MTV's 'Cribs' to make a comeback with Big Sean, JoJo Siwa and Martha Stewart to feature

The hit noughties show takes fans for a nosey around their favourite stars' homes

2000s TV favourite 'Cribs' is set to make a comeback. Courtesy MTV

More than 20 years since it was first broadcast, MTV’s Cribs is set to return to screens.

A series of new episodes has been announced, to be shown in the US from August 11. The show, which takes fans into the houses of the rich and famous, is set feature the abodes of several big-name stars, including Big Sean, Rick Ross, Tinashe, Nick Young, Tia Mowry, Marsai Martin, JoJo Siwa, Scott Disick, Martha Stewart, Jordyn Woods, Kathy Griffin, and Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross.

Each episode will run for 30 minutes. No UAE screening date has been announced.

Watch a vintage Cribs clip starring DJ Khaled here:

“Cribs didn’t simply introduce the celebreality genre, it created a blueprint for how we engage on social media,” said Nina L Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer at MTV Entertainment Group.

“We are thrilled to usher in a new era of this iconic franchise for audiences around the world.”

The show was first broadcast in September 2000, long before Vogue launched its 73 Questions series, and Architectural Digest started its Open Door videos. It gave viewers insights into the domestic lives of some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Kim Kardashian and Robbie Williams.

Here are more noughties shows we'd love to see revived:

'Scrubs'

Medical sitcom Scrubs ran from 2001 until 2010, starring Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison and John C McGinley as JD, Elliot, Turk and Dr Cox, respectively.

The series wrapped up after nine seasons, but a modern spin on the show would make it well worth a watch. How would a global pandemic affect the medical team at Sacred Heart Hospital?

'Punk'd'

You can find Punk'd-style videos on TikTok and Instagram daily, but the early-2000s hidden camera, practical joke reality television series, hosted by Ashton Kutcher, had a certain magic to it.

Watch 'Friends' star Matthew Perry getting punk'd here:

At times it felt cruel – remember when Justin Timberlake started crying because he thought government agents were seizing his home and valuables because of unpaid income taxes? – but the knowledge that Kutcher was always going to emerge to tell the stars they had been "punk'd" made it harmless fun.

A reboot of the series did launch on Quibi in 2020, but we'd like to see a TV version make a comeback.

'The Simple Life'

This feels like a format made for TV today: get two out-of-touch rich kids to take on a hard day's work – there are a fair few Instagram stars who would be prime for the role.

The Simple Life, which ran from 2003 to 2007, famously starred Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie removed from their Beverly Hills mansions and dropped into the real world, with next-to-no lessons learnt along the way.

‘Lizzie McGuire’

Millennials everywhere rejoiced when a Lizzie McGuire reboot was announced last year, pitched as a sequel to the 2000s Disney Channel series.

However, Hilary Duff, star of the part-animated hit show, broke hearts in December when she announced it was no longer going to happen.

Duff wrote on Instagram: "I’ve been so honoured to have the character of Lizzie in my life. She has made such a lasting impact on many, including myself. To see the fans’ loyalty and love for her, to this day, means so much to me. I know the efforts and conversations have been everything trying to make a reboot work, but sadly despite everyone’s best efforts, it isn’t going to happen.

"I want any reboot of Lizzie to be honest and authentic to who Lizzie would be today. It’s what the character deserves. We can all take a moment to mourn the amazing woman she would have been and the adventures we would have taken with her. I’m very sad, but I promise everyone tried their best and the stars just didn’t align. Hey now, this is what 2020's made of."

The news was confirmed by a Disney spokesperson who said: “Lizzie McGuire fans have high expectations for any new stories. Unless and until we are confident we can meet those expectations, we’ve decided to hold off and today, we informed the cast’s representatives that we are not moving forward with the planned series.”