As the name suggests, the premise is to find out “if love is truly blind,” as hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey often say, by having people date without seeing one another. Instead, they have conversations from two individual “pods” separated by a wall. The goal is to build a deep emotional connection and fall in love based solely on personality.

Netflix on Thursday announced the long-awaited premiere date for the Denver-set season of its hit reality show " Love Is Blind ." Why it matters: It's the first time the wild dating experiment — where singles get engaged without seeing each other — unfolds in Colorado.