Overview and casting
The first season, Baddies ATL, premiered on May 16, 2021, on the Zeus Network; featuring Seven Craft, Judi Jai, Sarah Oliver, Christina Salgado, Janelle Shanks and Sidney Starr, alongside producers Natalie Nunn and Tanisha Thomas as main cast members as they resided in a mansion in Atlanta over the course of filming. [3] Mehgan James served in a recurring capacity throughout the season.
The second season, Baddies South, began airing on June 12, 2022; with Nunn and Salgado as the only cast members set to return. The official cast for the second season featured Nunn alongside newcomers Elliadria "Persuasian" Griffin, Jela Lanier, Chrisean "Rock" Malone, Gia "Rollie" Mayham, Sashanna "Slim" McLaurin, Anne Moore, Scotlynd Ryan and Bri Walker. [4] Starr served in a recurring capacity, whilst Salgado, Oliver and Shanks made guest appearances throughout the season.
Prior to the third-season premiere, a three-part special titled Baddies West Auditions aired on Zeus, featuring pre-screen judges Lanier, Mayham, Ryan and Walker; main stage judges Nunn, Tommie Lee and Sukihana; and hosts Janeisha John and Malone. The third season, Baddies West, premiered on January 22, 2023. Nunn, Malone, Mayham and Ryan were the only series regulars to reprise their roles from the previous season. In addition to the returning cast, Damerlin "Biggie" Baez, Stunna Girl, Lee, Lo London, Cleo "DJ Sky High Baby" Rahman, Monique "Razor" Samuels and Catya Washington were also featured as main cast members. [5]
Zeus announced the fourth season on April 28, 2023, with the Baddies East Auditions special being held in Washington, D.C.. The two-part special began airing on June 18, 2023, and featured pre-screen judges Baez, Jordan, Mayham, Ryan, and Washington; main stage judges Nunn, Rubi Rose, and Tokyo Toni; and hosts John, Malone, and Angela White. On August 3, 2023, the official cast of the fourth season was released. Baddies East premiered on September 17, 2023. Nunn, Malone, Mayham, and Ryan were the only series regulars to reprise their roles from the previous season, with Baez returning as a replacement series regular, and Stunna Girl and Rahman returning as supporting cast. Stunna Girl announced she would not return as a cast member for the fourth season due to conflicts with Zeus Network's production. In addition to the returning cast, JaKeita "Sky" Days, Tamera "Tee" Kissen, Victoria "Woah Vicky" Waldrip, Siya, Krystal "Smiley" Borrego, Anyssa "Ahna Mac" Santiago, Latifah "Tesehki" Malone, Camilla Poindexter, and Mariahlynn Araujo were featured as initial cast members.
On December 31, 2023, Zeus announced the upcoming fifth season titled Baddies Caribbean. Shortly before the third and final part of the reunion special for Baddies East, the Baddies Caribbean Auditions special was held in Miami, Florida, with featured pre-screen judges Araujo, Baez, Kendra "Sapphire" Blaze, Latifah "Tesehki" Malone, Ryan, and Santiago; main stage judges Nunn, Shenseea, and Spice; and host Nene Leakes. On March 14, 2024, the official cast of the fifth season (sans the audition picks) were released. Nunn, Araujo, Baez, Blaze, Latifah "Tesehki" Malone, Sukihana, and Ryan are set to reprise their series regular roles from the previous season, and Jelaminah "Jela" Lanier returns as a series regular since Baddies South .
Cast member Mayham announced that she would not return as a series regular for the fifth season due to health and recovery from weight loss surgery. However, according to the official Zeus announcement, she is labeled as an "injury reserve" and appeared on the season of Baddies, alongside Santiago. In addition to the returning cast, Bianca Bonnie, Kali "Kaliwae" Miller and Dayjia "Meatball" Blackwell are featured as initial cast members. Atasha "Tommie" Jefferson would return as a "special appearance" after her departure from Baddies West alongside singer Aubrey O'Day and influencers Shannon and Shannade Clermont.
On March 21, 2024, despite being announced as a returning cast member for Baddies Caribbean, Sukihana announced on Instagram that she would not be returning for the season, focusing on her own show and future endeavors. Shortly after her announcement, rapper Asian Doll was announced as a celebrity cast member for the season. On the night of April 21, 2024, the teaser for Baddies Caribbean was released, with an initial release date being sometime in May. [6] A week later, on April 28, 2024, the official trailer of Baddies Caribbean was released on Zeus Network's official YouTube Channel, with an official release date of May 5th. [7]
On July 16th 2024, Zeus Network announced the ‘Baddies Midwest and Baddies Gone Wild Auditions’, set to take place on July 27th in Detroit. The auditions were hosted by Tiffany Pollard, with Rollie, Scotty, Jela, Ahna, Biggie, Mariah, Tesehki, Sapphire, Tinkabellaaa, and Meatball serving as pre-screen judges, and Natalie, Asian Doll, DreamDoll and Kash Doll as the main stage judges.
On September 20th, the cast for ‘Baddies Midwest’ was announced, with Natalie, Rollie, Scotty, Jela, Ahna, Biggie, Tesehki, Tinkabellaaa and Diamond returning as series regulars. Gretch, Meatball, Slim2bad, Dia, Mariah and Sapphire did not return. Jaidyn Alexis and Akbar V were announced as the new celebrity cast, with Chrisean, Tommie, and Slim making special guest appearances after appearing on previous seasons. Ivori, Jazmin Re’Nae, Badd Dolly, Big Lex, Not Da Lil One, Yoshi, Emma Alayo, PrettyP and Summer None Other were announced as the audition picks for the season. During filming, it was also revealed that NuNu would be returning from the previous season as a series regular, and Melanie Fox from ‘South Central Baddies’ will be making a special guest appearance.
Filming began later that month and wrapped at the end of October, with the official trailer being released on October 27th. The season premiered on November 5th.
On January 17th 2025, the seventh season of Baddies, titled ‘Baddies Africa’, was announced. The ‘Baddies Africa Auditions’ were also announced, being held in Atlanta on January 31st.
