MTV starts production on its first-ever telenovela

Cable network MTV has started production on Niñas Mal, its first-ever original telenovela.

The drama series is being made with Sony Pictures Television and will air on MTV Latin America nets.

The show is being shot in Colombia and will TX this fall on MTV Latin America. It will also air on MTV’s Tr3s in the US and VH1 in Brazil.

The 70x1hr telenovela is based on the 2007 movie of the same name. It follows three high-society girls at the school as they struggle with its rules as well as their own lives, loves and friendships.

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