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Mad Realities
Mad Realities is a creator-powered entertainment network that co-creates culturally iconic original episodic shows with the internet creators defining what's next. It bridges internet-native culture with television-level production, distributing shows across social platforms and its own site, and partners with brands and creators for end-to-end production.
New York, USA
Mad Realities
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Mad Realities is entertainment company that reimagining entertainment for the modern world, powered by crypto. It aims to become the world’s first decentralized media platform focused on shared experiences, co-creation, and ownership at the community layer.Hollywood IQ
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Hollywood IQ is an episodic, on-the-street trivia show created by Mad Realities, a social-first media company. The show tests movie, TV, and pop culture enthusiasts in real-time street interviews, challenging them with tasks such as identifying celebrity faces and matching films to their box office gross, rewarding contestants with a high "Hollywood IQ." It launched with Season 1 Episode 1 and is distributed as social video content, receiving press coverage (The Hollywood Reporter) describing its viral launch. It is one of several distinct shows produced under the Mad Realities banner.Category: News & Media
Dress Code
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Dress Code is a Season 1 episodic reality series hosted on the Mad Realities entertainment platform. In each episode, stylist Michelle Li (credited as co-creator) works with tech industry men ("tech bros") who have the financial means to dress well but lack the know-how, transforming their wardrobes and examining questions of personal style, social influence, and status-driven fashion choices (e.g., high-end purchases like a $4K Loro Piana sweater). Season 1 comprises six episodes, each framed as a "Goodbye [old style], Hello [new style]" transformation (e.g., "Goodbye Fidget Spinners, Hello Bode Shorts").Category: News & Media
Keep The Meter Running
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Keep the Meter Running is a weekly video series on Mad Realities' streaming platform, co-created with New York comedian Kareem Rahma. In each episode, Rahma gets into a Yellow Cab and asks the driver to take him to their favorite spot in the city, paying to keep the taxi meter running while they hang out there. Described on the show page as "Anthony Bourdain with New York's forgotten taxi drivers," it profiles the city through the eyes of its taxi drivers. Season 1 consists of at least seven episodes, each centered on a different driver and location, including Dera in Jackson Heights with Abdul, an Indian deli in Chelsea with JJ, Buffalo Wild Wings in College Point with Vinnie, Little Morocco in Astoria with Ali, Papaye Restaurant in the Bronx with George, Tony's Di Napoli on the Upper East Side with Leton, and Al Masar in London with Tony.Category: News & Media
Proof Of Love
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Proof of Love is an interactive dating show produced by Mad Realities that launched in Spring 2022 in New York City. The format let holders of Mad Realities' Rose Pass vote in a new contestant, drawn from real New Yorkers, onto each week's episode. The show's Season 0 comprises five episodes with storylines including a contestant wanting a 'baby daddy,' a cheating exposé, and a couples showdown finale. It grew into a local phenomenon, drawing hundreds of attendees to live after-shows and eventually selling out Webster Hall for a taping of the finale.Category: News & Media
Shop Cats
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Shop Cats is a bilingual content series created by Mad Realities and hosted by comedian Michelladonna. Each episode profiles a different 'shop cat' living in a New York City business—such as a bodega, bookstore, or deli—through interviews with the shop owners and segments centered on the cats. The show has gone viral on social media, spurring press coverage from outlets including People, HuffPost, and WNYC, and has prompted fans to nominate their own local shop cats and call for the series to expand beyond New York City.Category: News & Media
Behind The Scene
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Behind the Scene is an episodic interview show in which host Anaa Saber, a downtown NYC 'it-girl', taps her network of fashion and creative-industry insiders to explore the city's creative underground. Each episode features an 'iconic chat' with a notable guest — such as editors, designers, models, chefs, and internet personalities — at distinctive NYC venues, celebrating the city's influential figures and lesser-known spots. The show has run for two seasons (11 episodes total) featuring guests like Tefi Pessoa, Martine Ali, Rickey Thompson, Jordan Daniels, Pierce Abernathy, and Willa Bennett (Editor-in-Chief of Highsnobiety), and is part of the broader Mad Realities slate of original shows aimed at viewers interested in fashion, culture, and entertainment content.Category: News & Media