Unreal (TV series)

Unreal
GenreDrama
Created byMarti Noxon
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Based onSequin Raze
by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro[1]
Starring
ComposerFil Eisler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMarti Noxon
Robert M. Sertner
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Bill Davenport
Sally DeSipio
Stacy Rukeyser
Production locationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time42 minutes
Production companiesA+E Studios
Wieden-Kennedy Entertainment
Tiny Pyro
Frank and Bob Films II
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseJune 1, 2015 (2015-06-01) –
April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)
NetworkHulu
ReleaseJuly 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)
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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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TVbythenumbers 2015-03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Roots, Kimberly (July 28, 2018). "UnREAL Renewed for Season 4". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (February 26, 2018). "Can UnREAL Rebound in Season 3?". Vulture. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Denise, Petski; Andreeva, Nellie (May 22, 2018). "'UnReal' Moves To Hulu For Likely Final Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (July 16, 2018). "'UnReal': Final Season 4 Debuts On Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved July 16, 2018.