Baddies season 1 explained

Season Number:1
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Num Episodes:12
Network:Zeus Network
Episode List:List of Baddies episodes

The first season of Baddies, officially titled Baddies ATL, aired on the Zeus Network from May 16, 2021, to August 22, 2021, and is filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

The season focuses on the original Bad Girls of reality television; Seven Craft, Judi Jackson, Natalie Nunn, Sarah Oliver, Christina Salgado, Janelle Shanks,Tanisha Thomas and Newbie Sidney Starr. Mehgan James is also featured in a recurring capacity. The season consisted of 12 episodes, including a two-part reunion special hosted by Tamar Braxton and Jason Lee.[2]

This was the final season for Craft, Jackson, Shanks and Thomas. This was also the final season for Oliver and Starr as full-time cast members.

Production and crew

Talks for a potential reboot of the Bad Girls Club came about in early 2019 when Natalie Nunn announced that a reunion special was in the works. The reunion was initially developed for release on the platform, OnlyFans. In December 2020, six former Bad Girls Club cast members, including Nunn, Oliver and Salgado; appeared together on an episode of The Conversation to confront their issues surrounding the OnlyFans project.

After the final episode of The Conversation special aired, it was announced that the Baddies series was in production. On February 14, 2021, Zeus Network released a teaser trailer for Baddies ATL, which saw eight former Bad Girls Club cast members from various seasons reunite.[3] The entire season was filmed in a mansion in Atlanta.

Cast

Casting

In February 2021, Zeus confirmed season 1 would premiere in May 2021 with Natalie Nunn and Tanisha Thomas leading the Baddies series alongside Seven Craft, Judi Jackson, Sarah Oliver, Christina Salgado, Janelle Shanks and Sidney Starr.[4] It was also announced that Mehgan James would join as a supporting cast member.

Main CastAgeReality or Original seasonHometown
Tanisha Thomas36Bad Girls Club 2: Los AngelesBrooklyn, New York
Natalie Nunn37Bad Girls Club 4: Los AngelesOakland, California
Judi Jai34Bad Girls Club 7: New OrleansOlympia Fields, Illinois
Christina Salgado31Bad Girls Club 9: MexicoJersey City, New Jersey
Janelle Shanks32Bad Girls Club 11: MiamiHouston, Texas
Sarah Oliver38Bad Girls Club 11: MiamiRiverdale, Georgia
Seven Craft28Bad Girls Club 17: East Meets WestFort Washington, Maryland
Sidney Starr34Love & Hip Hop: New York 9Chicago, Illinois
Supporting CastAgeReality or Original seasonHometown
Mehgan James31Bad Girls Club 9: MexicoTexas City, Texas

Cast duration

EpisodesReunion
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Sevencolspan="12"
Christinacolspan="12"
Janellecolspan="12"
Sidneycolspan="12"
Tanishacolspan="12"
Sarahcolspan="2"
Judithcolspan="2"
Supporting cast members
Mehgan

Reunion

The final episode was followed by a two-part reunion special, hosted by Tamar Braxton and Jason Lee, which was released on August 15, 2021, and August 22, 2021. Oliver chose not to attend the taping due to ongoing conflict with her cast members, with the reunion special focusing on the audio recordings she released of Nunn on the day of filming.

After filming

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baddies. Zeus Network. 22 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Baddies ATL | Teaser. Zeus.
  3. Web site: Baddies ATL Teaser Trailer. Zeus.
  4. Web site: Benoit. Kevin. [FIRST LOOK] Bad Girls Club Veterans Coming To New Series ‘Baddies: ATL’]. Parle. 22 May 2023.