Will Love Island Australia follow in the UK's footsteps to become a new feminist favourite?

With it’s new prime-time time slot, Love Island Australia has the potential to celebrate its female cast for more than their looks

With its mandatory swimwear policy, strict limits on alcohol consumption and constant, watchful cameras, Love Island sounds more like a mixed-gender beauty pageant than a feminist sleeper-hit. In the UK this year, thanks to strong casting and progressive choices in the editing booth, it was a full-blown cultural phenomenon.

On Monday night, Love Island Australia, now in its second season, will premiere on prime time for the first time. For the local version of the show to hit the same highs as its source material, the producers will have to make choices that are counter-intuitive for a reality TV dating show.

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