Spencer Pratt's 2026 LA Mayor Bid Gets Unscripted Series as June 2 Primary Nears
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · May 18
Spencer Pratt's 2026 LA Mayor Bid Gets Unscripted Series as June 2 Primary Nears
6 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · May 18
Production is already underway on an unscripted series following Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral campaign through the June 2 primary and, if he finishes in the top two, the November runoff.
Pratt entered the 2026 race against incumbent Karen Bass and councilmember Nithya Raman after saying red tape following the 2025 Palisades fire that destroyed his home showed Los Angeles is broken.
The former Hills star and registered Republican is leaning on the attention-grabbing skills that made him a 2000s reality-TV villain, including viral AI-generated campaign videos attacking Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Analysts cited in the report say celebrity familiarity and social-media reach can help outsider candidates, but warned those strengths do not necessarily translate into governing or the cooperation public office requires.
Can a reality TV villain's social media stardom translate into the political skill needed to govern a major city?
As another city’s revival highlights legislative needs, can a 'norm-breaker' like Pratt build the consensus required to govern?