Reality TV is once again bringing polyamory to our screens.
On Thursday, rapper T-Pain launched Searching for a Third, a reality dating series in which a couple, singer Shonte Renee and producer DJ Montay, look for a third to bring into their marriage. T-Pain announced the series across his social media accounts on Wednesday.
The first two episodes of the show, which is from T-Pain’s production company Nappy Boy Productions, have already premiered on YouTube. The trailer for the series introduces Renee and Montay, and also features a sneak peek at some “pillow talk” segments from the show.
“Welcome to polyamory, the practice of loving more than one partner,” Renee says in a voiceover on the trailer. “And for us, that means finding a third.”
Montay joins in: “Our marriage is built on love, trust and honesty. Now we’re opening up the doors to see who fits right in.”
Montay previously spoke about the reality show in September 2026 with Posted on the Corner, a program on central New York radio station Hot 107.9, confirming that the show had a Flavor of Love vibe.
“It’s off the chain,” Montay said. “It’s a little spicy.”
Though Montay and Renee are on a reality show searching for a third, they previously have spoken about their committed relationship with a third partner, Kelsey Humphrey. In 2024, they appeared on the podcast Big Facts and spoke about their relationship, which included the fact that Humphrey considers herself married to both Montay and Renee.
“I love the different dynamic of each woman,” Montay said at the time. “They bring different things to the table.”
Searching for a Third is the latest reality show to explore polyamory. In 2024, Peacock debuted Couple to Throuple, in which a number of couples looking to expand their relationships pulled from the same pool of singles. There have also been several docuseries exploring polyamory, including the 2026 WeTV series This Is Poly, the 2025 TLC series Polyfamily and the 2012 Showtime series Polyamory: Married and Dating.
In 2019, T-Pain squashed rumors that he and his wife, Amber Najm, were in an open relationship. However, three years later, he did confirm that both he and Najm engage in threesomes with other women and that the women they choose are fully up to Najm.
“I let her choose everything, everything’s her choice,” T-Pain said during an appearance on The Breakfast Club. “It’s really sporadic. We never plan it.”
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