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A new season of one of Netflix’s most addictive reality shows is here. The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3 premieres Wednesday, Dec. 4 with an all-new cast of six couples who are at a relationship crossroads. 

One partner wants to get married, but another isn’t so sure they’re ready to commit. To decide on their next move, each will enter a trial marriage with another cast member. At the end of the experiment, they’ll have to decide whether to return to their original partner or break up for good. 

When are new episodes of ‘The Ultimatum’ Season 3 on Netflix?

The Ultimatum Season 3 will have 10 episodes in total. Vanessa and Nick Lachey return to host the new season. 

The first five episodes premiere Wednesday, Dec. 4, on Netflix. Episodes 6, 7, and 8 premiere on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Episodes 9 and 10 premiere Wednesday, Dec. 18. 

Want to revisit the drama from past seasons of The Ultimatum? Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming on Netflix, as is the spinoff series The Ultimatum: Queer Love. You can also stream two international versions of the show: The Ultimatum: France and The Ultimatum: South Africa. 

Who are the ‘The Ultimatum’ Season 3 couples?

Six couples have signed on for The Ultimatum Season 3. 

  • Zaina, 32, the ultimatum giver, and J.R., 33, the ultimatum receiver
  • Nick, 38, the ultimatum giver, and Sandy, 27, the ultimatum receiver
  • Mariah, 24, the ultimatum giver, and Caleb, 29, the ultimatum receiver
  • Scotty, 30, the ultimatum giver, and Aria, 25, the ultimatum receiver
  • Chanel, 27, the ultimatum giver, and Micah, 28, the ultimatum receiver
  • Vanessa, 30, the ultimatum giver, and Dave, 34, the ultimatum receiver

What to expect from the new season of Netflix’s ‘The Ultimatum’ 

Mariah, wearing a lavender colored dress, sitting on a couch in 'The Ultimatum' Season 3
Mariah in ‘The Ultimatum’ Season 3 | Netflix via YouTube
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Fans will have to tune in to see all the drama that unfolds on The Ultimatum Season 3. But a trailer (via YouTube) for the new season offers some hints of what’s to come. 

“Why do I have to fight for you to love me?” Scotty asks Aria. Meanwhile, Caleb wonders if “the grass is greener somewhere else.”

Of course, it’s after the partner-swapping starts that the real fireworks begin.

“Everyone should do a trial marriage,” J.R. says to Sandy. “Try it before you buy it.” Later in the trailer, things look to be getting hot and heavy for the pair. “I like, love him,” Sandy says as she sits by the pool. Even Sandy’s boyfriend Nick can see that something is up. 

“She looked at you in a way that she used to look at me,” he tells J.R.

Meanwhile, J.R.’s girlfriend Zania looks to have partnered up with Caleb. Now, she’s having doubts about what’s right for her. 

“I think the things I was sure about, I’m not sure at all about,” she says. “And I think that that’s what scares me about this.”

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