The Real World: St. Thomas
| The Real World: St. Thomas | |
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The cast of The Real World: St. Thomas
(from left to right) Trey, Robb, LaToya, Marie, Brandon, Laura, and Swift |
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| Created by |
Jonathan Murray Mary-Ellis Bunim |
| Starring | Robb Schreiber Marie Roda Brandon Kane LaToya Jackson Trey Weatherholtz III Brandon Swift Laura Waller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Operator-controlled and fixed |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
MTV Syndication |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV and 1080i HDTV |
| Audio format | 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound |
| Original release | June 27 – September 12, 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Real World: San Diego (2011) |
| Followed by | The Real World: Portland |
The Real World: St. Thomas is the twenty-seventh season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the only season of The Real World to be filmed in the Caribbean, and the second season set in the United States to be filmed outside of the contiguous United States after The Real World: Hawaii.
The season featured a cast of seven people who lived in a house on Hassel Island. St. Thomas and Hassel Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands were first reported as the location for the 27th season in a February 2012 article on the website St. Thomas Blog. Production started from March to May 2012, and the season premiered on June 27 of that year, consisting of 12 episodes.
Most seasons of The Real World, beginning with its fifth season, have included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates, continued participation in which has been mandatory to remain part of the cast since the Back to New York season. The cast worked at Coral World Ocean Park for their season assignment.
The cast lived on Hassel Island, almost all of which is property of the Virgin Islands National Park, with a small area owned by the Virgin Islands Port Authority, and a few private residences. The season residence was located on an isolated estate consisting of three houses totaling approximately 15,000 square feet, a quarter mile across the bay from Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, the capital and largest city of the US Virgin Islands. The property was purchased by a local businessman in 2007 and extensively renovated in early 2010 by local architect Kevin Qualls. Its sales listing prior to filming indicates that it houses three master suites with unobstructed views of Charlotte Amalie harbor, an open terrace bordering the living room 100 feet from the harbor and a swimming pool that includes a natural cascade from ancient rock outcroppings. The property also includes two 1,200 square foot West Indian-inspired guest cottages North and South of the main building, a front lawn facing the harbor that can hold up to 225 guests and a new dock and helipad. The cast had access to motor boats that would take them back and forth from Hassel Island to Charlotte Amalie.
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