The Surreal Life

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The Surreal Life
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Created by	Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Rick Telles
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	69
Production
Executive producers	Cris Abrego Mark Cronin
Running time	approx. 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)
Release	January 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]