Karma (2020 TV series)

Karma is an American competitive children's web series hosted by Michelle Khare. It premiered on HBO Max on June 18, 2020.[2][1] For unknown reasons, the show was taken down from HBO Max September 1, 2020 and isn't currently available to view.

Karma
GenreReality Television
Created byJ. D. Roth
Scooter Braun
Presented byMichelle Khare
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersJ. D. Roth
Adam Greener
Sara Hansemenn
Fred Pichel
Production companyGoodStory Entertainment
DistributorHBO Max
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Original releaseJune 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)[1]
External links
HBO Max

Production

Produced by GoodStory Entertainment, Karma was co-created by actor and children's game show presenter J. D. Roth and music producer Scooter Braun.[3][4] It was announced on October 9, 2019 that HBO Max had picked up the show with Michelle Khare as host with an anticipated June 2020 release date.[2]

The contests

The laws of Karma

Each team selects a law of Karma and a color to represent it. These laws are given in the form of a medallion representing. In season one, 8 laws of Karma came into play:

  • Inspiration
  • Connection
  • Patience
  • Giving
  • Humility
  • Growth
  • Focus
  • Responsibility

Once eliminated, teams must give their medallion(s) to one of the remaining teams.

Karma Coins

After the team that won the challenge selected two teams to send to the Cave of Karma, The remaining teams each received a Karma Coin, which they would will to one of the two teams chosen to go to the Cave at the offering. At the offering, Each of the safe teams, excluding the team that won the challenge, came up one at a time and handed their teams coin to the team that they wanted to help at the Cave. The coins would play a role in the cave, and having more coins would give the teams more chances.

The Cave of Karma

The winning team of the challenge would get to select two team to send to the Cave of Karma, where they would face off in a challenge which would eliminate one team. The challenge at the Cave was to find one (or more*) Karma Coin(s) given to them. The coins were hidden by the opposing team under one of the 10 stone chambers that were on each side. After the hiding of the coins, each team would take turns to find their coin(s) by smashing open one of the chambers. The first team to find that Cave's amount of coins would win and return to the game.

Season summaries
Season Laws Teams Filming Location Winning Team Running-Up Team Episodes Originally aired
Boy Girl Boy Girl First aired Last aired
Karma 8 8 Shaver Lake, California Jack Silver Skyla Sousa Aaron Thomas Raye Andrea Munoz 8 June 18, 2020

Season 1 - Karma (2020)

The season consisted of eight teams (in order of elimination):

Position Team Boy Age Girl Age Starting Law
of Karma		 Cave Winner Inherited
Law(s)		 Law(s)
Held
Name Hometown Name Hometown
8th Green Elijah Mack San Diego, CA 14 Skylie Thompson Cyril, OK 15 Growth Yellow Red 1
7th Orange Adren Gilmore Keller, TX 14 Presley Alexander Los Angeles, CA 14 Focus Yellow Yellow 1
6th Yellow Elijah “Eli” Naidas Melbourne, FL 14 Illya Mehrzai Houston, TX 14 Patience Grey Pink 2
5th Grey Huck Flanagan Pomfret, CT 15 Sienna Coward Martinez, CA 14 Humility Blue Blue 1
4th Blue Luke Youssef Hampton Falls, NH 14 Ariana Pettit St. Johns, AZ 14 Responsibility Red Purple 2
3rd Pink Justin Darrigo Tewksbury, MA 14 Avon Stoutamire Mary, SC 15 Giving Purple 3
2nd Red Aaron Thomas Raye Newburgh, ME 13 Andrea Munoz Miami, FL 14 Connection Purple (Finale) 4
1st Purple Jack Silver Rahway, NJ 14 Skyla Sousa Lowell, MA 14 Inspiration 4
Right-to-Stay Eliminations
Boy Girl
Name Hometown Age Name Hometown Age
Jack Silver Rahway, NJ 14 Ciera The Bronx, NY 14
Harrison Halewood Crowley, TX 15

Elimination table
ContestantsEpisodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jack & Skyla SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFECAVEWIN (2)FIRST
Aaron & Andrea SAFESAFESAFESAFEWINCAVEWINWIN (4)SECOND
Avon & Justin SAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINOUT
Ariana & Luke SAFESAFEWINSAFECAVEOUT
Huck & Sienna SAFEWINSAFECAVEOUT
Eli & Illya SAFECAVECAVEOUT
Adren & Presley SAFESAFEOUT
Mack & Skylie WINOUT
Harrison QUIT
Ciera OUT
Key
  The team won the Final Cave Challenge and became “Karma” Champions.
  The team lost the Final Cave Challenge and were the runners-up.
  The contestant won the team selection challenge and created all the teams of Karma.
  The team won the Team Challenge and sent two other teams to the Cave of Karma.
  The contestant won Laws of Karma at a challenge.
  The team did not win the challenge, but was safe from going to the Cave of Karma.
  The team won at the Cave of Karma and avoided elimination.
  The team lost at the Cave of Karma and was eliminated.
  The contestant was eliminated at the Right to Stay.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.

References
  1. Petski, Denise (May 13, 2020). "HBO Max Sets Premiere Dates For 'Doom Patrol' Season 2, 'Adventure Time' Specials, Amy Schumer Docuseries & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. Petski, Denise (September 9, 2019). "HBO Max Orders Kids Competition Series 'Karma' & 'Craftopia' Hosted By Michelle Khare & Lauren Riihimaki". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. "Scooter Braun Teams With JD Roth to Form Unscripted Content Studio". Variety. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (June 12, 2018). "Scooter Braun & JD Roth Launch Unscripted Content Studio GoodStory Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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