Twenty-nine years after they essentially invented reality television, the seven original aliens from the first season of MTVs The real world come back for a new season of the show. The Real World Homecoming: New York will premiere on March 4 on Paramount Plus.
The full cast (Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell) will move to their original New York loft to catch up and reveal how the groundbreaking program changed their lives. . .
‘The real world is recognized as the creator of the Reality TV genre and was one of the first series to cover important and yet unrepresented topics such as LGBTQ, race, gender, HIV / Aids and religion, ”said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV Entertainment Group. said in a statement. “Since Paramount + is home to so many global reality franchises, it just seems appropriate to bring back the franchise and cast that all started for the launch.”
There has been no new season since The real world: Atlanta had its premiere on Facebook Watch in the summer of 2019 and could not arouse much interest. “We’re a bit of a victim of our own success,” said Real World co-creator Jonthan Murray. Rolling clip in 2014, when the show had already shown great signs of rust. “The idea was that we would bring seven different people together and that it would lead to conflict, and growth would come out of it. Well, we’ve been doing this for so long that our audience is used to diversity. ”
And while The real world has slowly faded the best part of a decade, the spin-off series The challenge (originally the Real World / Road Rules Challenge) just became popular. It features veterans of reality shows from around the world competing for a big cash prize. The 36th season was shot during the pandemic in Iceland and had a good onslaught in December.
According to fans of the fans, the OG challengers who have not been on the program for a long time will reunite next season, including Real world alumni like Beth Stolarczyk from the incarnation of the show in Los Angeles. And although there is no official word on the follow-up Real world homecoming seasons, Real World: Hawaii cast member Amaya Brecher tweeted in December that producers had contacted her.
“They’re trying to get us to do a 2-week reunion show for Real World Hawaii,” she wrote. ‘Apparently someone thinks that a bunch of 40 people, who mostly lead a quiet life, can offer compelling content. I do not agree… “
‘Prepare yourself for the opportunity to see the exciting things I achieve,’ she continued, ‘such as: embroidery! Reproductive plants! I click sounds that stretch through my body! To adjust my anxiety medication to a new schedule in a different time zone! Shopping for mumus! ”