Showtime Brings Back The L Word As Reality Show

Showtime is bringing back The L Word . . . as a reality series. The network has greenlit nine episodes of The Real L Word: Los Angeles, from L Word creator Ilene Chaiken and reality producers Magical Elves. The show will follow six lesbians in Los Angeles as they go about their lives – a lesbian answer to Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise. The project is dependent on casting, and if all goes as planned, The Real L Word would debut sometime next year.

The L Word, which ran for six seasons on Showtime, wrapped up earlier this year. Series, which starred Jennifer Beals, Mia Kirshner and Laurel Holloman, among others, centered on a fictional group of women, both gay and straight, in Los Angeles.