Programming & Performance

UnReal's Producers Explain How the Show Will Rebound From Season 2's Backlash

Co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro puts her agency background to use

UnReal executives stand outside. — Even after a rocky second season, UnReal's co-creator says the show will continue taking "big swings."Lifetime

February 25, 2018

After UnReal’s critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated debut in 2015, the Lifetime drama—about two women who produce a Bachelor-like reality show called Everlasting—weathered a backlash during its bumpy sophomore season. The show lost ratings and alienated critics with polarizing storylines including a Black Lives Matter-inspired police shooting and an assault on lead character Rachel by her drunk ex-boyfriend.