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Baddies
Season 1
Baddies ATL s1.jpg
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(Left to right) Sidney, Judi, Christina, Tanisha, Natalie, Sarah, Seven and Janelle
Starring
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network Zeus Network
Original releaseMay 16 (2021-05-16) 
August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Baddies , officially titled Baddies ATL, aired on the Zeus Network from May 16, 2021, to August 22, 2021, and is filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

The season focuses on the original Bad Girls of reality television; Seven Craft, Judi Jackson, Natalie Nunn, Sarah Oliver, Christina Salgado, Janelle Shanks,Tanisha Thomas and Newbie Sidney Starr. Mehgan James is also featured in a recurring capacity. The season consisted of 12 episodes, including a two-part reunion special hosted by Tamar Braxton and Jason Lee. [2]

This was the final season for Craft, Jackson, Shanks and Thomas. This was also the final season for Oliver and Starr as full-time cast members.

Production and crew

Talks for a potential reboot of the Bad Girls Club came about in early 2019 when Natalie Nunn announced that a reunion special was in the works. The reunion was initially developed for release on the platform, OnlyFans. In December 2020, six former Bad Girls Club cast members, including Nunn, Oliver and Salgado; appeared together on an episode of The Conversation to confront their issues surrounding the OnlyFans project.

After the final episode of The Conversation special aired, it was announced that the Baddies series was in production. On February 14, 2021, Zeus Network released a teaser trailer for Baddies ATL, which saw eight former Bad Girls Club cast members from various seasons reunite. [3] The entire season was filmed in a mansion in Atlanta.

Cast

Casting

In February 2021, Zeus confirmed season 1 would premiere in May 2021 with Natalie Nunn and Tanisha Thomas leading the Baddies series alongside Seven Craft, Judi Jackson, Sarah Oliver, Christina Salgado, Janelle Shanks and Sidney Starr. [4] It was also announced that Mehgan James would join as a supporting cast member.

Main CastAge [lower-alpha 1] Reality or Original seasonHometown
Tanisha Thomas 36 Bad Girls Club 2: Los Angeles Brooklyn, New York
Natalie “Mother” Nunn 37 Bad Girls Club 4: Los Angeles Oakland, California
Judi Jai32 Bad Girls Club 7: New Orleans Olympia Fields, Illinois
Christina Salgado31 Bad Girls Club 9: Mexico Jersey City, New Jersey
Janelle Shanks32 Bad Girls Club 11: Miami Houston, Texas
Sarah Oliver38 Bad Girls Club 11: Miami Riverdale, Georgia
Seven Craft28 Bad Girls Club 17: East Meets West Fort Washington, Maryland
Sidney Starr34 Love & Hip Hop: New York 9 Chicago, Illinois
Supporting CastAgeReality or Original seasonHometown
Mehgan James31 Bad Girls Club 9: Mexico Texas City, Texas

Cast duration

BaddieEpisodesReunion
123456789101112
NatalieFeatured
SevenFeatured
ChristinaFeatured
JanelleFeatured
SidneyFeatured
TanishaFeatured
SarahFeatured
JudithFeaturedLeft [lower-alpha 2] Appeared [lower-alpha 3] Featured
Supporting cast members
MehganSupporting [lower-alpha 4] Supporting [lower-alpha 5]

Reunion

The final episode was followed by a two-part reunion special, hosted by Tamar Braxton and Jason Lee, which was released on August 15, 2021, and August 22, 2021. Oliver chose not to attend the taping due to ongoing conflict with her cast members, with the reunion special focusing on the audio recordings she released of Nunn on the day of filming.

Baddies S1 Reunion Seating Arrangement
Viewer's LeftHOSTSViewer's Right
Sidney StarrSeven CraftChristina SalgadoTanisha ThomasTamar BraxtonJason LeeNatalie NunnJudi JacksonJanelle ShanksMehgan James
  Indicates a main cast member.
  Indicates a supporting cast member present for parts of the Reunion.
  1. Age at time of filming
  2. Judi left the house to care for her dog.
  3. Judi appears at Sidney’s birthday party.
  4. Mehgan visits Sidney at the house before her birthday party.
  5. Mehgan appears in the second episode of the reunion as a guest.

After filming

Episodes

Baddies season 1 episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"Reunited And It Feels So...BAD"May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)
22"Now You See Me, Now You Don't"May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)
33"Sit Down or Throw Down"May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)
44"Let's Get To The Bag"June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)
55"It's About to Go Down"June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)
66"Even Baddies Need A Break"June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)
77"You and All Yo BULL"June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)
88"SURPRISE!"July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)
99"It's Time for the TWERKULATOR!"July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)
1010"All Bad Things Come to An End"July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)
1111"The Reunion Part 1"August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
1212"The Reunion Part 2"August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)

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