'This Is The True Story': Real World Is About To Be Re-Imagined

it is about time to begin getting real...Again.


MTV Studios, a unit of Viacom’s MTV, just reported a partnership with Facebook Watch to re-imagine the groundbreaking series The Real World. Drawing on Facebook’s global platform, three new seasons (each featuring a different cast) will be native productions in Mexico, Thailand and the United States. Each series will explore friendship and the cultural and social environment in every unique location. Obtainable exclusively on Facebook Watch and slated to premiere in Spring 2019, the new seasons will introduce interactive social and community features that empower fans to shape the action and connect across active, desktop and Facebook's TV app. Creator Bunim/Murray Productions is co-producing the new series with MTV Studios, and pre-production is underway in every location.


because the teaser below shows, real life, real people and hot topics are coming -- with a twist.


Unlike previous installments, the social conversation on Facebook Watch will power the audience experience. The Facebook community will be able to vote one housemate onto the show prior to air, and there will be unique possibilities for fans to connect with the cast through Facebook Live, Premieres, and Watch Party. Facebook Watch will also release day-to-day drops of scenes from forthcoming episodes leading into the weekly half-hour installments. Added social elements will be introduced prior to launch and while in the seasons.


a little bit of Real World history: It was the opening original reality series on TV and the initial to tackle never-before-seen, culturally resonant stories about HIV/AIDS, race, mental health, homophobia, addiction, and more -- including the initial bisexual man on a TV series, the initial televised same-sex commitment ceremony, and its unforgettable portrayal of Pedro Zamora’s battle with HIV. Celebrated for its diverse casting and trustworthy portrayal of contemporary young adulthood, Real World generated conversations that reverberated loudly though media and youth culture.


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