New MTV Reality Show Sends Grandparents on Spring Break

LONDON: MTV has greenlit a new reality show, Spring Break with Grandad, for its international channels and platforms.

The show will see eight hot twenty-somethings head to Cancun, with their favorite grandparent alongside them. Handsome Productions is prepping the eight-episode series for a June launch. MTV is now casting in the U.K. and the U.S. for the production of Spring Break with Grandad.

Kerry Taylor, the senior VP of youth and music at Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), said, “Spring Break with Grandad is the perfect fit for MTV. We know our audience loves the romance and the drama our reality franchises serve up, and now we’re adding a hilarious new element into the mix. Grandparents are the best, and we can’t wait to see what they’ll get up to in Cancun.”

Nichola Hegarty, executive producer at Handsome Productions, added, “This series is going to be high in comedy entertainment. Throwing their grandparents into Spring Break is, for some kids, the ultimate nightmare. We’re definitely in for some jaw-dropping moments! It’s their job to find likely romances for their grandkids and this might not always go according to plan!”

Sharon Stansfield, executive producer at Handsome Productions, commented, “Spring Break is the perfect backdrop for a big reality series, the grandparents providing an extra layer of comedy and classic fish out of water moments. And who knows Cupid may strike grandad too!”