The Surreal Life

The Surreal Life
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Created by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes69
Production
Executive producers
  • Cris Abrego
  • Mark Cronin
Running timeapprox. 44 min. (2004)
Production companies
  • 51 Minds Entertainment
  • Brass Ring Productions
  • Go Sick Productions
  • Mindless Entertainment
  • Renegade 83 Productions
Original release
Network
  • The WB (2003–2004)
  • VH1 (2004–2006, 2022)
  • MTV (2024–present)
ReleaseJanuary 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) –
present
Related
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
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The Surreal Life is an American reality television series that records a group of celebrities as they live together for a limited number of weeks. Initial seasons took place in Glen Campbell's former mansion[1] in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks. The format of the show resembles that of The Real World in that the cameras not only record the castmates' participation in group activities assigned to them, but also their interpersonal relationships and conflicts. The show's first two seasons aired on The WB, and subsequent seasons were shown on VH1.

On September 13, 2023, it was reported that the series would move to MTV for its eighth season. The season, titled Villa of Secrets, premiered on July 23, 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Bailey, Sarah (10 August 2005). "Peek inside houses that reality built". USA Today. p. D.3. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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