The future of the popular MTV show hangs in the balance after production breaks after five seasons
The sun may be setting for the well-known MTV reality series Siesta Key.
According to TMZthe show is not returning for a sixth season ‘any time soon’ and it is unclear if it will return at all.
The channel has yet to officially cancel it, but it is believed to be in danger due to the all-time low ratings of the last season.
It comes over a year after Siesta Key crew Amanda Miller shared one suspicious Instagram post about her time on the show.
According to TMZ, season 6 of Siesta Key will not begin filming ‘any time soon,’ but the show has not been officially canceled by MTV
The show saw all-time low ratings in Season 5 ahead of its season finale in 2023. Show stars and social media noted the significant drop
“For the past 5 years these people (and a few more) have become more than friends, they are my family,” she wrote in the description.
‘It has been an honor to do this show with them by my side and the memories we have all created together are unforgettable and I will carry them with me forever.’
Siesta Key was inspired by the popular MTV series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, which aired on the network in the mid-2000s.
It premiered in July 2017 and centered around eight Florida residents, including Juliette Porter, Brandon Gomes and Madisson Hausburg.
The first four seasons were filmed in Sarasota before production moved to Miami.
Siesta Key first premiered in July 2017 and was created by MTV through inspiration from Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Cast members had come and gone in season 5, Porter, Gomes and Hausburg being the only three originals to be on the show.
Other Siesta Key stars who participated in Season 5 were Miller, Sam Logan, and Jordana Barnes.
Siesta Key may have been a popular MTV reality series, but it wasn’t what the media was interested in seeing filmed.
Communications and PR Coordinator for Visit Sarasota County Nate Sweetman said Sarasota Magazine that the media is ‘typically not interested in covering it or what some of the cast are doing while they’re here.’
Alex Kompothecras was surrounded by controversy during his time on the show and was eventually fired by MTV in 2020 due to racist tweets he made years before
Siesta Key hit a snag due to the many controversies surrounding former cast member Alex Kompothecras.
Kompothecras’ father was one of the show’s executive producers during that time.
Animal rights activists began protesting the star’s presence on the show after he was involved in an incident with a group of friends who dragged a live shark behind a boat.
The controversial cast member was later fired by MTV after he made more than one racist remark on social media.
He was also caught commenting on a post that called former President Barack Obama the N-word.
‘We have made the decision to cut ties with Alex and are editing the current season to minimize his presence. He will not be appearing in future seasons of Siesta Key,’ MTV wrote in a statement.
Kompothecras and other cast members have begun creating families outside of the show, including Hausburg, who welcomed a daughter with husband Ismael ‘Ish’ Soto earlier this year.
Despite the suspicious reaction from Miller before the Season 5 finale, social media users have a more mixed reaction to the show’s status.
Various cast members have started getting kids off camera. Garrett Miller doesn’t have kids yet, but he got married two months after the Season 5 finale aired
Social media has had mixed reactions to the show. Reddit users have been hating on the show, while a few on Instagram have called for the show to come back
Reddit users only started dissing Siesta Key in 2022 after someone posted a picture of some of the show’s low ratings on the social media platform.
‘The whole ridiculous thing is driving me crazy. Who told MTV that people actually liked that show? I just don’t get it,’ another Reddit user commented on the post.
Instagram users were more positive in 2023, with a few of them writing on Miller’s photo from 2023 that they love the show.
However, one person commented in the Instagram post that due to the Season 5 finale ending, “they can’t imagine it being renewed.”
Most of the positive comments over the past two weeks were made on the show’s final Instagram post which they created in January 2023.
“I THINK WE NEED A SECOND SEASON because everyone growing and glowing we need it televised ASAP!!!!,” one user wrote.
Others suggested that the show return for a season that instead focuses on the actors’ updated love and family lives.