Bunim Murray Productions
Entertainment ProvidersCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Based in Glendale, California, Bunim Murray Productions is a mid-sized company that creates reality and unscripted television for networks around the world. Over more than thirty years, it has been widely credited with shaping the reality television genre. Its catalog includes well-known series such as The Real World and Road Rules for MTV, The Simple Life for E!, Keeping Up With the Kardashians for E!, and Starting Over in syndication. It aims to transform ordinary real-life experiences into compelling television narratives through a structured approach to storytelling in unscripted formats. The company has historically pursued genre milestones, including early competitive reality formats, a daytime reality soap, and a reality-driven comedy, as well as multi-platform reality series. In 2024, Bunim Murray announced partnerships with Talpa Studios and The Natural Studios to bring No Way Back, an adventure reality show led by Bear Grylls, to the U.S.