Big Brother fans strike up a new binge-watching obsession with The Reality House, a Gen-Z knock-off featuring YouTube’s most notorious stars. Each week, the celebrities must banish their own, as they live together in a luxurious Los Angeles villa. Toting pro-level production and an explosively colorful cast, The Reality House pulls inspiration from TV classics Big Brother and The Real World. Sponsored by SeatGeek, the series' raw, unfiltered makeup provides a never-before-seen angle of show drama, serving up a major contender for "reality TV giant" status.
Hosts Kian Lawley and JC Caylen, or KNJ, emerge as Internet hotshots in 2012. Joined by Trevi Moran from the now-canceled The X-Factor, and social media pioneer Connor Franta, KNJ take part in O2L (or Our Second Life). O2L is a collaborative YouTube account that creates a new video each day of the week. KNJ re-emerged with their new channel, KianAndJc, and shifted content toward clickbait-oriented competitions, following the group’s disbanding in 2015. After the successes of their, “Last One To Leave The Box” and “We Stayed Overnight” series, the partnership announced an exciting, confidential project to be in the works, later revealed as The Reality House. Here is why Big Brother and reality competition fans need to watch it.
The Reality House Season 1 Has A Decorated Cast Of Internet Celebs
The Reality House season 1 flaunts the most star-studded cast. The mix includes infamous Internet troll Trisha Paytas, hot-headed comedian Elijah Daniels, host of HBOMax’s Craftopia LaurDIY, and Vine star, Sarah Baska. Week by week, the thirteen Gen-Z competitors vote to eliminate one of their own, as they duke it out to be the last one standing. The winner takes home a $25,000 grand prize.
The Reality House Season 2 Champion Rakes In $50,000
An all-new reality competition season warrants an upgraded cast, house, and prize pot. The fresh roster consists of TikTok fan-favorite Brittany Broski, beauty guru Manny MUA, and adult actress, Lana Nersesian. The show’s roster receives a rude awakening, as season 1’s Dominic DeAngelis returns to compete, alongside former cast mates Sarah, Trisha, and Elijah. Additionally, Kian and JC raise the game’s stakes, increasing the grand prize to $50,000.
The Reality House Season 3 Is The Show's Best Installment Yet
The franchise’s latest season checks off as television-ready, submitting The Reality House to face off against entertainment big leagues. Season 3 parades a bigger house, more elaborate challenges, and the series’ most chaotic cast. The newest edition’s competitors include “Battle of the Platforms” TikTok royalty Bryce Hall, MTV personality Tana Mongeau, and Twitch streamer, Mariah “Lavagrlll” Large. In an all-new twist, Kian and JC announce that the season’s contestants won’t be eliminated, but rather, will compete to accrue money for their “wallet” each week. The trailer, as per KianAndJC at YouTube, teases a $100,000 prize, steamy showmances, and two contestants’ heated fall-out, ultimately resulting in a TKO, and multiple disqualifications from the game. The Reality House season 3 proves to be KNJ’s most successful undertaking yet.
The Wonderful World Of YouTube
With the introduction of “Shorts” and “Originals”, YouTube proves itself a competitor with streaming giants. Reality programming exhibits significant popularity in the platforms' ever-expanding originals, as shown in Netflix’s The Circle, Love Is Blind, and Too Hot To Handle, as well as Paramount+’s The Real World Homecoming series. Netflix even announced a Squid Game reality competition series. The arguably mindless genre is an audience favorite, and has a tendency to develop cult-like followings.
Hosts Kian and JC shell out a strong-armed attempt at venturing into the show-running space with The Reality House. The program showcases a jumble of dramatic Internet egos, with all the tear-filled confessionals, suspenseful competitions, and binge-ability that reality TV has to offer. Though the Gen-Z Big Brother knock-off has not yet been confirmed for a fourth season, the show’s rise in viewership and production value prove its worth. All three seasons of KNJ’s The Reality House are available to watch on YouTube.
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