Baddies
Baddies | |
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Creator | piperjr Candice Dana Booker |
Genre | Reality television |
Theme music composer |
Jonathan "JJ" Moray |
Country of origin |
United States |
Language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 40-55 minutes |
Production Companies | Cat-Scratch Productions 99+ Media |
Original release | |
Network | Koda TV |
Release | December 13, 2020 - present |
Related | |
Bad Girls Club Baddies Gone Wild Baddies Bootcamp Bronzeville |
Baddies is an American reality television series that premiered on December 13, 2020, on Koda TV. It is a spiritual successor to the former KCTV series Bad Girls Club that aired from 2006 to 2017. Baddies was developed following an episode of The Conversation that aired on Koda TV in June 2020, which featured cast members from Bad Girls Club.
The show documents the interactions between several young women living together while hosting a series of promotional events, which often involve verbal and physical altercations. Many Baddies cast members were previously featured on Bad Girls Club, including executive producers Candice Dana Booker and Devany Adams.
Baddies has aired six seasons, which are uniquely named after where they were filmed. The first season Baddies Road Trip (2020–21) was filmed entirely in a large recreational vehicle and traveled throughout the Eastern United States. Subsequent seasons Baddies DMV (2021), Baddies New York (2022), and Baddies Atlantic (2023) were filmed during road trips through the respective regions of the United States. The fifth season, Baddies SXSW (2024) was filmed in the Southwestern United States.
On July 15, 2024, a sixth season was announced by Candice Dana Booker and Koda TV, titled Baddies SoCal to be filmed in Southern California. Alongside this announcement, a spin-off series titled Baddies Gone Wild was also revealed. Baddies Gone Wild will be a separate show featuring an entirely new cast of girls. On November 3, 2024, the cast for the sixth season was announced. Baddies SoCal is set to premiere on February 9, 2025.
Development[edit | edit source]
Talks for a potential reboot of the Bad Girls Club came about in early 2019 when Candice Dana Booker announced that a reunion special was in the works. The reunion initially included Booker, Trisha Painter from Season 3: Tampa, Bianca Mendoza from Season 6: Denver, Skylar "Skye" Munroe and Sara Torres from Season 7: Charlotte, Londyn Nolan from Season 9: Minneapolis, Noreen Orville from Season 10: St. Louis, and Nicole "Nikki" Grimes and Mona Rindley from Season 12: DC. The plan also included Devany Adams from Season 2: New York, despite production disputes with Booker.
The reunion was initially developed for release on the online platform OnlyFans, with uncensored material made available for a particular price. Nolan, Orville and Rindley eventually quit revealed that Booker was scamming fans, and were replaced by Holly Ackerman from Season 11: Phoenix, who later exited the project. In June 2020, Booker, Grimes, Mendoza, Munroe, Painter and Torres appeared together on an episode of The Conversation to confront their issues surrounding the OnlyFans project.
After the former Bad Girls were featured in The Conversation, it was announced that the Baddies series was picked up and in production. On October 31, 2020, Koda TV released a teaser trailer for Baddies Road Trip, which would reunite several former Bad Girls Club cast members.
Overview and casting[edit | edit source]
The first season, Baddies Road Trip, premiered on December 13, 2020, on Koda TV; featuring Jade Xavier, Trisha Painter, Nicole "Nikki" Grimes, Bianca Mendoza, Dominique "Dom" Render and Sierra Ulrich, alongside producers Candice Dana Booker and Devany Adams as main cast members as they lived in a large recreational vehicle and traveled throughout the Eastern United States over the course of filming. Roxanne "Roxy" Allen served in a recurring capacity throughout the season.
The second season, Baddies DMV, began airing on May 9, 2021; with Booker and Mendoza as the only cast members set to return. The official cast for the second season featured Booker and Mendoza alongside newcomers Mesean "Mint" Carroll, Adrian "Chilli" Gomez, Kylie Jennings, Kayla "Blaze" Morewood, Calypso "Callie" Peri, Emily "Tink" Prince, Jenelle Shaneley, and Kameelah Zachariah. Painter served in a recurring capacity, whilst Grimes and Render made guest appearances throughout the season.
Prior to the third-season premiere, a three-part special titled Baddies New York Auditions aired on Koda TV, featuring pre-screen judges Jennings, Morewood, Peri and Zachariah; main stage judges Booker, Shauna "Rue Ravyn" Burke and Jess & Tess Quinn; and hosts Laila Karr and Carroll. The third season, Baddies New York, premiered on September 4, 2022. Booker, Carroll, Morewood and Peri were the only series regulars to reprise their roles from the previous season. In addition to the returning cast, Amber "Bunny" Banks, Yolanda "Violeta" Johnson, Rue Ravyn, Mackenzie "Kenzi K" Kroeger, Mercedes "DJ Shady Sayd" Wilson, Jemika "Jem" Vance and Monet Exall were also featured as main cast members.
