UPDATE: Jun. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EDT This article has been updated with more ways to watch 'Love Island UK' from the U.S., including streaming and VPN deals.
Don't worry if you don't have any exciting plans this summer. You don't need to be sunning yourself on a picture-perfect beach on an exotic vacation (or, holiday, as they'd say across the pond), surrounded by beautiful people all vying for your attention. You don't need to leave the house to live that particular dream this summer, because Love Island UK is back on our screens.
If you want to watch Love Island UK for free from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need to catch the newest season.
When did Season 11 of Love Island UK premiere?
The eleventh season of Love Island UK started on June 3. Host Maya Jama is back to present the series, with Iain Stirling returning as narrator.
How to watch Love Island UK for free in the U.S.
The 11th series of Love Island UK is available to live stream for free on ITVX.
ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but you should be able to access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect to a secure server in the UK. This quick and easy process tricks streaming services like ITVX into providing you with access from anywhere in the world.
This might sound complicated, but the process is actually really straightforward:
Sign up to a VPN (like ExpressVPN or NordVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)
Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK
Visit ITVX
Watch Love Island UK for free from anywhere in the world
The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer money-back guarantees. By using these guarantees, you can unblock ITVX without fully committing with your cash. That means you can sign up to a streaming-friendly VPN and unblock ITVX to watch Love Island UK from anywhere in the world. If this process doesn't work for some reason, you can recover your money.
What is the best VPN for ITVX?
Of the VPNs we've tested and recommend, only two consistently unblocked ITVX and other geo-restricted apps when connected to a UK-based server: NordVPN and ExpressVPN. So, make note: not all VPNs are created equal. Here are the details on our top picks.
Best streaming VPN: ExpressVPN
ExpressVPN is the one of our top choices for unblocking free streaming sites, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries including the UK
Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
Strict no-logging policy
Fast streaming speeds free from throttling
Up to eight simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.
Read our full review of ExpressVPN.
Best premium VPN: NordVPN
Probably one of the most well-known VPNs on the market, NordVPN is our top premium pick for a few reasons: its unrivaled suite of security features, more than 5,000 obfuscated servers, and a sweet deal on a 27-month plan. You'll be able to unlock ITVX (and plenty of other geo-blocked websites and apps) and watch Season 11 Love Island UK episodes live when they air. While NordVPN still has some lingering transparency concerns, it's made great strides to repair its reputation with boosted security standards, a bug bounty program, and network upgrades.
The Basic plan will only cost you $3.09 per month, the Plus plan goes for $3.99 per month, and the Ultimate plan will run you $5.99 per month.
Read our full review of NordVPN.
Other ways to watch Love Island UK in the U.S.
If the VPN workaround seems too complicated or you don't feel like signing up for a VPN subscription, you can also stream Love Island UK on Hulu in the U.S. starting June 8. Of course, the episodes won't air live as they do on ITVX, but you'll still be able to watch the drama unfold on your own time. Episodes will appear on Hulu a week after they air on ITVX, so you'll just have to avoid spoilers in the mean time.
Hulu newbies and some returning subscribers who haven't had an active Hulu account in some time can get a free 30-day trial to the streamer — a rare and hard-to-beat streaming deal these days. That may not be enough time to watch the entire season, but you'll be able to watch a significant portion of it before having to pay a cent. Once your trial is up, you can keep your subscription going for $7.99 per month for the plan with ads or $17.99 per month for the plan without ads.
There are a few ways to score Hulu for free or at a discount as well:
T-Mobile customers on the Go5G Next plan can enjoy Hulu with ads for no extra cost (on top of the already stacked lineup of Netflix, Apple TV, and MLB.tv). Just head over to the T-Mobile website and choose "redeem now" to claim your offer if you haven't already.
Students can get a Hulu Student account for only $1.99 per month — that's 75% off the full cost of Hulu with ads. There's no free trial, but you'll be able to watch as much Love Island UK you want for only $2 every month. You'll have to be able to prove you're a student with SheerID, so don't try using an ancient college email address.
If you're committed to watching Hulu long-term, you can sign up for an annual plan instead of a monthly plan and save 17%. It'll run you $79.99 per year, which breaks down to only $6.67 per month (rather than $7.99 per month).
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