Dating app Bumble is collaborating with Ted Lasso to bring Bantr to life. For those who haven’t seen the show, Bantr is a dating app that appears in the second season. The app had a significant plotline in the show’s second season. Essentially, Bantr requires users to chat without seeing any photos of the other person.
“As huge fans of ‘Ted Lasso,’ we were very excited to bring the Bantr Live experience to our community,” said Olivia Yu, global vice president of partnerships at Bumble.
“Bantr Live allows our community to connect with someone unexpected and learn more about a person before seeing them. We hope the people of Bumble will have fun with Bantr Live and connect and date in a new and exciting way.”
Bantr service begins on Thursday, October 13. It works every Thursday night until the end of the year. At that time, people can use Bantr Live. Instead of swiping left or right, ‘players’ will connect with another random user.
These players will join based on age, location, and gender preferences. No user will be able to see another person’s profile or photo. The only information players will see is your name.
The Ted Lasso Bantr app comes to life
The purpose of Bantr Live is for people to connect with new users. Ideally, these are people who previously only looked at photos and nothing else. Players will be given three minutes to chat and get to know each other before possibly moving on.
After the three minutes have elapsed, the app asks both players if they want to continue the conversation. From there, users can see a small photo of the other person. Players can also choose to move on to the next match.
Launched in 2014, Bumble is often described by users as a feminist dating app. Whitney Wolfe Herd helped create the idea for the app. She left Tinder as vice president of marketing earlier that year. Bumble’s valuation as a company is over $13 billion. Also, it is perhaps the most popular dating app in the country.
