WARM UP THIS WINTER WITH MTV'S "SIESTA KEY" RETURNING JANUARY 15TH AT 10:00 PM ET/PM

New York, NY (December 18, 2017) - MTV today announced the return of the smash hit, "Siesta Key," for more romance and high stakes drama. "Siesta Key" ranked as the #1 original cable series in its time period with its July premiere. Picking up right where it left off, the group of young friends wraps up summer before diving into a whole new pool of drama in the fall.

Since last summer, Kelsey, Garrett and Juliette are caught in an intense love triangle while Brandon and Madisson's relationship hits shaky ground. Alex tries to focus on school and Chloe on her family, but they can't escape the drama of Siesta Key. New friends invade the scene as love, friendship and fun comes with a cost of heartbreak and betrayal within this newly-minted friend circle.

Original Crew: Kelsey(@thekelseyowens), Garrett(@Gbaby00) Juliette(@juliettep0rter), Brandon(@bg_gomes) Madisson(@madissonhaus), Alex (@alex_kompo), Chloe (@chloetrautman), Pauly (@mtvpaulypaul)

New Arrivals: Canvas (@babycanvass), Tarik (@garra12), Carson (@carsonwall_), Paige (@web_paige), Hannah (@hannah_starr)

For more, go to Siesta Key on MTV.com or follow "Siesta Key" on Twitter (@SiestaKey) and Instagram (siestakey_mtv).

Executive producers are Tara Long and John Morayniss for Entertainment One (eOne), Mark Ford and Kevin Lopez for Creature Films. Mark Scheibal, Tom Danon, Gary Kompothecras and Warren Skeels also serve as executive producers. Co-executive producers for the series are Lawrence Najem and Ismael Soto.

About MTV:

MTV is a global youth culture brand inspired by music. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA)

About Creature Films:

Creature Films is a full-service film and television production company and a leading producer of premium documentary content. The company is owned and run by Mark Ford and Kevin Lopez. Together they've produced over a hundred hours of programming, with credits that include MTV's "Siesta Key", "Laguna Beach" and "Taking The Stage"; VH1's "Behind The Music"; and A&E'sEmmy(R)-nominated "L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later", "Streets of Compton" and "Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G."

About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world. Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; newly-launched MAKEREADY with Brad Weston; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location. The Company's rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.