Fake Peacock Reality-Dating Show ‘Love Language’ Is Actually a Real Partnership With Duolingo

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor NBCUniversal’s Peacock has announced a hot new reality dating show — but, you know, not really.

In an early April Fool’s Day stunt, Peacock announced a new show with language-learning app Duolingo: “Love Language,” purportedly following 10 “confident and flirty singles” from across the globe coming together “to share a house in paradise in hopes of finding true love.” The catch: None of them speaks the same language.

But the only thing real about the show is the trailer, which is available on the Peacock and Duolingo apps and on social channels (watch below).

The setup for the faux Tower of Babel-style dating competition goes like this: The sexy singles must take daily Duolingo language lessons and find a match by the end of each episode — or they’ll be kicked off the show by “the show’s iconic host and merciless judge, Duo the Owl.” In a nice touch that amplifies the joke, the trailer for “Love Language” features Francesca Farago (pictured above), who has appeared as a regular on Netflix reality dating shows “Love Is Blind,” “Too Hot to Handle” and “Perfect Match” (and has garnered 6.1 million followers on Instagram).