EXCLUSIVE: Call Her Dadddy’s Alex Cooper is swapping the podcast studio for the world of reality dating series with her latest project.
Cooper, whose podcast is one of the most popular in the world, is hosting and producing a new dating format, Overboard for Love (w/t), for Hulu.
It marks Cooper’s first major role on a television series and the first series for her production company Unwell Productions.
The series is set on the high seas. A group of “sexy singles” step board a luxury yacht, ready to mix and mingle and find love. But there’s a twist. Per the logline, gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites, alliances form and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?
Cooper’s Unwell Productions will produce alongside Bling Empire producer Jeff Jenkins Productions in association with 3BMG, and Walt Disney Television Alternative.
Exec producers include Cooper, Jenkins, Matt Kaplan, Mina Lefevre, Russell Jay-Staglik, former Bachelor exec producer Jason Ehrlich, Ross Weintraub and Reinout Oerlemans.
Cooper, who has been described as the Barbara Walters for Gen Z, has telegraphed her interest in moving into TV for some time; in 2023, she launched Trending, a media company co-founded with her husband Kaplan, who produced Netflix’s To All The Boys franchise and its series spinoff XO, Kitty. The pair hired former Meta and MTV exec Mina Lefevre as chief content officer of television at the end of 2023.
Cooper, a former D1 soccer player, also hosted Olympics coverage over the summer on Peacock. This comes after she signed a lucrative podcasting deal with SiriusXM to take over distribution and advertising for Call Her Daddy.
Overboard for Love also marks the second series for Jenkins at Hulu. Jenkins, who previously exec produced E!’s Keeping Up With The Kardashians, produced The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives for the streamer. The reality show, which featured a group of MomTok influencers, including Taylor Frankie Paul, who went viral for revealing the “soft-swinging” that went on in the group, debuted in 2024 as Hulu’s most-watched unscripted season premiere. It returns on May 15 for its second season.
The series joins Hulu’s unscripted slate, which also includes The Kardashians, Vanderpump Villa and forthcoming competition series Got to Get Out.
“I couldn’t be more excited that Unwell Productions’ first unscripted series, Overboard for Love, is coming to life with our amazing partner, Hulu,” said Alex Cooper. “This project marks a major milestone for us, perfectly reflecting our vision of creating bold, unfiltered content that pushes boundaries. We’ve designed a truly unique dating show, and I can’t wait for viewers to see what Unwell is capable of.”
“I’m incredibly excited to be collaborating with Alex and the team at Unwell Productions on their first television project,” added Rob Mills, EVP, Unscripted and Alternative Entertainment, Walt Disney Television. “Alex is a trailblazer who is undoubtedly shaping the future of entertainment, and this is only the beginning of an exciting journey as we welcome her to the family.”
Cooper is repped by UTA and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark.