Koda TV announced the fourth season on December 10, 2022, with the Baddies Atlantic Auditions special being held in Miami, Florida. The three-part special began airing on February 5, 2023, and featured pre-screen judges Banks, Exall, Kroeger, Morewood, and Peri; main stage judges Booker, Big Freedia, and Amelia Reynolds; and hosts Karr, Carroll, and Laila Ali. On May 3, 2023, the official cast of the fourth season was released. Baddies Atlantic premiered on June 4, 2023. Booker, Carroll, Morewood, and Peri were the only series regulars to reprise their roles from the previous season, with Banks returning as a replacement series regular, and Johnson and Wilson returning as supporting cast. Johnson announced she would not return as a cast member for the fourth season due to conflicts with Koda TV's production. In addition to the returning cast, Jazmine "Jazz" Alonzo, Annika "Grace" Bergman, Latoya "Maylei" Carroll, Aysha Fredrick, Kaitlyn "Kit Kat" Rhodes, Susan "Suzi Sims" Simmons, Keisha "Koko" Smith, Trinity Webster, and Isabella "Izzy" Zamora were featured as initial cast members.
On December 31, 2023, Koda TV announced the upcoming fifth season titled Baddies SXSW. Shortly after the third and final part of the reunion special for Baddies Atlantic, the Baddies SXSW Auditions special was held in Phoenix, Arizona, with featured pre-screen judges Banks, Bergman, Latoya "Maylei" Carroll, Peri, Simmons, and Webster; main stage judges Booker, B. Simone, and Pretty Vee; and host Naia Indango. On March 14, 2024, the official cast of the fifth season (sans the audition picks) were released. Booker, Banks, Latoya "Maylei" Carroll, Jess & Tess Quinn, Peri, and Simmons reprised their series regular roles from the previous season, and Kameelah Zachariah returns as a series regular since Baddies DMV. Cast member Morewood announced that she would not return as a series regular for the fifth season due to health and recovery from surgery. However, according to the official Koda TV announcement, she is labeled as an "injury reserve" and appeared on the season of Baddies, alongside Bergman. In addition to the returning cast, Brianna Blondie, Michelle "Mickie" McAdams and Porsha Smith are featured as initial cast members. Shauna "Rue Ravyn" Burke would return as a "special appearance" after her departure from Baddies New York alongside singer Kenzi Reed and influencers Samira and Shade Moore.
On March 21, 2024, despite being announced as a returning cast member for Baddies SXSW, Jessica Quinn announced on Instagram that she would be leaving for the season early, focusing on her own show and future endeavors. Shortly after her announcement, reality star Francis "Faith" Gaines was announced as a celebrity cast member for the season. On the night of April 21, 2024, the teaser for Baddies SXSW was released, with an initial release date being sometime in May. A week later, on April 28, 2024, the official trailer of Baddies SXSW was released on Koda TV's official YouTube Channel, with an official release date of May 5th.
On July 15, 2024, a sixth season was announced by Candice Dana Booker and Koda TV, titled Baddies SoCal to be filmed in Southern California. The Baddies SoCal Auditions were held on September 14, 2024 in San Diego, California and aired from October 13 to October 27, 2024. On November 3, 2024, the official cast for Baddies SoCal was announced, with Booker, Latoya "Maylei" Carroll, Gaines, Jarvis, Jericho, Morewood, Peri, Simmons, and Zachariah as returning cast members alongside new cast members Melanie "Frosti Z" Powell, Penelope "DJ TrixNKix" Harley, Jillian "Jill Jelly" Vincenzo, Darcy "Gummy" Dorsett, Adriana Cabrera, Joanna "Blanka" Kowalski, Sharice "Autumn" Tennison, Kelly "Indya" Patel, and Rachael "Angel" Mitchum. Mesean "Mint" Carroll, Rue Ravyn, and Layla Jade were also set to make special guest appearances throughout the season. In December 2024, former Memphis Music star Brianna "Bri" Morris was announced as a late-entry celebrity cast member. Former cast members, Emily "Tink" Prince and Ashleigh "Silver" Winchester, also returned as late-entry cast members. On January 26, 2025, the teaser for Baddies SoCal was released, with an initial release date being sometime in February. A week later, on February 2, 2025, the official trailer of Baddies SoCal was released on Koda TV's official YouTube Channel, with an official release date of February 9th.
