These same seven strangers are returning to a screen near you.
MTV’s iconic program “The Real World”, which paved the way for reality television, is being revived, with the cast of the first season – now no longer strangers – returning to their former loft to stop acting politely and start get real.
ViacomCBS announced the revival series, scheduled for the launch of the streaming service Paramount Plus on March 4, Deadline reported.
For the reboot, the cast of the first season – Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell – will return to the loft Soho, where they met. The 6,500-square-foot space on Broadway was listed for $ 7.5 million in 2019. The property is under contract, according to Streeteasy.
“MTV’s ‘The Real World’ was credited with creating the reality show genre and was one of the first series to address important and unrepresented topics at the time, such as HIV / AIDS, race, gender, orientation and religion,” said Chris McCarthy, president of the MTV Entertainment Group, which is producing the revival. “With Paramount + being home to so many successful global reality franchises, it seems appropriate to bring back the franchise and the cast that started it all.”
“The Real World” surprised audiences in 1992, when it debuted on MTV, and proved to be a success – despite much cynicism from critics about the then unexplored reality show format. Now considered a pioneer in the format, the show also spawned several spin-offs, including the “Road Rules” and “Real World / Road Rules Challenge” franchises.
The cast of the first season also met in 2001 for the season “The Real World: Back to New York”.