MTV will look to develop reboots of classic series such as Daria and The Real World as well as new original shows as part of its new MTV Studios unit, the network said Thursday.

The studio will develop content for partners across SVOD and linear platforms, with a focus on MTV classic series franchises and spin-offs, according to the network. The studio’s initial slate will include a reimagined version of animated series Daria dubbed Daria & Jodie; sci-fi series Aeon Flux; reality series The Real World, and unscripted series Made.

“MTV has the biggest collection of hit youth franchises that spans more than three decades of content and over 200 titles, part of which have fueled our resurgence,” said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV in a statement. “With MTV Studios, we are for the first time ever opening up this vault beyond our own platforms to reimagine the franchises with new partners.”

In addition, the studio will develop original series, including The Valley, which follows a group of young friends growing up in the Valley town of Nogales, Arizona, which sits on the US/Mexico border; and Straight Up Ghosted, which follows young people trying to reconnect with lost friends, lovers and family members and confront them about why they have been ghosted, according to network officials. 

MTV will rebrand VH1 Classic into an MTV Classic channel that will feature vintage MTV programming from the 1990s, the network said Thursday.

VH1 Classic’s rock-themed music videos and live concert programming will be replaced by MTV Classic on Aug. 1 – 35 years to the day that MTV first debuted, said network officials. The newly branded network will launch by replaying MTV’s first hour of programming from 1981, said network officials.

 The “MTV Hour One” will also air on MTV’s Facebook page via Facebook Live.

Later that day MTV Classic will also air a Total Request Live retrospective,The TRL Decade, as well as a marathon of MTV Unplugged episodes featuring such artists as Bob Dylan, Alice In Chains, Erykah Badu, Oasis, Neil Young and Nirvana.

In primetime the network will air classic MTV animated including Daria, Beavis & Butt-head and Aeon Flux.

The network’s weekly schedule will feature MTV’s classic music series every Friday in primetime including MTV Unplugged, Storytellers and live music performances, while on weekends the network will offer full season marathons of such shows as The Real World, Laguna Beach and Road Rules.

“From ‘Beavis & Butt-head’ to ‘Laguna Beach,’ MTV’s programming vault is a music and pop culture goldmine with universal resonance,” said Sean Atkins, President of MTV.  “MTV Classic gives audiences a modern and artful home for classic MTV programming and — alongside MTV, MTV2, MTV Live and mtvU — rounds out a diverse portfolio with music and youth culture at its core."

VH1 Classic is the latest network in the MTV family to be rebranded. In February MTV’s Palladia channel was renamed MTV Live, while VH1 Soul was rebranded BET Soul last December.