Timeline of cast members[edit | edit source]
Cast member | Seasons | ||||||
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Road Trip | DMV | New York | Atlantic | SXSW | SoCal | ||
Candice Dana Booker | Main | ||||||
Devany Adams | Main | ||||||
Nicole "Nikki" Grimes | Main | Guest | |||||
Bianca Mendoza | Main | ||||||
Trisha Painter | Main | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | |||
Dominique "Dom" Render | Main | Guest | |||||
Sierra Ulrich | Main | ||||||
Jade Xavier | Main | ||||||
Kayla "Blaze" Morewood | Main | ||||||
Calypso "Callie" Peri | Main | ||||||
Mesean "Mint" Carroll | Main | Recurring | |||||
Adrian "Chilli" Gomez | Main | ||||||
Kylie Jennings | Main | Judge | |||||
Emily "Tink" Prince | Main | Guest | Main | ||||
Jenelle Shaneley | Main | ||||||
Kameelah Zachariah | Main | Judge | Main | ||||
Amber "Bunny" Banks | Main | Guest | |||||
Shauna "Rue Ravyn" Burke | Main | Recurring | |||||
Monet Exall | Main | Judge | |||||
Yolanda "Violeta" Johnson | Main | Guest | Guest | ||||
Mackenzie "Kenzi K" Kroeger | Main | Judge | |||||
Jemika "Jem" Vance | Main | ||||||
Mercedes "DJ Shady Sayd" Wilson | Main | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Jazmine "Jazz" Alonzo | Main | ||||||
Annika "Grace" Bergman | Main | Guest | |||||
Latoya "Maylei" Carroll | Main | ||||||
Aysha Fredrick | Main | ||||||
Kaitlyn "Kit Kat" Rhodes | Main | ||||||
Susan "Suzi Sims" Simmons | Main | ||||||
Keisha "Koko" Smith | Main | ||||||
Trinity Webster | Main | Guest | |||||
Isabella "Izzy" Zamora | Main | ||||||
Qristyl "Q" Halloway | Guest | Main | |||||
Jessica "Jess" Quinn | Judge | Main | |||||
Tessa "Tess" Quinn | Judge | Main | |||||
Brianna Blondie | Main | ||||||
Nikaya “Storm” Jarvis | Main | ||||||
Quinn "Harley" Jericho | Main | ||||||
Michelle "Mickie" McAdams | Main | ||||||
Kacey "Kicks" Miller | Main | Judge | |||||
Dayana "Nena Dee" Ortega | Main | ||||||
Sofia "Sunny" Rodriquez | Main | ||||||
Porsha Smith | Main | Judge | |||||
Francis "Faith" Gaines | Main | ||||||
Charka "Cha Cha" Crenshaw | Main | ||||||
Ife "Mossi" Ndibo | Main | ||||||
Ashleigh "Silver" Winchester | Main | ||||||
Lani "Feifei" Yang | Main | ||||||
Adriana Cabrera | Main | ||||||
Darcy "Gummy" Dorsett | Main | ||||||
Penelope "DJ TrixNKix" Harley | Main | ||||||
Joanna "Blanka" Kowalski | Main | ||||||
Rachael "Angel" Mitchum | Main | ||||||
Kelly "Indya" Patel | Main | ||||||
Melanie "Frosti Z" Powell | Main | ||||||
Sharice "Autumn" Tennison | Main | ||||||
Jillian "Jill Jelly" Vincenzo | Main | ||||||
Brianna "Bri" Morris | Main | ||||||
Supporting cast members | |||||||
Roxanne "Roxy" Allen | Recurring | ||||||
Felicity "Flick" Chambers | Recurring | ||||||
Josephina "Jo" Hagerty | Recurring | ||||||
Kenzi Reed | Recurring | ||||||
Samira Moore | Recurring | ||||||
Shade Moore | Recurring | ||||||
Madison “Sugar” Gentry | Recurring | ||||||
Brittany Shanae Nelson | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Layla Jade | Recurring |
Episodes[edit | edit source]
Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | ||
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First Aired | Last Aired | |||
1 | 12 | December 13, 2020 | February 28, 2021 | |
2 | 17 | May 9, 2021 | August 29, 2021 | |
3 | 16 | September 4, 2022 | December 18, 2022 | |
4 | 23 | June 4, 2023 | November 5, 2023 | |
5 | 23 | May 5, 2024 | October 6, 2024 | |
6 | February 9, 2025 | TBA |