begin production this month and will air in fall 2021.
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