Backstabbers beware: Reality TV villains fight for the throne in all new series
It’s the worst of the worst versus the devious and dastardly in this all-new series. “House of Villains” premieres Thursday, Oct. 12, on E!, USA Network and Syfy.
“If the phrases “Bye Pumpkin!” or “Pop off!” live rent-free in your head, this show is for you,” promises Entertainment Weekly. Hosted by Joel Mchale (“Community”), this competition series aims to find “America’s Ultimate Supervillain” — reality television supervillain, that is.
According to the network, “‘House of Villains [...] will pit contestants against one another each week in a challenge that tests their physical, mental and emotional strength.” The contestants in question? Ten of the most memorable, quotable and memeable reality TV “villains,” hailing from kingdoms (series) far and wide.
The series description continues: “The winner of the challenge is safe from elimination, but at the end of each week, one villain will be voted out of the house and sent home.”
What makes a reality show villain, you may ask? “Is it an indelible catchphrase? Is it the moral turpitude to backstab relative strangers for the promise of cash and/or fame? Is it just the far-too-uncomfortable association with a former president? Well, E! will give fans of unscripted television’s best baddies an excuse to ponder these and other questions with ‘House of Villains’,” Entertainment Weekly promises.
For this inaugural season, contestants include: “HBIC” Tiffany “New York” Pollard, who first appeared on “Flavor of Love” in 2006; Jax Taylor, from “Vanderpump Rules’”; “Survivor’s” so-called “granny-killer,” Season 7’s Jonny Fairplay; the “Bad Girls Club’s” Tanisha Thomas; Corinne Olympios, from the 21st season of “The Bachelor”; “The Challenge’s” Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio; former “90 Day Fiance” star Anfisa Arkhipchenko; Shake Chatterjee, the “villain” from “Love is Blind” Season 2; “Love and Hip Hop Miami’s” Bobby Lytes and more.
More, including “Big Brother’s” Omarosa Manigault Newman, who, according to EW, “puts the ‘no’ in notorious.” Quote: “She is definitely the only ‘House of Villains’ star to work in a presidential administration, or to secretly record a president in said administration, or to be fired by said president, or to ‘willfully’ violate the Ethics in Government Act.”
Whether it be Omarosa, the “granny-killer” or the “HBIC” — only one villain can steal the crown and rule them all in “House of Villains,” premiering Thursday, Oct. 12, on E!, USA Network and Syfy.