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Consider a scripted drama like Stranger Things . It costs $30 million per episode, takes 18 months to produce, and relies on actors who might walk off set. Now consider 90 Day Fiancé . It costs roughly $250,000 to $500,000 per episode. It can be shot in three weeks and edited in five.

MTV launched The Real World in 1992 with the famous tagline: "This is the true story of seven strangers…" It was the first true fusion of documentary style with manufactured drama. moneytalkscom realitykings siterip

In a world saturated with fake news and curated Instagram feeds, reality TV offers a bizarre promise: This is messy. This is awkward. But this is real. Consider a scripted drama like Stranger Things