![]() It also makes clear how hard it is to convert one sort of fame to another. The series, with no small effort, establishes that the niche it depicts consists of very well-known people. This makes “Hype House” very likely an introduction to a class of celebrities for some segment of the audience, though it’s hard to imagine who among the uninitiated will keep going once certain unhappy central facts of “Hype House” become clear. Certainly, unlike A-listers whose star quality has an ineffable effect, this crowd can catalyze action from a quantifiable fan base with every move.īut, unlike Lawrence, Hanks, and their peers, TikTok stars would seem to lack that in-between level of awareness: Many people who have not seen “Don’t Look Up” literally know who Lawrence is, whereas to not follow Petrou is quite possibly to be unaware he exists, or that he is working daily to please his massive viewership. ![]() Viewed in a strict mathematical sense, he and his peers could be argued to be as famous as Jennifer Lawrence or Tom Hanks or take-your-pick. (To wit: Petrou is introduced with us with a chyron next to his name indicating that he has 8.1 million followers.) And, while Petrou’s work strikes this viewer as a dog whistle only those deeply attuned to the world of TikTok can hear, it’s fair to note its impact. They use the house to create content - video clips measured by the attention they elicit. Whereas in the old “Real World” mansion, simply living in an extravagantly emotional way was the job, this reality show features people in an endless work-from-home cycle. The house in question is one shared by TikTok stars, whose work and whose interpersonal conflicts make up the storyline of “Hype House.” These young people reside in a Los Angeles-area mansion that become notorious via New York Times reporting by Taylor Lorenz. “My whole goal with this house in the first place,” states Thomas Petrou, “was, why can’t people who hit millions of other people be as famous as A-list celebrities?” The Netflix reality show, which was announced in April 2021, follows the lives, antics, and drama of a group of the current Hype House members, including co-founders Hudson and Petrou, as well as Nikita Dragun, Larri Merritt (aka Larray), Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, Jack Wright, Vinnie Hacker, and Mia Hayward.“ Hype House,” a new reality soap series on Netflix, opens with a very fair question. ![]() ![]() Several of the app's top creators, including Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, Addison Rae, and the Lopez brothers, were also part of the inaugural crew, as The New York Times reported in January 2020. ![]() The Hype House's creation was announced in December 2019, with TikTok stars Thomas Petrou, Daisy Keech, Alex Warren, and Chase Hudson (aka Lil Huddy) as founding members. Hype House's 10 members live together in Moorpark, California, in a "$5 million house together, filming content all day," according to Petrou's explanation of the show's premise in its first episode. On Friday 7 January, Netflix dropped eight episodes of "Hype House," its fly-on-the-wall reality show set in one of the most popular TikTok creator collectives. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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