Netflix announces new drama ‘Calabasas’ with Kim Kardashian and Emma Roberts

Well, Netflix clearly knew what it was doing when it decided to create this drama. Because tell us why Kim Kardashian is now producing a teen drama called Calabasas, which is literally the most Kardashian-coded title imaginable? Doesn’t it already feel like something we are all going to binge on in one weekend?

And turns out Kim is not doing it alone. Emma Roberts is attached to it, which makes perfect sense because she has been around this kind of glamorous television world for years, so her name on a drama about privileged Calabasas teens feels written in the stars.

The new series is being created by Chris Van Dusen, AKA the man behind Bridgerton, and that makes one thing clear: you know this is not going to be some low-budget drama. This is going to be glossy and messy, and we are here for it. Beautiful people making catastrophic decisions in expensive lighting is what Calabasas is going to be about.

But very few people know that this show is based on a book about growing up in Calabasas, and it’s called ‘If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now: True Stories From Calabasas’ by Via Bleidner. Calabasas is basically America’s capital city for celebrity children, influencer teens and now even kids. You already know the vibes.

And the actual plot? Oh, it’s very, very delicious. The story follows the daughter of a private school headmaster whose entire life gets thrown into a mess after she falls for a rebellious outsider. So yes, we are entering forbidden romance territory. Rich girl meets bad decision. Netflix clearly wants tension and secrets with elite-school drama.

And can we discuss how personal this feels for Kim Kardashian? Because nobody on Earth has marketed Calabasas harder than the Kardashians. For years, they turned that city into a luxury lifestyle fantasy. Like, before the Kardashians, most people probably couldn’t even point to Calabasas on a map. Now, the second you hear the word, you picture beige mansions, G-Wagons, iced coffee, and beauty brands.

So Kim producing a drama about rich Calabasas teens feels less like a random project and more like she is opening the family archives. Also, after Kim popped up in American Horror Story with Emma Roberts, you could kind of tell she caught the acting bug. And honestly? She has been moving very strategically lately. Kim is now building a serious empire outside her reality TV.

And Emma Roberts being involved makes the whole thing feel even more amazingly dangerous. Emma has forever played chaotic female characters with sass. Even when she is behind the scenes producing, you can feel her fingerprints all over projects.

But we have to keep an eye out for the rest of the casting because whoever they cast as these rich Calabasas teenagers is about to become the internet’s entire personality for six months. What are you waiting for? Gear up for Calabasas.