Netflix's 'Indian Matchmaking' Is The Talk Of India — And Not In A Good Way

A picky 25-year-old from Mumbai whose unwillingness to marry raises his mom's blood pressure. A headstrong 34-year-old lawyer from Houston who says she doesn't want to settle for just anybody. A cheerful 32-year-old Guyanese-American dancer with Indian roots who simply wants to find a good person to be her husband.

These are some of the singles on the new Netflix original series Indian Matchmaking, a reality TV show about arranged marriages in Indian culture. The show follows Sima Taparia, a professional matchmaker from Mumbai, as she jets around the world, quizzing clients on their preferences, handing them "biodatas" for potentially compatible mates (that's the term she uses for what seem to be a cross between a resume and a dating profile), and ultimately introducing them to prospective spouses.