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VICE TV ANNOUNCES NEWEST SERIES "DARK SIDE OF REALITY TV" PREMIERING FALL 2024
The latest extension of VICE TV's record-breaking Dark Side franchise, Dark Side of Reality TV from
Railsplitter Pictures and VICE Studios Canada, looks behind the scenes at the most prolific and iconic
reality shows of our day - from Survivor to the Housewives franchises, Hell's Kitchen and beyond.
BROOKLYN, NY (July 10th, 2024)-- VICE TV, the Emmy(R)-winning international television network
from VICE Media, announced today the latest installment of the wildly popular Dark Side franchise
with Dark Side of Reality TV set to premiere on September 3, 2024.
With the "Reality Reckoning" dominating headlines and Bravocons across America revealing what is
really happening behind the birkin-bag-clad-confessionals, comes VICE TV's Dark Side of Reality TV.
This series goes where the cameras didn't dare featuring interviews with America's favorite plastic
surgeon, Dr. Terry Dubrow, reality TVs infamous villain Omarosa Manigault Newman, original
housewife Vicki Gunvalson and many more. We dive deep beyond the infamous makeovers,
romances and eliminations that helped define an entire TV genre, to bring you stories you've never
heard before from producers, contestants and crew, painting a realer version of the reality world.
"Dark Side of Reality TV is a natural extension for the Dark Side franchise. It will take audiences
deeper into the iconic reality moments as only VICE would, from the first tribal council on Survivor,
up until the recent controversial revelations coming from the Real Housewives. We're extremely
excited to launch this as the latest iteration in our Dark Side franchise at a time when the genre's
influence is more pervasive than ever." said Peter Gaffney, Interim President, Global TV, VICE Media.
Dark Side of Reality is executive produced by Matthew Ginsburg and Tim Healy for Railsplitter
Pictures, Rosie Taylor and Guillermo Garcia for Vice Studios Canada, and Meghan Payne for VICE TV.
Alex McIntosh serves as the showrunner.
Dark Side of Reality follows the success of "United Gangs of America", VICE TVs highest-rated new
series premiere since 2022 and "UNINTERRUPTED: The Real Stories of Basketball" with LeBron
James.
VICE Studios Canada, a VICE Studios Group company, has produced a number of series in the hit Dark
Side franchise including Dark side of the Ring and Dark Side of Comedy. The premium production
company e also produced Who Killed the WCW with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and Tales from the
Territories with Johnson's prodco Seven Bucks Productions.
VICE TV is available via all major satellite and cable providers and the VICE TV app via iOS, Android,
Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. For more information about VICE TV, go to VICETV.com
ABOUT VICE TV
VICE TV is the Emmy(R)-winning international television network from VICE Media Group. Since its
inception in 2016, the channel has ushered new audiences to cable with its compelling and
provocative programming. Boldly redefining news and current affairs, VICE TV produces hundreds of
hours of original content for over 150 million homes worldwide. Built around a mission to tell
courageous stories you won't see anywhere else, told by the people you won't hear from anywhere
else, VICE TV showcases the best in informative and entertaining original series, documentaries and
movies, and is the destination for content that challenges popular knowledge and opinion.
ABOUT VICE STUDIOS GROUP
As the production arm of VICE Media, the studios group encompasses premium and
award-winning production companies: Pulse Films, UnTypical, VICE Studios LatAm, VICE Studios
Canada and a team of news doc specialists. Working with global streamers, linear broadcasters
and brands around the globe, our multifaceted production group develops, finances, and
produces multi-genre, cutting edge content. Driven by talent and artistic vision, we tell the
stories others don't... entertainingly.
ABOUT VICE MEDIA
VICE Media is a global media company focused on producing high-quality content on the edge of
culture across film, television, news documentaries, digital, and advertising. The company has three
divisions: VICE Studios Group, an international Academy Award nominated film, television, and
documentary production group; VICE TV, a linear entertainment television network in partnership
with A+E; and Virtue, a full-service advertising agency helping some of the largest brands dive deeper
into new and emerging cultural communities. The company was founded 30 years ago as an
alternative magazine.
ABOUT RAILSPLITTER PICTURES
Railsplitter Pictures is a full service media company founded in 2017 by veteranproducers Matt
Ginsburg and Tim Healy. Since its inception, Railsplitter has been creating, developing and producing
content for a host of brands including Vice, History, Discovery, MasterClass, Travel and A&E.
Among the series, specials and doc events to its credit are Dark Side of the 90's, Dark Side of the
2000's, Beyond Skinwalker Ranch, Expedition Bigfoot, GOAT and Washington (with executive
producer Doris Kearns Goodwin.)
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