Calabasas: Everything you need to know about the Kardashian-backed teen drama

Kim Kardashian is no stranger to high-profile ventures. From reality TV star to entrepreneur, fashion and beauty mogul, aspiring lawyer, and actress in All’s Fair, she has continuously expanded her public persona. Now, she’s turning her attention to Netflix with a new series titled Calabasas.

Chris Van Dusen, the creator and former showrunner of Netflix hit Bridgerton, is returning to the streamer with Calabasas, a series he will write and serve as showrunner, with Kardashian and Emma Roberts as executive producers. The series is adapted from Via Bleidner’s book If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now.

Blending the teen drama of classic West Coast series with a modern edge, Calabasas centres on a reserved 16-year-old from a strict Midwestern Catholic upbringing whose life is abruptly uprooted when her family relocates to Southern California.

Deadline reports that Netflix secured the project in April 2024 after a competitive bidding war.

Van Dusen will produce through his CVD Productions, according to the outlet. Also attached as executive producers are Karah Preiss, Matt Matruski, and Alexandra Milchan, who had originally acquired the book rights through her Crescent Line company.

The show is not to be confused with Calabasas Confidential, a separate reality show following the Gen Z elite of the affluent city.

Premiering on 29 May 2026, the show reunites a group of Gen Z socialites navigating life back inside their parents' sprawling estates – where messy breakups, lingering gossip and long-held reputations from their high school years are impossible to escape.

"Fresh out of college, a tight-knit group of friends, exes and rivals returns to hillside SoCal luxury and unfinished drama in this opulent reality series," the show's synopsis reads.

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