WATCH: Meet the hunky gay guy swiping for love in HBO’s new dating docuseries
Swiping America uses the apps as a jumping off point to explore connection on a deeper level and prove to audiences that maybe—just maybe—love is out there.Described as a “Rom-Doc” (a romantic documentary), the eight-episode reality series focuses on a group of four singles from all walks of life as they embark on a cross-country dating adventure.Each episode, they’ll arrive in a new city where the show’s producers have already done the laborious work of swiping through potential matches.
They’ll each be set up on curated blind dates with someone deemed to be compatible, and then the cameras are left to roll as the sparks fly—or not.The singles’ journeys culminate in Hawaii, where they’ll each invite their best date of the season and have to determine whether this was a one-night-stand or something more.While dating shows are a dime a dozen, Swiping America boasts a diverse, queer-inclusive cast of singles who share a real chemistry of their own, and provide frank and fascinating discussions about sex, love, sexuality, intimacy, and everything in between.Check out the series’ first trailer below:Among Swiping America‘s singles is a very handsome man named Kris Kelkar, who admits to an issue plaguing a lot of modern gay men: His social media presence is “a little bit more confident” than he is…Cut to: Some choice shirtless selfies from his Instagram, showing off his rather ripped physique.
See, even guys with the body of a Greek statue have trouble finding dates!Notably, he’s not the only queer person on the show, as we also get to hear from Ash, who discusses her own journey with gender fluidity, expressing how she doesn’t fit comfortably into the “butch” or “femme” identities.
