12 Reality TV Shows To Stream For Maximum Drama
by Explore Disney+ Contributor
Revised: August 12, 2026
Runway rivalries, villa recouplings, far-flung feasts, and high-stakes challenges power these reality series on Disney+ and Hulu
Your next reality-TV obsession is just a click away. Whether you want to transport yourself to a professional dance studio, the Project Runway workroom, a Mallorca firepit, or a glamorous Ibiza nanny agency, these shows offer up a perfect dose of escapism. This guide includes some of the best reality TV shows on Disney+ and Hulu, with weekly competitions, near-daily dating clashes, complete-season binges, and glorious drama.
Pop Culture Reality Shows
High fashion creations, glossy group dynamics, and high-end workplace drama all stream here.
Caring For The Next Generation Of The 1%: Million Dollar Nannies, Hulu
Childcare comes with NDAs and a luxe Ibizan location in this workplace reality show. Eight elite nannies launch an agency for wealthy families, but demanding clients put professional boundaries under pressure, and personal drama threatens to derail the dream before the summer sets. Think elite professional chaos with a childcare twist. (Hulu)*
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Bold Designs & Big Personalities: Project Runway
Sketches become runway looks under serious time pressure in Season 22, which welcomes a franchise-record 22 designers. Each week, a new challenge sets the workroom in motion, as the designers race to create looks to present to the judges, with elimination on the line. Heidi Klum returns as host and head judge alongside judges Nina Garcia and Law Roach, while Christian Siriano mentors the designers. Tyra Banks also appears as a recurring judge.
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Saints & Sinners: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Hulu
Public fallout puts faith, friendship, and reputations on the line for these Mormon mom influencers. The show’s first season received an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, and #MomTok has only continued to get messier since then. (Hulu)*
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Lisa Manages New Messy Staff: Vanderpump Villa, Hulu
Decadence and debauchery collide in Vanderpump Villa, a reality show following Lisa Vanderpump’s hand-selected staff as they work, live, and play at the exclusive English manor of Rosescroft Park. (Hulu)*
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Dating Reality Shows Full Of Drama & Romance
If you love confrontations and heart-to-hearts around a villa firepit, you’re in the right place. These dating reality shows serve romantic hope and shocking betrayals in equal measure.
Sun, Banter & Bombshells: Love Island (UK), Hulu
Head to Mallorca for Love Island UK. Catch up on the recently concluded Season 13, hosted by Maya Jama, where Islanders coupled up in the villa, bombshells shook up relationships, recouplings tested loyalties, and public votes determined who stayed or was sent packing. All 13 seasons are available to binge now. Whether you're watching for the first time or reliving your favorite moments, there's always more villa drama waiting. (Hulu)*
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Flirting Their Way To Topside: Love Overboard, Hulu
A luxury yacht sounds romantic until access to its best amenities becomes part of a game. Gabby Windey hosts as singles search for a match aboard the ship, with only one couple able to claim the top spot. Love Overboard’s status system makes social strategy just as important as chemistry. Romantic decisions can improve someone’s standing or send them overboard, while every new connection threatens an existing couple. Aboard the Chakra, paradise has strings attached. (Hulu)*
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Celebrity & Influencer Reality TV Shows
Famous faces may draw you in initially, but in some of these shows it’s the lesser-known contestants and participants that truly stand out.
A Reality Throwback: Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Hulu
Want the origin story behind the Kardashian-Jenner reality empire? In Keeping Up With the Kardashians, cameras capture family milestones, relationship changes, business ambitions, and sibling clashes across the show’s 20-season run. Once you’re caught up, continue the family’s story with The Kardashians. (Hulu)*
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Waltzing Down Under: Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro
For those who watch the pros as closely as their celebrity partners, this spinoff puts their craft center stage. Twelve up-and-coming dancers live and train together in Australia, taking on weekly challenges as they compete for one spot as a professional on Dancing with the Stars Season 35. Season 34 Mirrorball Champion Robert Irwin hosts, while Mark and Shirley Ballas lead the judging panel. DWTS professionals drop in as mentors and guest judges.
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Star Power Meets Trivia: Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars, Hulu
Familiar clues get a playful shake-up when proven celebrity players return to the Alex Trebek Stage. Ken Jennings hosts as past champions and other standout contestants battle for $1 million for a charity of their choice. The defending champions get to start in the semifinals, so everyone else has to earn a place beside them. (Hulu)*
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Survival & Competition Reality Shows
Need higher stakes? These survival reality shows focus on endurance and sheer nerve, whether the challenge is staying alive in unforgiving terrain or walking into your worst fear.
How Long Would You Last?: Alone, Hulu
Ten participants enter the wilderness carrying only what fits in a small backpack. Each person must hunt, build a shelter, fend off predators, and document the experience without a camera crew. Isolation, harsh terrain, and a $500,000 prize turn every day into a test of endurance and the last participant standing wins. (Hulu)*
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Not For The Faint Of Heart: Fear Factor: House of Fear, Hulu
Johnny Knoxville has found a house where you should probably check under the bed. In this FOX show, 14 strangers move into the Fear House, where they face terrifying physical stunts and gross-out endurance challenges. A $200,000 prize gives the contestants a reason to keep going when their minds and bodies tell them to run the other way. Living together also creates alliances and rivalries between challenges, making relationships just as important as the next task. (Hulu)*
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The Ultimate Teambuilding Challenge: Naked and Afraid, Hulu
One man and one woman, who meet for the first time in the nude, must survive together in some of the world's most extreme environments for 21 days with no food, water, or clothing. (Hulu)*
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