Princess Charming

Princess Charming is a German reality dating show that premiered on May 25, 2021, streaming on premium sector of RTL+ and began airing on October 29, 2021, on television on VOX. It is streaming on RTL+, operated by the RTL media group, in German. The show features women-identifying and non-binary contestants and is modeled after Prince Charming (started in 2019). Princess Charming was hailed as an example of German TV shows becoming more inclusive by Deutsche Welle. On June 22, 2021, RTL+ officially renewed the series for a second season which premiered on June 14, 2022. Format The original concept of Princess Charming, opening casting calls in October 2020, was to have a bisexual female lead, while the contestants were supposed to be lesbian or bisexual women and heterosexual men. However, the channel, in response to audience and applicant requests, changed the show concept to focus on a lesbian lead in December of the same year. Unlike The Bachelor's "rose ceremony" or Prince Charming's black tie ceremony, contestants are eliminated if they are asked by the Princess Charming to take off and return the necklace they had previously been given.