Big Brother 14 will have some competition this summer. ABC has announced they will be debuting a brand new reality show called The Glass House on Monday, June 18. Like Big Brother 2012, The Glass House will feature a group of contestants who are locked up together inside a house and have their every move gawked at by a viewing audience while they compete for a quarter million dollars.
Unlike Big Brother 14, however, the competitors on The Glass House will have limited contact with the outside world. The viewing audience will have a chance to help their favorites with gifts of insight about the game from outside the house. Hmmm, kind of reminds me of the whole ‘sponsors’ thing in The Hunger Games…
Plus, viewers will vote on aspects of the game like what the players will eat, what they will wear, where they will sleep, etc. Voters will also help determine which contestants are sent home throughout the show and which eliminated contestants will be given a second chance to earn their way back into The Glass House.
Interestingly enough, one of the executive producers on the new show is Kenny Rosen, who was a story editor on the original first season of Big Brother in the U.S. and worked as a producer here and there on Big Brother during several other seasons.
Check out the full press release and casting information below:
“THE GLASS HOUSE,” AN EXCITING NEW COMPETITION SERIES WHERE VIEWERS ARE IN CHARGE, TO PREMIERE MONDAY, JUNE 18 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
14 Contestants Will Live Together and Compete for $250,000, Viewers Can Vote and Watch Online
The Glass House, the exciting and interactive real life and real-time reality competition where viewers are in charge of the game, premieres MONDAY, JUNE 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.
In The Glass House, 14 contestants will live and compete for a quarter million dollars in a totally wired, state-of-the-art house, playing not just against each other, but also playing to win over the viewing audience each week. Both online and through their social networks, viewers will be encouraged to support and follow the contestants they like, their votes helping to determine which contestants are sent home and also which eliminated players will earn the chance to return to The Glass House” to compete each week.
But viewer feedback doesn’t end there! Several times a week, viewers can watch a live online feed of the players and vote to decide everything from what players wear and eat to the games they play, even where they sleep.
Viewers will also have the chance to give their favorite contestants feedback on their game from outside the house. How the contestants use that information is up to them, because in the end it’s about who plays the best social game. The most important alliance players can have is with their fans! Voting will be available online at ABC.com at a later date.
CASTING INFORMATION:
Do you HAVE to be the center of attention? Are you the person everybody WANTS at their party? Are you the type of person that is best described as ‘you either LOVE ME or HATE ME’? Would you like the chance to win $250,000 by defeating others like yourself in this mind-blowing competition show for ABC?
ABC is currently on a nationwide search looking for dynamic, competitive, energetic and outgoing individuals to compete in a NEW and EXCITING reality competition show. You MUST be at least 21 years old to participate.
HOW TO APPLY:
In-person interviews will be held in the following cities. Please email the listed contact for more information about interviewing in those cities.
Austin – email alycasting@live.com
Boston – email dpo.casting@gmail.com
Los Angeles – email marcandheathercasting@gmail.com
Phoenix – email marcandheathercasting@gmail.com
If you cannot interview in one of the above cities do not despair. You can still apply for the show. Simply email us at GlassHouseCasting@gmail.com and include a brief description of yourself and two (2) recent photos. All submissions become property of producer. Good luck.
The Glass House is executive-produced by Kenny Rosen (Hell’s Kitchen and Big Brother). It is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.
