Siesta Key is an American reality television series that airs on MTV and premiered on July 31, 2017. The show was inspired by the early 2000s reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[1][2]
On October 2, 2017, MTV ordered eight more episodes, bringing the first season to a total of 18 episodes. The episodes premiered on January 15, 2018.[3] On December 17, 2018, it was announced that the show would be returning for a second season, which premiered with two episodes on January 22, 2019.[4] On May 13, 2019, MTV announced that the show had been renewed for a third season, which premiered on January 7, 2020.[5][6] On November 18, 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on May 12, 2021.[7][8]
Cast
Main
- Juliette Porter
- Alex Kompothecras (seasons 1–3)[9]
- Madisson Hausburg[10]
- Brandon Gomes[11]
- Kelsey Owens[12]
- Garrett Miller[13]
- Chloe Trautman[14]
- Amanda Miller (season 4; recurring seasons 1–3)[15]
- Sam Logan (season 4; recurring season 3)
- Camilla Cattaneo (season 4; recurring seasons 2–3)[11]
Recurring
- Pauly Apostolides aka Pauly Paul (seasons 1–3)[16]
- Paige Hausburg (seasons 1, 3)[17][18]
- Tarik Jenkins (season 1)[19]
- Carson Wall (seasons 1–3)[20]
- Hannah Starr (seasons 1, 3–present)[21]
- Canvas Brummel (seasons 1–2)[22][23]
- Cara Geswelli (season 2–present)[24]
- Jared Kelderman (seasons 2–3)[24]
- Robby Hayes (season 3)
- Alyssa Salerno (season 3)
- JJ Mizell (season 3)
- Ish Soto (season 3–present)[10]
- Joe Jenkins (seasons 3–4)
- Lexie Salameh (seasons 1–4)
- Makenna Quesenberry (season 4)[13]
- Max Strong (season 4)[12]
- Serena Kerrigan (season 4)
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 18 | July 31, 2017 | [[March 5]], 2018 | |
| 2 | 12 | January 22, 2019 | [[April 2]], 2019 | |
| 3 | 24 | January 7, 2020 | [[August 25]], 2020 | |
| 4 | 13 | May 12, 2021 | [[August 4]], 2021 | |
Season 1 (2017–18)
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Season 2 (2019)
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Season 3 (2020)
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Season 4 (2021)
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Controversy and criticism
The series was controversial prior to airing, due to star Alex Kompothecras being a friend of four Florida men who engaged in a viral act of animal cruelty by dragging a live shark behind a boat. Kompothecras was caught on camera shooting a shark, and also had uploaded racist posts to Instagram.[25][26] Fellow reality TV stars, including Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent, and Jayde Nicole from The Hills both petitioned against the show.[27] The premiere party was cancelled after death threats were made against the cast.[28]
On June 16, 2020, in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, MTV announced that they parted ways with Alex Kompothecras and that the second half of season 3 would be re-edited to reflect that.[9]
References
- ↑ D'Addario, Daniel. "MTV Siesta Key Review: Hard Bodies, Soft Minds", August 1, 2017.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (July 30, 2017). "Review: 'Siesta Key' Returns to Reality Television's Awkward Youth". The New York Times.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Siesta Key': MTV Orders More Episodes Of Summer Reality Series", Deadline, October 2, 2017. (in en-US)
- ↑ Ossad, Jordana. "Siesta Key Renewed For Season 2 (And A First Look Is Already Here)" (en). MTV News.
- ↑ Heyward, Giulia. "MTV's Siesta Key Has Been Renewed for a Third Season" (en). Sarasota Magazine.
- ↑ Levey-Baker, Cooper (December 5, 2019). "Season Three of MTV's Siesta Key Starts Jan. 7". Sarasota Magazine.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (November 18, 2020). "'Siesta Key' Renewed for Season 4 at MTV" (en). The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Guglielmi, Jodi (April 15, 2021). "Siesta KeySeason 4 Trailer Teases Lasting Grudges and New Drama: 'Things Will Never Be the Same'". People.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Moreau, Jordan (June 17, 2020). "MTV Fires 'Siesta Key' Star Alex Kompothecras After Alleged Racist Social Media Posts". Variety.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ossad, Jordana (October 21, 2021). "Siesta Key Stars Madisson Hausburg and Ish Soto are Married". MTV News.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ossad, Jordana (June 7, 2021). "'I Was Pregnant': Camilla and Brandon Were Expecting on Siesta Key". MTV News.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Smithers Peckman, Tina (July 21, 2021). "Max Gave Kelsey a Very Special Gift to Make Their Relationship Siesta Key Official". MTV News.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Siesta Key's Garrett Miller and Makenna Quesenberry are Engaged". MTV News (November 25, 2021).
- ↑ Ossad, Jordana (November 4, 2021). "Siesta Key Star Chloe Trautman Is Engaged". MTV News.
- ↑ "Siesta Key | MTV". MTV.
- ↑ Clear, Marty (July 11, 2017). "Cast of 'Siesta Key' gets set to show off their town to the world".
- ↑ Geurts, Jimmy (January 16, 2018). "Review: MTV's 'Siesta Key' returns with new arrivals, same drama". Herald-Tribune.
- ↑ Hausburg, Paige. "web_paige". Paige Hausburg.
- ↑ Jenkins, Tarik. "iamtariklamar". Tarik Jenkins.
- ↑ Wall, Carson. "carsonwall_". Carson Wall.
- ↑ Starr, Hannah. "hannah_starr". Hannah Starr.
- ↑ Shrayber, Mark (January 16, 2018). "Siesta Key Newbie Canvas Talks About Joining the Show and Instantly Attracting Haters". Cosmopolitan Magazine.
- ↑ Clear, Marty (February 5, 2018). "Meet Canvas, the new girl you love to hate on 'Siesta Key'".
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Hearon, Sarah (January 22, 2019). "'Siesta Key' Is Back! 5 Things to Know About Season 2". Us Weekly.
- ↑ "Investigation launched after new shark abuse video emerges". (in en)
- ↑ Wolf, Colin. "The deleted Instagram posts from the cast of MTV's 'Siesta Key' are somehow worse than the show", Orlando Weekly. (in en)
- ↑ "Here's How To Find The Entire Siesta Key Cast On Instagram". (in en)
- ↑ "Premiere Party for MTV's Siesta Key Canceled After Alleged Death Threats", PEOPLE.com. (in en)