Age of Attraction Reunion: Exact Release Time and How to Stream on Netflix

Age of Attraction is reuniting its cast — just not on Netflix. The March-debut dating series about couples with major age gaps is back for a special, but fans will have to look beyond the streamer to see it.

Netflix has a new move with its buzzy age-gap dating show: the reunion is happening, but not on Netflix. If you want the catch-up drama, you have to head to Nick Viall's podcast instead. Here is what to know, who is showing up, and why the show ruffled feathers before it even started.

When and where to watch the reunion

The reunion drops Wednesday, April 1, hosted by Nick Viall and his wife Natalie Joy on his podcast, "The Viall Files." Yes, that means the special is off-platform. The show itself streams on Netflix; the reunion does not.

Quick refresher: what the show actually is

"Age of Attraction" premiered in March and follows couples with big age gaps trying to figure out if their spark can survive reality. Netflix rolled the season out in three parts: first the early connections, then a middle stretch where pairs made initial promises and dug into real compatibility, and finally a closing chapter where they either committed to a future or called it.

Who is (and is not) in the reunion

• Appearing: Andrew, Chris, John, Logan, Derrick, Libby, Vanessa, Theresa, and Leah
• Also popping in despite exiting the show early: Vanelle and Jorge
• Not present: Pfeifer

About that backlash

Before the season even launched, the finalists were already swatting down assumptions about what the show was going to be. The knee-jerk reaction online was basically: older men chasing much younger women. Andrew says that was a rush to judgment based on zero context, and that the series shows multiple age-gap pairings in both directions, not just one stereotype.

"A bunch of old and creepy guys with young girls" is how Andrew sums up the snap take he kept seeing — and he argues the show does not bear that out.

Andrew adds that the experiment plays out across older women with younger men and younger men with older women too. He knows some people will still hate-watch, but he thinks most viewers are at least curious to see how it shakes out.

Libby — who is 16 years younger than Andrew — asked viewers to keep an open mind about their dynamic. She says the stereotype of a naive younger woman with an older guy did not match what they experienced, pointing to more similarities than differences. She understands why people worry about these pairings, but says she does not find their relationship concerning.

The bottom line

If you are here for the status check on who stayed together and who did not, the reunion should deliver — just not on Netflix. "Age of Attraction" is streaming there now; the reunion hits "The Viall Files" on Wednesday, April 1.