Showrunners Sam Dean and Bill Dixon answer some of our burning questions.
Where do the eliminated FBoys onFBoy Islandlive when the cameras stop filming?
(Surely not the cots in Limbro!)
Mia and Danny in ‘FBoy Island’.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
Is there any proof that season 2’s Mia promised to pick Danny over Peter in the finale?
Has anyone fallen into the pool on the elimination stage?
And now, we have answers.
The season 2 FBoys bro-down in Limbro.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
EW sat down with showrunners Sam Dean and Bill Dixon over Zoom to ask some of our burning questions.
Did Mia really promise Danny that she would choose him?
That’s when Danny claimed that Mia had promised pinky promised, in fact that she would choose him.
Season 1’s Garrett and Casey return in ‘FBoy Island’ season 2.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
It’s the moment that made Danny denounce Geminis forever.
We asked the producers if there was any footage to back that up.
“They had time alone in a bedroom the night after the Mansplain,” Dean says.
JaBriane (R) is called up to the elimination stage in ‘FBoy Island’ season 2.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
“So, it could have been pillow talk.”
I would talk to her every day, and every day she was very pro-Peter for the first half.
Where do the eliminated FBoys actually stay?
Tamaris Sepulveda brought a major twist to ‘FBoy Island’ in season 2.HBO Max
Dixon confirms the guys are put up either in a house or a hotel.
“They go to a hotel, and they’re fed every day, and they’re fine.
We were really lucky when we shot in the Caymans.
‘FBoy Island’ season 2’s finale was full of twists.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
There was no COVID in Cayman in season 1, so we were all just living large.
Then we would bring them over to Limbro in the middle of the blazing sun.”
“If they’re eliminated early, it’s a really long commitment for them,” Dixon remarks.
Tamaris Sepulveda on ‘FBoy Island’ season 2.HBO Max
Why bring back Peter, Casey, and Garrett from season 1 in season 2?
“We were talking about that as soon as [season 1] ended,” Dean says.
“We knew who the favorites were and who everybody really responded to.
Tamaris considers Casey and Niko as her love match on ‘FBoy Island’ season 2.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
“I think that there’s a Marvel Cinematic Universe quality to our show,” Dixon remarks.
“You go, ‘Man.
What would be so funny is if Garrett were just sitting in Limbro the whole time.”
The women bond over cards in ‘FBoy Island’ season 2.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
Dean admits Garrett was “a tricky one” to bring back.
They couldn’t make him a love interest, like Peter or Casey.
“We felt it wasn’t gonna be as believable for the women.
Comic and executive producer Nikki Glaser hosts ‘FBoy Island.'.Hassen Salum/HBO Max
Were a bunch of JaBriane’s scenes cut from season 2?
He said, “Tbh i had a better connection with Tamaris than [what] the show aired.
So, were JaBriane’s scenes cut?
Why was it not on the TV show?’
“Because of the nature of the TV show, it’s not boring.
So there’s people going and doing things.
There’s 50 sketches from Limbro that are cut entirely.FBoy Islandis like eating Oreos.
Dixon confirms JaBriane “is totally correct” in his statement.
The showrunner notes that he and Tamaris “had great conversations.”
“But I wish I could just make a JaBriane TV show.”
Have any of the women fought over the men behind the scenes?
Has anyone accidentally fallen into the pool on the elimination stage?
“I know, it’s really scary.
They haven’t,” Dean says.
“Don’t put that energy out into the universe,” Dixon remarks.
“But that was definitely a fear when the set was going up.
Did Tamaris have access to a colorist for pink touch-ups?
“It became the bane of everyone’s life.
It was a lot of maintenance for her.”
What was going on with Niko’s eye in the finale?
If you thought it was a stye, it was probably a stye.
Either that or some kind of bite.
“It is so dusty down there,” Dixon explains.
“If you end up in Limbro or the Nice Guy Grotto, it doesn’t matter.
Mexico is a beautiful country, but there’s lots of dirt.
Lord knows the night before Mansplain, nobody’s sleeping.
What are the producers looking for in prospective contestants?
Dean says, as an example.
You think there is a chance that they could really shift their personality.”
Of course, there are other elements, too, like group camaraderie and entertainment value.
Who do you just want to watch on TV?
Who can stand out in a crowd and not just be a side character?
Dean and Dixon are more pleased with the casting for season 2, compared to season 1.
That includes the three women they found.
The producers acknowledge you could never guarantee unity among the women, but it’s lovely when it happens.
“We want [the women] to be three distinct characters,” she says.
Are FBoy Island spin-offs in the works?
(A number of shows and movies have already been canceled by Warner Bros.
Discovery in light of theWarnerMedia merger with Discovery.)
FBoy Islandseasons 1 and 2 are available on HBO Max.
