The real world is returning. According to Variety, ViacomCBS revives the historical reality show for its upcoming streaming service, Paramount +, in time for its launch on March 4th. To launch the relocation, all seven members of the original cast will come together for a reunion in several episodes in the New York cage where the first season was filmed. The Real World Homecoming: New York will contain former housemates Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell.
‘MTV’s The real world was credited with creating the Reality TV genre and was one of the first series to tackle important and yet unrepresented topics of the time, of HIV / Aids, race, gender, orientation and religion, ”says Chris McCarthy, President of MTV Entertainment Group. , in a statement. ‘With the fact that Paramount + was home to so much global reality francit seems like it’s just appropriate to bring back the franchise and cast that all started. ”
The real world premiered in 1992 and lasted until 2017. The program was then move from MTV to Facebook Watch, but the switch could not recruit a significant audience. There are no details on how (or where) the series will go beyond the reunion in New York.