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How ‘Love on the Spectrum’ Helps Those Who Want It Most — Not Just ‘Instagram Models on Islands’
"Love on the Spectrum" boss Cian O'Clery talks about the show's casting process, how contestants are matched and the steps it takes to be inclusive.
“I’d always wanted to make something in the dating space that featured real people, and that just felt a bit more truthful and honest — and represented more than the potentially narrow field of Instagram models on islands,” O’Clery says. There are no manufactured storylines, “villain edits” or producers interrupting experiences, besides an occasional fourth-wall break from O’Clery providing some extra encouragement or advice from behind the camera. Aside from the stars it has helped create, the show’s impact is multifaceted: O’Clery is proud that it documents a broad spectrum of individuals with autism, and escapes the Hollywood pattern of featuring just one autistic character in a series cast.
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