Reality TV is about to add a new family to its ranks. Recently, WE tv announced that they will add, The Barnes Bunch to their lineup. The unscripted series will follow NBA Champion, ESPN Analyst and podcaster, Matt Barnes, and his fiancée, model and reality personality, Anansa Sims.
WE tv excitedly posted about the upcoming debut of their new show on their official Instagram.
“He Shoots, WE scores! 🏀 #TheBarnesBunch follows NBA champion, @matt_barnes9 and his fiancée, @anansasims as they navigate blending their over-the-top families while making their way to the alter. Coming soon to @wetv and @watchallblk!”
And of course, the couples blended family of six children will be along for the ride, because, let’s be real, it wouldn’t be as fun! Barnes and Sims share children ranging in age from five-years-old to 15. The NBA legend has two children from a previous relationship, while Sims has three from hers. Together the couple share a son, five-year-old Ashton.
So, just what can fans expect from this upcoming series? Well, according to a recent WE tv press release, here is what to tune-in for.
The Barnes Bunch follows the well-known couple as they navigate blending their over-the-top families while making their way to the altar. Each hour-long episode follows this full-court family as they navigate fame, love and parenting alongside their wild inner circle of close family, friends and staff.
Coming off their engagement last year, cameras follow Matt and Anansa’s extensive planning of the engagement party and the wedding! Will the ‘bad boy of basketball’ finally settle down? And can this dynamic duo maintain their sanity while juggling six kids, busy careers and potentially another baby?
“We’re excited to give people an inside look at our big, beautiful, crazy, blended family. Stay tuned,” Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims teased the series in the press release.
Brett Dismuke, Head of Content, WE tv and ALLBLK echoed the couples sentiment in the release saying that their “family and friends deliver on all notes.”
“The WE tv audience expects engaging, entertaining and boldly relatable personalities alongside talked about and explosively fun storylines. Matt, Anansa and their family and friends deliver on all notes. WE can’t wait to share their familial journey with the world and are grateful to the entire family for trusting us with their adventure.”
The Barnes Bunch is Executive Produced by Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner for Foxxhole Productions, Tara Long, Sun de Graaf, and Ben Megargel of Entertainment One (eOne), and Anthony Oji Singletary serves as Showrunner. Angela Molloy, SVP Development & Original Production, Unscripted and Noella Charles, VP Development & Original Production, Unscripted Executive Produce for WE tv.
WE tv’s The Barnes Bunch is set to debut in January of 2024.
📷: Michael Letterlough; We tv Instagram; Matt Barnes Instagram; Anansa Sims Instagram