Sweet Life: Los Angeles

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Sweet Life: Los Angeles
Genre Reality television
Created by Issa Rae
Starring
  • Amanda Scott
  • Briana Jones
  • Cheryl Des Vignes
  • Jerrold Smith II
  • Myami Woods
  • Candiss Hart
  • P'Jae Compton
  • Tylynn Burns
  • Rebecca Magett
  • Rob Lee
  • Jaylenn Hart
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Issa Rae
  • Montrel McKay
  • Jimmy Fox
  • Sheri Maroufkhani
  • Leola Westbrook
  • Sun de Graaf
Producers
  • Rajah Ahmed
  • Pyongson Yim
  • Pyongson "Sunny" Yim
Production location Los Angeles, California
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO Max
ReleaseAugust 19, 2021 (2021-08-19) 
August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)

Sweet Life: Los Angeles is an American reality television series created by Issa Rae. It premiered on August 19, 2021, on HBO Max. In October 2021, it was renewed for a second season which premiered on August 4, 2022. [1] [2] [3] In December 2022, the series was canceled after two seasons. [4]

Contents

Background

Sweet Life was inspired by both the Frank Ocean song after which it is named, and the BET reality television show Baldwin Hills. [5] [6] The show follows a close group of African-American friends in their 20s, as they live their lives in South Los Angeles striving for "Black Excellence." The group is supportive of each other and their goals of chasing their dreams connect them. [7]

Cast

Profession and age of cast members when the first season premiered: [8]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)
2 10August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
11"Sweet Life"August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)
22"Good Vibes Only"August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)
33"You Got Me F**ked Up"August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)
44"A Seat at the Table"August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)
55"Moving In, Moving Out, Moving On"August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)
66"Once Upon a Time in Sexico"August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)
77"No Cabo Cuddles"September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)
88"Low-Key Privileged"September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)
99"Are We Even Friends?"September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)
1010"The Group Chat"September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
111"Ain't Sh*t Sweet"August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
122"The Good, the Bad, and the Medium Ugly"August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
133"Tylynn & the Termites"August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
144"Accents & Good Times"August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
155"Y'all Weird AF"August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
166"B*tch, What's the Tea?"August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
177"Spring BAEcation"August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
188"Two B's, No F*cks"August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)
199"Have You Really Have, Though?"August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)
2010"Wait, that's it?!"August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)

Awards

In 2022, the first season was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show, and a Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for Best Music Supervision in Reality Television. [9] [10]

Notes

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