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By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>
Published: Monday, 11 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>
The most talked about family in the world are back: yes, the Kardashians have returned, albeit with a slight rebrand.<\/p>\n
When Keeping Up with the Kardashians ended back in June 2021, fans of the iconic family were simply desperate for more. Thankfully, we haven\u2019t had to wait for too long, with a new series on Disney Plus, catchily called, erm, The Kardashians<\/a>.<\/p>\n From the opening of the first episode, this is a noticeably different show tonally. The latter years of KUWTK were dominated by the influence of Kanye West, with his music and thematic influence all over the old series, but now that\u2019s all changed. Where we might have opened with a new track from Donda, this time we open with a pop track from Silk Sonic (777).<\/p> Gone as well is the grainy, home-video footage. This is slicker, and has taken inspiration from rival reality shows. When KUWTK paved the way for reality TV, The Kardashians has learned from it \u2013 and that\u2019s not a bad thing for this new era for the family who are trying to separate themselves from their past and step out on their own (read: away from Kanye).<\/p>\n The family are more relaxed this time around. Sure, there\u2019s drama in their life but it doesn\u2019t feel like a ticking time bomb is about to go off constantly \u2013 it\u2019s chilled. Gone are the days of the sisters fighting, and here\u2019s familial love and support. It\u2019s echoing back to the early seasons of KUWTK where the family really only had each other, not fame.<\/p>\n The editing is wittier, too, with the confessionals being cut in at smarter moments. For the first time, the family is saying what they really think. When Scott and Khloe talk about moving on from Kourt, Khloe freely admits he still loves her, saying what we\u2019re all thinking.<\/p>\n The team behind it now have some serious TV credentials \u2013 between them, they have been involved in The Late Late Show with James Corden, Carpool Karaoke, An Audience with Adele, Saturday Night Takeaway and Million Dollar Listing to name but a few. This team know how to create big TV shows and even bigger viral moments \u2013 The Kardashians is in safe hands.<\/p>\n Some things never change, with Khloe talking about her intimate areas as she does in most seasons of the KUWTK, and Kris managing to somehow manage her incredibly busy kids \u2013 miraculously they\u2019re even still talking about Kim\u2019s sex tape (as they did in season 1 of Keeping Up, coincidentally).<\/p>\n The Kardashians haven\u2019t reinvented the wheel, but neither did they need to. Their USP is themselves, and their lives are still innately fascinating \u2013 perhaps more than ever. Kourtney (who was famously branded the \u201cleast interesting\u201d of the family by Kim), is now dating musician Travis Barker and the way they interact is unlike anything we\u2019ve ever seen from her. It\u2019s quite lovely \u2013 and captivating. Kim is paving her way in the world as a single woman trying to break away from Kanye\u2019s influence. Khloe shows more fragility than we\u2019ve ever seen, unsurprising with what she\u2019s been through with Tristan Thompson.<\/p>\n the countdown officially begins now. ???? #TheKardashians<\/a> premieres in 1 month on Hulu, Disney+ internationally and Star+ in Latin America. pic.twitter.com\/2WtvpRdrO2<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The Kardashians (@kardashianshulu) March 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>