MTV is rebooting Daria and The Real World in yet another bid to reclaim millennial hearts
Daria. Aeon Flux. Made. The Real World. If you grew up in the late ‘90s and early aughts, amid ‘zza-scented food courts and blinging arcades — and, crucially, you had cable or at least one friend with cable — you’re probably familiar with these seminal shows from MTV’s heyday. Now they’re all coming back: the network is launching MTV Studios, a new production arm that will focus on monetizing its vast library of intellectual property by selling beloved reboots to other networks.
“MTV has the biggest collection of hit youth franchises that spans more than three decades of content and over 200 titles, part of which have fueled our resurgence,” Chris McCarthy, MTV’s president, told Variety on Thursday. “With MTV Studios, we are for the...