40 Behind-the-Scenes Facts Of "The Ultimatum" That Reveal How The Show Works
"The Ultimatum" has solidified itself as Netflix's hottest dating series ever, with surprising reveals, a wedding, and a baby on the way. "The Ultimatum" follows six couples that have been together for a long time, with one person issuing an ultimatum to their partner to either marry them or break up. The couples on the series spend three weeks in trial marriages, in which they can pick a new partner from among the other cast members, date, and live with them before returning to their original partners for another three weeks. Despite all the drama that went down on (and off) the show, we're still not over it.
Therefore, we started our investigation into some of the behind-the-scenes facts from "The Ultimatum" to answer all of our remaining questions and ideas from season one. Scroll down for more details.
Therefore, we started our investigation into some of the behind-the-scenes facts from "The Ultimatum" to answer all of our remaining questions and ideas from season one. Scroll down for more details.
#1 From March to May 2021, the show was shot in Austin.
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#2 A combination of fixed cameras and a camera crew are used to film. The only place in the apartments without cameras was the bathroom.
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#3 Before the show, Colby originally moved in with Madlyn after "two weeks" of dating, and since the show, the couple has settled on a place in her hometown.
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#4 Jake also said that he intended to propose to April (before the show) on a trip that was canceled due to filming. She seemed to have no idea.
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#5 Madlyn, Colby, Jake, and April were all recruited for the show via Instagram and they all thought it was a scam.
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#6 Questions for the interviews included things like: What kind of things do you fight about? What's your family history? What's your living history? What are your boundaries? What kind of people are you attracted to?
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#7 Both Madlyn and Jake stated they were only given two weeks' notice of their casting, which forced them to rush to have enough outfits ready.
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#8 Jake also said that he almost backed out of the show the night before.
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#9 Jake said he only found out about the show's "ultimatum" element after the actors had already arrived.
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#10 The initial round of dates at the pool lasts around 5–10 minutes with each person.
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#11 On the show, there were no limitations on drinking. Some of the silver "goblets" were stolen by Madlyn and Colby.
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#12 During filming, the cast is permitted to use their phones.
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#13 April described herself as "emotional" after being in the room when Nate and Hunter proposed to Lauren and Alexis, respectively.
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#14 Madlyn and Randall had a wakeboarding date that we didn't get to see, as well as a tantric yoga session between Madlyn and Colby.
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#15 April also expressed her desire for a scene in which she gave another guy her number while living with Colby to be shown.
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#16 Jake said there was a scene, in which April stated that she would rather be on social media than with Jake.
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#17 April told him it was acceptable to share a bed and kiss his partner at first, but once he matched with Rae, she changed her mind.
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#18 Madlyn started a new job in the middle of filming, but she didn't tell her coworkers that she was filming a Netflix program at the same time.
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#19 April said that she always had access to Jake's phone, so it wasn't uncommon for her to look at it.
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#20 April wasn't planning on talking about her fertility on the show but had a cancer screening the day she discussed having unprotected sex with the other women.
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#21 The night before she made her final decision, Madlyn made a list of pros and cons about Colby. Her top positive was feeling like she was his "priority" and never having to doubt his commitment, while her biggest negative was his communication abilities. She stated that it was at that point that she knew she wanted to continue with him.
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#22 Madlyn speculated that Colby would go for an in-the-moment wedding, which she claimed she was "100%" ready for.
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#23 The reunion was filmed in February 2022 in Los Angeles, and the cast was picked up in separate cars and driven to different hotels so that they couldn't talk before the show. It was there that they could watch the series back.
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#24 And April claimed that Jake did not acknowledge her while they were filming the reunion.
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#25 Madlyn stated that she expects a larger audience on her side.
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#26 April also stated that she and Jake would be "America's couple goals."
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#27 Jake accused April of appearing on the show just for the sake of fame.
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#28 Madlyn admitted that she's jealous of Colby and Lauren on the show.
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#29 The "intimate moments" with Rae and Jake, according to April, were the most difficult aspect of watching the show.
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#30 Madlyn and Randall keep in touch within the context of a cast group chat, but "out of respect for our relationships and cleanliness moving forward.," they won't communicate personally.
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#31 Zay left the group chat twice, according to April.
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#32 April's partner is her friend's boss. Their mutual friend informed him of the show, but April brought it up to him herself since she didn't want to get "too serious" with someone who wasn't ready for the debut.
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#33 However, Jake said that he had to block April after she kept messaging him while dating her current boyfriend.
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#34 Jake and Rae have hung out since the reunion.
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#35 Jake is generally taking a break from dating right now, but he is open to anything with Rae in the future.
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#36 After the show, Madlyn described her relationship with Colby as "wonderful," after revealing that the couple is still married and expecting a child.
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#37 Madlyn and Colby's marriage was not legally binding, but the couple did travel to a courthouse the next day with an executive producer.
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#38 Colby did want to still have a big wedding after that, but then Madlyn found out she was pregnant.
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#39 During the couple's joint bachelor and bachelorette parties, Madlyn realized she was pregnant.
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#40 Madlyn also claims that the pregnancy has improved their relationship.
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