With NATPE well under way in Las Vegas, MarVista has unveiled a new 13 x one-hour tween reality competition series, In the Real World.

Produced by Montreal, Canada-based Apartment 11 Productions, the series features 18 contestants between the ages of 12 and 14 who race across North America to complete a series of challenges, while developing real-life skills in the process. The winner of the competition will walk away with four years of college tuition and a US$25,000 all-expenses-paid family vacation. The series will make its debut on Canadian kidcaster YTV on February 4 at 7 p.m.

MarVista holds exclusive worldwide program and format sales rights. The series is produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the Shaw Rocket Fund, the Quebec Tax Credit Program administered by SODEC and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.