ABC Family Greenlights Three New Reality Series

ABC Family Orders Three New Unscripted Series
‘Monica the Medium’ (Photo by Michael Fahey / © 2015 Disney Enterprises, Inc)

ABC Family’s moving forward on three new reality series: Next Step Realty: NYC, Monica the Medium, and Startup U. Next Step Realty: NYC is currently shooting in New York, Monica the Medium will film in State College, PA, and Startup U will start shooting this month.

“ABC Family will become a brand known as much for character-driven docu-dramas as we are for our character-driven scripted dramas and comedies,” said Tom Ascheim, President ABC Family. “This summer will be chock-full of unscripted fare on the network as we build momentum with these three new series.”

Startup U Details:

Startup U is an unscripted, one-hour series from the producers of House of Food that follows a group of entrepreneurial millennials as they embark on a semester at Draper University in Silicon Valley. Led by billionaire founder and venture capitalist Tim Draper, the 7-week program teaches the fundamentals of launching a startup company under the mentorship of America’s business leaders. In the end, students pitch their ideas to a panel of hungry venture capitalists with the hope that they’ll receive a life-changing investment to launch their business. To date, more than 150 Draper graduates have received funding totaling more than $15 million from mogul investors and Tim Draper himself.

Brimming with innovation and determination, Startup U pulls back the curtain on what it takes to achieve success in the most innovative and competitive marketplace in the world. Viewers join a group of savvy millennials as they suffer through hard lessons and grab opportunities with both hands, all in the pursuit of their dreams.

Next Step Realty: NYC Info:

From Lincoln Square Productions, comes “Next Step Realty: NYC,” a business-based docu-series following the passionate and ambitious employees of Next Step Realty. The Manhattan-based real estate firm specializes in helping recent college graduates find their apartments in New York City while navigating interpersonal and professional conflicts in the workplace.

More on Monica the Medium:

Monica the Medium is a fascinating look at Monica, a junior at Penn State navigating friends, family, relationships…and the fact that she’s a medium and can talk to dead people. Her uncommon vocation provides an endless supply of emotional and engaging stories, with a unique millennial perspective.


-By Rebecca Murray

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