MTV’s “Catfish” is making a return with its first-ever virtual season, Variety has learned exclusively.
As the coronavirus pandemic pushed people across the globe to shelter in place and self-quarantine, many may have turned to the internet for social connections. Many others have turned to remote-production to create content, and that is exactly what “Catfish” executive producer and host Nev Schulman and co-host Kamie Crawford did.
“Did you think this whole quarantine was going to stop us?” Schulman says in the teaser for the new season, which you can watch above. “Even catfish work from home.”
Together, Schulman and Crawford continue to investigate whether some people’s personal connections were real, or the stuff of a con.
“Being at home the past few months has given me a new appreciation for the importance of physical experience and human contact. I never understood how much my interactions with people and...
As the coronavirus pandemic pushed people across the globe to shelter in place and self-quarantine, many may have turned to the internet for social connections. Many others have turned to remote-production to create content, and that is exactly what “Catfish” executive producer and host Nev Schulman and co-host Kamie Crawford did.
“Did you think this whole quarantine was going to stop us?” Schulman says in the teaser for the new season, which you can watch above. “Even catfish work from home.”
Together, Schulman and Crawford continue to investigate whether some people’s personal connections were real, or the stuff of a con.
“Being at home the past few months has given me a new appreciation for the importance of physical experience and human contact. I never understood how much my interactions with people and...
- 7/8/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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