Randolph Street in the West Loop neighborhood, the location of Bon V, a former nightclub.
Red Kiva was located next door to the cast residence before being demolished in 2019.ĭuring shooting, the cast lived at 1100 W. This season, the entire cast worked in groups of two or three as bartenders, bar backs, and waiters at three Chicago bars and nightclubs: Vincenzo’s Sports Tavern, Old Fifth, and Red Kiva. Unlike the previous season, the surprise guests only have the option to live in the house for only one week.īeginning in the 28th season, certain jobs in the area were approved by production that the cast had the liberty to apply for independently if desired. Įach week, one cast member is faced with people from their past ("skeletons") who they have unresolved issues with at the moment relating to family, romance, work, and socialization. No reunion special was produced, marking the first time since the tenth season in 2001. This season marks the first time that the show has aired on a night other than a Wednesday since the seventeenth season.
The season premiered on December 16 of that year, consisting of 13 episodes. Production began on August 8, 2014, and concluded on Octototaling up to 74 days of filming. Chicago was first reported as the location for the 30th season in a June 2014 article by Crain's Chicago Business. It is the eighth season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's eleventh season was set in Chicago in 2002. The season featured a total of seven people with an additional 11 guests who were the "Skeletons". It is the second season of Real World to be filmed in the East North Central States region of the United States, specifically in Chicago, Illinois after The Real World: Chicago.
Real World: Skeletons is the thirtieth season of MTV's reality television series Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships.