For the first time ever, pioneering MTV reality series The Real World is changing its format. After 21 years and 28 seasons,
The Real World is shaking things up with a twist and name change for its upcoming edition, which has the show returning to San Francisco.
Arguably TV’s second longest-running reality show (the first would be COPS, which launched in 1989),
The Real World will be re-titled The Real World: Ex-Plosion when it airs next year.
The season begins like any other: Seven young, attractive and single diverse cast-mates from around the country move into a house (first cast photo above). They’ll start to form bonds, with each other and with San Francisco locals. Then, one month into the three-month shoot, they’ll go away for a day trip. When they return, they’re in for a huge shock: Their exes have moved in too.
In another twist, the housemates were given smartphones for the first time, for posting messages and photos throughout their experience in the house. During filming, the messages and photos were only viewable on a closed system viewable by the housemates, their friends and family — and their exes, of course. The banked content will be gradually rolled out publicly once the show starts airing sometime next year.
And what about the hot tub? Does The Real World still have a hot tub in the house for the new season or has that changed too?
Murray pauses at the question.
“Of course there’s a hot tub.”
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Oh god why?! This sounds like it's going to be a huge mess
