Paramount Plus has ordered two more seasons of The Real World Homecoming. The Real World Homecoming: New York premiered in March. The second season will reunite original cast members from The Real World: Los Angeles, which aired on MTV in 1993, this fall. The original cast included Jon Brennan, Beth Stolarczyk, Aaron Behle and Irene Berrera. 

Details about the third season have not been announced. The third season of the original series was set in San Francisco. 

“After spending decades apart, the roommates will reconnect to find out how the series transformed their lives since the cameras stopped rolling, and they’ll discover, once again, what happens when people stop being polite … and start getting real,” said Paramount Plus. 

The Real World, created by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim of Bunim/Murray Productions, premiered in 1992.

Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin, Candida Boyette-Clemons and Nadim Amiry are executive producers for MTV Entertainment Studios. Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross, Kevin Lee and James Knox are executive producers for Bunim/Murray Productions.

The cast from the first season of MTV’s The Real World will reunite for a season on Paramount Plus when it launches March 4. The seven cast members get back together in a Manhattan loft for The Real World Homecoming: New York. 

The Real World premiered in 1992. 

“The Real World is credited with creating the reality TV genre and was one of the first series to tackle important and yet unrepresented topics such as LGBTQ, race, gender, HIV/AIDS and religion,” said Chris McCarthy, president of MTV Entertainment Group. “With Paramount Plus being the home to so many global reality hit franchises it seems only fitting to bring back the franchise and cast that started it all for the launch.”

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Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell “will revisit the shocking moments and explosive issues that transpired during the historic season and discuss how they parallel in today’s social climate,” according to Paramount Plus.  

The Real World was created by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim of Bunim/Murray Productions. 

Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin, Candida Boyette-Clemons and Nadim Amiry are executive producers for MTV Entertainment Studios. Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross, Kevin Lee and Trish Gold are exec producers for Bunim/Murray Productions. 

Multiple seasons of The Real World are available on CBS All Access, which will be rebranded as Paramount Plus.

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. 

New York – First-time independent producers should spend a little less time developing their ideas and a lot more in fostering the relationships to turn those thoughts into reality, according to a panel discussion at NYC TV Week here Thursday.

“It isn’t about the idea; it’s about the execution,” said Bunim/Murray Productions president Gil Goldschein during the panel discussion, “How a Show Gets Made,” moderated by Original Productions CEO and executive producer Philip Segal.

Original Productions is a unit of reality giant Fremantle Media and produces such reality hits as Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckersand Ax Men.

Goldschein, whose company literally invented the reality genre as producers of The Real World and continues to lead the genre with shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Project Runway and others, said that for the most part, ideas for shows are developed in-house. In order to get his attention, first-time producers have to show that they can help turn a project into reality.

That includes realizing that once an idea is accepted, the producer will usually give up control of the project, said Half Yard Productions co-owner and executive producer Abby Greensfelder. Half Yard’s shows range from Say Yes to the Dress for TLC to Hillbilly Handfishin’ (pictured) for Animal Planet.

“In order to get to the finish line, you have to relinquish control,” Greensfelder said. “That’s the price of entry.”

Aside from having a unique idea – either access to a character or a world that is unique to the television community, Greensfelder said first-time producers with unrealistic views need not apply.

“We’re taking on a risk,” Greensfelder said, adding that if a first-time independent doesn’t see the value she or her colleagues bring to the table “We will often walk away.”

While getting a foot in the door of a producer like Bunim/Murray or Half Yard isn’t easy, it’s even harder to go direct to the networks. National Geographic Channel U.S. president of original programming & production Tim Pastore said that he won’t even look at a project unless it comes to him through a producer he knows with a proven track record. 

That also includes agents. While landing an agent also will require an introduction from someone with an industry track record too, WME Entertainment partner Jason Hodes said that once an agent takes on a project, they can pitch it to multiple sources. Pastore agreed, adding that even if he likes a project, once he spends any money on it – even a small amount of a so-called sizzle reel (a 3-5 minute video that outlines the project) – it can’t be shopped to anyone else.

“If you come straight to me and I invest in your sizzle reel, you can’t bring it out,” Pastore said. “I’m going to start retaining rights.”

An agent, however, can shop the project to multiple networks, digital platforms and any other content distributor that would possibly be interested in the project.

Pastore recommended that would-be producers should search network web sites and comb show credits for production companies that produce shows that mesh with the genre they are developing to increase their chances for success.

“Pick the shows that are more in line with your programming ideas and pitch them,” Pastore said. “Go to Phil [Segal] if you have a fishing show more than a soap opera.”