Unreal (TV series)

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Unreal
Genre	Drama
Created by	Marti Noxon; Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Based on	Sequin Raze; by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Starring	Shiri Appleby; Craig Bierko; Freddie Stroma; Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman; Johanna Braddy; Aline Elasmar; Nathalie Kelley; Josh Kelly; Ashley Scott; Breeda Wool; Constance Zimmer; B. J. Britt; Monica Barbaro; Denée Benton; Kim Matula; Michael Rady; Meagan Tandy; Gentry White; Genevieve Buechner; Adam Demos; Bart Edwards; Brennan Elliott; Caitlin FitzGerald; Alex Hernandez; Alex Sparrow; François Arnaud; Natalie Hall; Meagan Holder; Alejandro Muñoz;
Composer	Fil Eisler
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Marti Noxon; Robert M. Sertner; Sarah Gertrude Shapiro; Bill Davenport; Sally DeSipio; Stacy Rukeyser
Production location	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	A+E Studios; Wieden-Kennedy Entertainment; Tiny Pyro; Frank and Bob Films II
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	June 1, 2015 –; April 23, 2018
Network	Hulu
Release	July 16, 2018
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Unreal (stylized as UnREAL) is an American drama television series that premiered on Lifetime on June 1, 2015.^[2] It stars Shiri Appleby as a young reality television producer pushed by her unscrupulous boss (Constance Zimmer) to swallow her integrity and do anything it takes to drum up salacious content for their dating reality show Everlasting. The show was created by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, and was inspired by Shapiro's award-winning independent short film Sequin Raze.^[1]

On July 28, 2017, it was announced that Unreal has been renewed for a shortened fourth season of eight episodes.^[3] The fourth season completed production in January 2018 before the third season had aired.^[4] By May 22, 2018, the fourth season had been acquired by Hulu. The streaming service distributed the series exclusively as a "Hulu Original" in the United States for a set period of time before the episodes aired on Lifetime.^[5] On July 16, 2018, the fourth season was released on Hulu and it was confirmed that the season would be the series' last.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Kizu, Kyle (June 6, 2016). "Lifetime's 'UnREAL': Watch The Short Film That Inspired the Hit Lifetime Series". IndieWire. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference TVbythenumbers 2015-03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Roots, Kimberly (July 28, 2018). "UnREAL Renewed for Season 4". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (February 26, 2018). "Can UnREAL Rebound in Season 3?". Vulture. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ Denise, Petski; Andreeva, Nellie (May 22, 2018). "'UnReal' Moves To Hulu For Likely Final Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ Petski, Denise (July 16, 2018). "'UnReal': Final Season 4 Debuts On Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[iwsequin-1] Kizu, Kyle (June 6, 2016). "Lifetime's 'UnREAL': Watch The Short Film That Inspired the Hit Lifetime Series". IndieWire. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[TVbythenumbers_2015-03-2] Cite error: The named reference TVbythenumbers 2015-03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Season4Renewal-3] Roots, Kimberly (July 28, 2018). "UnREAL Renewed for Season 4". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[SeasonFour-4] Fernandez, Maria Elena (February 26, 2018). "Can UnREAL Rebound in Season 3?". Vulture. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[Hulu-5] Denise, Petski; Andreeva, Nellie (May 22, 2018). "'UnReal' Moves To Hulu For Likely Final Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[FinalSeason-6] Petski, Denise (July 16, 2018). "'UnReal': Final Season 4 Debuts On Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

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