Welcome to the world of bad people making good TV. Everyone will be exposed.
Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro’s dramedy UnReal is about a Bachelor-esque dating show called Everlasting where producer Rachel Goldberg (Shiri Appleby)’s job is to amp up the drama by manipulating the female contestants and provoking the outrageous footage demanded by the executive producer Quinn King (Constance Zimmer).
“Have a good show everybody. The crazier the better.” – Quinn King.
At the centre of the show-within-a-show is bachelor Adam Cromwell (Freddie Stroma). And the “girls”, who are selected to fill certain archetypes — Bitch, Desperate Single Mom, Hottie, Virgin and Potential Wife.
Single Mom (Ashley Scott).
Co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (who worked for several seasons on The Bachelor) talked at the Banff World Media Festival about turning her short film into the shot-in-Vancouver series, joined by stars Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer.
Lifetime renewed the series today for a second season of ten episodes.
UnReal airs Monday nights on Lifetime in the U.S. and Canada.