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‘Love Island’ will be filmed in Las Vegas, report says

Updated July 22, 2020 - 4:16 pm

The upcoming second season of CBS’ “Love Island” will be filmed in that tropical paradise of … Las Vegas?

The production is scheduled to take place at The Cromwell, according to a report by Vulture, even though Treasure Island would have made more sense — at least thematically.

The Caesars Entertainment property has yet to reopen from the COVID-19 shutdown. There’s no word yet as to whether it would remain closed to accommodate filming, both from a convenience standpoint and for safety.

According to the report, preproduction has begun at the hotel, but neither a start date nor updates on casting have been revealed.

In a normal world, “Love Island” would have been on the air by now. With production delays facing the television industry, the series could be held to fill prime-time hours in the fall.

Based on the British dating sensation, “Love Island” throws a group of barely clad singles together in a closed environment. Like a carnal game of musical chairs, every few days the couples pair up, with those without a match left vulnerable to being sent home as new singles arrive.

The first season took place in a villa in Fiji.

Contact Christopher Lawrence at clawrence@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-4567. Follow @life_onthecouch on Twitter.

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