{ "id": "epqgwvtyjg", "slug": "the-hype-house-2022-tv-series", "title": "The Hype House (2022 TV series)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality", "label": "Celebrity, family, lifestyle, and court reality series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps", "label": "Lifestyle, dating, and docusoaps", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps.celebrity-and-family-docusoaps", "label": "Celebrity and family docusoaps", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps.celebrity-and-family-docusoaps" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps.celebrity-and-family-docusoaps.yr-2019-2026", "label": "Premiered 2019 to 2026", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps.celebrity-and-family-docusoaps.yr-2019-2026" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "United States · 2021 and later: Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021", "label": "United States · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Hype House (2022 Netflix reality series, also called The Hype House show) follows TikTok creators including Chase Hudson and Thomas Petrou in their LA content house; 8 episodes, TV-14, poorly reviewed.", "snippet": "Hype House (2022 Netflix reality series, also called The Hype House show) follows TikTok creators including Chase Hudson and Thomas Petrou in their LA content house; 8 episodes, TV-14, poorly reviewed.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted.celebrity-lifestyle-court-reality.lifestyle-dating-and-docusoaps.celebrity-and-family-docusoaps.yr-2019-2026", "markdown": "# The Hype House (2022 TV series)\n\n**Hype House** is an American reality television series that premiered on Netflix on January 7, 2022, following the members of the Hype House, a Los Angeles collective of TikTok creators who live together and produce social media content.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hype_house) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/title/81341222?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=259776131) The eight-episode first season, with episodes of about 32 minutes, follows roughly ten residents aged 17 to 23 as they navigate fame, friendship, and the business of staying relevant online.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/hype-house) • [4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premiere | January 7, 2022, on Netflix; announced by Netflix in April 2021[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hype_house) • [5](https://www.hypehouse.la/) |\n| Format | Reality docusoap; 1 season, 8 episodes, about 32 minutes each; TV-14[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/hype-house) |\n| Created by | Eric Wattenberg and Kit Gordon[6](https://ottasia.com/title/tv/124031/hype-house?country=PH) |\n| Main cast | Chase Hudson, Nikita Dragun, Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, Larray Merritt, Vinnie Hacker, Thomas Petrou, Jack Wright, Mia Hayward, Connor Yates[2](https://www.netflix.com/title/81341222?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=259776131) |\n| Subject | The Hype House collective, founded in late 2019 by Chase Hudson and Thomas Petrou[7](https://www.dictionary.com/culture/pop-culture/hype-house) |\n| Reception | IMDb 2.0/10 from about 3,200 votes; Rotten Tomatoes audience score 11%[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/hype-house) |\n| Aftermath | The collective's Moorpark mansion sold in August 2024; the brand continues as a production company and agency[5](https://www.hypehouse.la/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and cast\n\nThe series follows the residents as they create content, manage the house's brand, and deal with relationships and conflicts. Netflix describes it as an inside look at social media's most talked-about stars navigating love, fame, and friendship while living and creating content together.[2](https://www.netflix.com/title/81341222?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=259776131) The cast includes co-founder and house manager Thomas Petrou; Chase Hudson (also known as LilHuddy), who had moved out of the main house before filming to pursue a music career; [Alex Warren](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-warren) and his girlfriend Kouvr Annon; beauty entrepreneur [Nikita Dragun](https://www.edgepedia.org/nikita-dragun); YouTuber Larray Merritt; [Vinnie Hacker](https://www.edgepedia.org/vinnie-hacker); Jack Wright; Mia Hayward; and Connor Yates.[2](https://www.netflix.com/title/81341222?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=259776131) • [4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame) • [9](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/hype-house-20220117)\n\nA central storyline is the rift between Petrou and Hudson, the two co-founders, and Petrou's frustration that residents show little interest in posting the collaborative videos that keep the business running.[4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame)\n\n## Background: the collective\n\n[The Hype House](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hype-house) began in November and December 2019, when TikTok star Chase Hudson and YouTuber Thomas Petrou rented a Los Angeles mansion and invited other creators to live and film together.[7](https://www.dictionary.com/culture/pop-culture/hype-house) The idea was to put creators under one roof so that collaborating stopped being a scheduling problem; the group went from a launch video to millions of followers in weeks.