• Netflix - Real Dating Disasters

Netflix - Real Dating Disasters

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When we were asked to help launch the new Netflix Original series, Love, created by Judd Apatow (40 Year Old Virgin, Bridesmaids, Anchorman) we figured we had permission to push the taste boundaries. So we went out and found three, outrageous, real dating disaster stories and turned them into short, confessional videos. Including one featuring the ever-funny Isy Suttie (Peep Show).

To accompany the videos, readers were invited to submit their own dating disaster stories, which we turned into a series of toe-curling editorial articles. Members of the Guardian’s online dating service, Soulmates, were also invited to take part in a Netflix powered experiment, where our algorithm matched potential partners based on their Netflix viewing habits.

The Real Dating Disaster films got 237,000 views on Guardian, Facebook and Instagram in 3 weeks. (237% over target). A further 174,000 readers engaged with the written content. As well as driving traffic to the show, the campaign created a 22% uplift in sentiment towards Netflix amongst the audience.