Bravo Expands ‘Real Housewives’ Franchise With Rhode Island

Buckle up, Bravo followers — extra drama is on the best way!

On Might 7, the community revealed a listing of anticipated present renewals, together with the wildly in style “Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis” and the breakout hit “Southern Hospitality.”

Bravo additionally teased 4 new collection, together with the rumored “Actual Housewives of Rhode Island.”

In a press launch, NBC Common introduced that it was including 4 new collection to the Bravo community after the cable channel was ranked as “a prime 5 cable leisure model with seven of the highest 10 actuality reveals on cable.”

The corporate went on to reward Bravo, calling it a “premiere cultural and life-style vacation spot ” and “residence to essentially the most engaged fanbase on cable.”

All of Bravo’s programming is out there to stream the following day on Peacock. The streaming characteristic additionally helped a number of of the community’s packages ship their “most-watched seasons ever,” together with season 5 of the “Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis,” season 3 of “Southern Hospitality,” season 6 of “Actual Housewives of Miami,” and season 9 of “Summer season Home,” primarily based on the present pacing.

For a while, rumors have been swirling a few potential iteration of the “Actual Housewives” filming in Rhode Island. And, it seems it wasn’t gossip in any case.

In its press launch, NBC Common additionally introduced the brand new “Actual Housewives of Rhode Island.” Based mostly on this system description, the collection will observe a “tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders who’ve deep neighborhood roots and households that return generations.”

“With aspirational lives, thriving companies and tangled household dynamics, these decade-long friendships show that in a state this small, there’s no escaping your previous … or one another,” it continued.

The collection will probably be produced by Evolution Media, with Andy Cohen serving as an government producer.

Rhode Island’s governor, Dan McKee, expressed his pleasure in regards to the franchise’s growth, welcoming the community’s “tens of millions of viewers.”

“Our state is residence to vibrant communities, wonderful meals, wealthy historical past, and beautiful coastal magnificence — good for the highlight,” McKee said.

The upcoming iteration of the “Housewives” franchise is not the one factor the Bravosphere has to stay up for, although.

Further collection, together with a reimagined model of the beforehand canceled “Women of London,” can even share the highlight.

In line with the assertion, the upcoming collection will characteristic “British blue bloods, formidable American expats, and glamorous worldwide socialites.”

It continued, “As custom clashes with the fast-paced globalized world, these energy gamers redefine what it means to be a lady of standing in one of the iconic cities on this planet. Right here connections are forex and the crown isn’t the one factor up for grabs.”

“The Valley: Persian Model” (working title) is one other newly introduced collection that is already turning viewers’ heads. It would star “Shahs of Sundown” vets Reza Farahan, Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi, and Mercedes “MJ” Javid, as they present their “unbreakable bond” that was “constructed on years of friendship, fiery clashes and the sort of historical past that by no means fades.”

“As they tackle the following stage of life within the Valley, their world is greater, their circle is bolder and their challenges are extra actual than ever. As we’ll see, their subsequent chapter in life isn’t quieter, it’s simply extra sophisticated,” the assertion learn.