Baddies season 1
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.
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.
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. 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. It was also announced that Mehgan James would join as a supporting cast member.| Main Cast | Age | Reality or Original season | Hometown |
| Tanisha Thomas | 35 | Bad Girls Club 2: Los Angeles | Brooklyn, New York |
| Natalie Nunn | 36 | Bad Girls Club 4: Los Angeles | Oakland, California |
| Judi Jackson | 32 | Bad Girls Club 7: New Orleans | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| Christina Salgado | 31 | Bad Girls Club 9: Mexico | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Janelle Shanks | 31 | Bad Girls Club 11: Miami | Houston, Texas |
| Sarah Oliver | 36 | Bad Girls Club 11: Miami | Riverdale, Georgia |
| Seven Craft | 26 | Bad Girls Club 17: East Meets West | Fort Washington, Maryland |
| Sidney Starr | 32 | Love & Hip Hop: [New York (season 9)|Love & Hip Hop: New York 9] | Chicago, Illinois |
| Supporting Cast | Age | Reality or Original season | Hometown |
| Mehgan James | 31 | Bad Girls Club 9: Mexico | Texas City, Texas |
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.After filming
- Natalie returned for Baddies South, Baddies West, Baddies East, Baddies Caribbean, Baddies Midwest, Baddies Africa and Baddies USA. Also being a judge for the Baddies West, East, Caribbean, Midwest & Gone Wild and Africa Auditions.
- Natalie appeared on The Conversation.
- Christina, Janelle, Sarah & Sidney made guest appearances on Baddies South.
- Natalie, Janelle, Seven, Sidney & Mehgan all made guest appearances on Bad vs. Wild.
- Tanisha went on to appear on the first season of House of Villains.
- Sidney made a cameo appearance on Baddies Midwest.
- Natalie, Sarah, Judi, Janelle, Seven and Tanisha returned for the eighth season of Baddies USA.