[5](https://www.hypehouse.la/) The collective moved through three houses: a six-bedroom in Encino in 2019, a [Hollywood Hills](https://www.edgepedia.org/hollywood-hills) property in 2020, and a Spanish-style estate on twenty acres in Moorpark, which housed the Netflix cast.[5](https://www.hypehouse.la/)\n\nBy the time of filming, many of the collective's most successful early members, including Charli and [Dixie D'Amelio](https://www.edgepedia.org/dixie-damelio) and [Addison Rae](https://www.edgepedia.org/addison-rae), had moved on, and the show centers on the remaining members struggling to maintain their popularity and livelihood.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/hype-house)\n\n## The business of the house\n\nThe show depicts the collective as a business with real financial requirements. According to [TechCrunch](https://www.edgepedia.org/techcrunch), members lived rent-free in a $5 million mansion on one condition: each had to post on the official Hype House TikTok account once per month, which generated revenue through branded content deals. Petrou, the de facto manager, said he did not take a cut of profits and made sure the Hype House brand netted at least $80,000 per month to stay afloat.[10](https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/10/hype-house-creator-economy-netflix/)\n\nRecurring themes include the pressure to produce viral content, fear of \"cancel culture\", and the sense that followers and income are directly linked. Reviewers noted that cast members speak about depression, anxiety, and the exhaustion of being known by millions of people whose attention quantifies their worth.[4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame) • [8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/hype-house)\n\n## Reception\n\nThe series was received poorly by critics and audiences. Rotten Tomatoes recorded a Tomatometer based on only 4 reviews alongside an 11% audience score, and IMDb shows a 2.0/10 rating from about 3,200 votes.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hype_house/s01) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/hype-house) Daniel D'Addario's review in *Variety* called it unlike the best of reality TV, drably shot and doing little to introduce its characters to the uninitiated.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hype_house/s01) Adrian Horton, writing in *The Guardian* after viewing five episodes, called it an effectively depressing portrait of life as a voracious business in which no one appears to be having a good time, while noting that it effectively argues for how seriously the members take the job.[4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame) Common Sense Media rated it appropriate for ages 14 and up, describing frequent bleeped profanity, glorified wealth, and serious discussions of mental illness and suicidal ideation alongside scenes of luxury cars and multimillion-dollar homes.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/hype-house)\n\n## Aftermath\n\nThe series marked what TechCrunch called the end of an era for the Hype House, focusing more on the challenges the influencers face than on their antics.[10](https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/10/hype-house-creator-economy-netflix/) The group splintered after the show, and the Moorpark mansion was sold in August 2024.[12](https://www.fastcompany.com/91235482/influencer-houses-are-dead-welcome-to-the-production-studio-era) • [5](https://www.hypehouse.la/) The brand's own site describes a later reorganization as a creator-owned production company and 360 agency, still based in Los Angeles.[5](https://www.hypehouse.la/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Hype House, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hype_house)\n2. [Hype House, Netflix official site](https://www.netflix.com/title/81341222?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=259776131)\n3. [Hype House, JustWatch (US)](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/hype-house)\n4. [Hype House: Netflix series shows the depressing side of TikTok fame, The Guardian (January 8, 2022)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame)\n5. [Hype House, official site](https://www.hypehouse.la/)\n6. [Hype House streaming guide, OTTAsia](https://ottasia.com/title/tv/124031/hype-house?country=PH)\n7. [Hype House, Dictionary.com](https://www.dictionary.com/culture/pop-culture/hype-house)\n8. [Hype House Parents' Guide, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/hype-house)\n9. [Hype House review, News24 (January 18, 2022)](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/hype-house-20220117)\n10. [Netflix's 'Hype House' shows the dark side of the creator economy, TechCrunch (January 10, 2022)](https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/10/hype-house-creator-economy-netflix/)\n11. [Hype House: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/hype_house/s01)\n12. [Influencer houses are dead. Welcome to the production studio era, Fast Company](https://www.fastcompany.com/91235482/influencer-houses-are-dead-welcome-to-the-production-studio-era)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Celebrity, family, lifestyle, and court reality series › Lifestyle, dating, and docusoaps › Celebrity and family docusoaps › Premiered 2019 to 2026*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hype-house-2022-tv-series", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hype-house-2022-tv-series.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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