MTV has announced in New York that they plan on adding three new unscripted series to the network and renewing Snooki & JWOWW, Real World and Girl Code.
According to Deadline, the network also prepares to release a new season of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out and a new documentary series--9 Days and Nights--that centers on one artist at a turning point in their life and career.
Here are details on MTV’s new series:
Newly Announced Series:
“Slednecks” is a new, half-hour docu-series following a group of ‘outdoor tough’ friends living in the modern-day Wild, Wild West of Alaska. It’s an inside look at their unique lifestyle where the world can be tougher and more dangerous than anywhere else in the lower 48. Yet these “Sled-necks” make the most of what they have, always making sure they have a good time doing it and maintaining the close bonds they have forged as friends. The series comes from Zoo Prods, All3Media America and Parallel Management. It is based on a concept by John Stevens
and Eli Holzman who executive produce with Mike Lang and Jenny Novack.
“One Bad Choice” is a new series that explores the consequences of young people who made a single, terrible decision that irrevocably changed their lives forever. Shocking, surprising, and deeply emotional, “One Bad Choice” takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride filled with twists and turns, suspense, drama and redemption through scripted storytelling based on true stories. The series comes from Jax Media and All3Media’s Optomen Prods., with Tony Hernandez and Stephen McLaughlin executive producing along with Stephanie Angelides and Nicola Moody.
“Beyond Dance” is a weekly hour-long competition show that challenges professional dancers to perform and compete in ways that push well beyond traditional dance. Led by premiere choreographers Rich & Tone who have worked artists ranging from Miley Cyrus to Michael Jackson, the dancers will battle it out in extreme challenges that take performances to the next level. Whether it’s dancing on the side of a building, underwater, or in zero gravity, these dancers will have to push themselves farther than ever for a chance at a cash prize and the title of “Beyond Dance” champion. Hosted by Jason Dundas (VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live”). It comes from Zodiak, with Tony Yates, Dave Shikiar and Joel Gallen.
MTV’s 2014 Summer Premiere Schedule:
“9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran” – Tuesday, June 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT:
New 60-minute documentary film that will take fans inside the world of British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, one of the fastest-rising stars in pop music today. With extraordinary, intimate access to Sheeran, this film will be a portrait of a young artist at a critical juncture in his life, filled with the energy of a career that he hopes is largely ahead of him.
“Teen Wolf” Season Four – Monday, June 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT:
Still healing from tragic losses, Scott, Stiles, Lydia and Kira return to a new semester of school with more human worries than supernatural, while also trying to help their new friend, Malia, integrate back into society. But Kate Argent’s surprising resurrection brings a new threat to Beacon Hills along with the emergence of another mysterious enemy known simply as The Benefactor.
“Finding Carter” – Tuesday, July 8 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT:
“Finding Carter” is a family drama that centers on Carter, a teenage girl who thinks she has the perfect life until one night after a police bust at a high school party she is told that the woman who she believes to be her biological mother actually abducted her as a toddler. For a first look at “Finding Carter,” CLICK HERE.
“Ridiculousness” – Thursday, July 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT:
“Ridiculousness” hosted by Rob Dyrdek returns for a fifth season with some of the most insane viral videos in history. Watch Dyrdek, along with co-hosts Sterling “Steelo” Brim and Chanel “West Coast,” take on all new categories.
“Snack-Off” – Thursday, July 10 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT:
From the mind of Rob Dyrdek comes a cooking competition show with a comedic twist that is truly unlike any other, where it takes mundane munchies and elevates them to a fully baked art form. Hosted by Chef, Restaurateur and food personality, Eddie Huang, “Snack-Off” is a half-hour show where a group of amateur chefs battle it out in an array of “snack” inspired challenges vying not only for a cash prize but to have their recipe included in the “Snack-Off cookbook and the coveted spork necklace. The panel includes supermodel Chrissy Teigen, master chef Jason Quinn and comedian Yassir Lester.
