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Bravo has introduced its first new U.S.-based Housewives installment since The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City in 2020, and everyone from locals to viewers from afar has thoughts about The Real Housewives of Rhode Island.
“When we’re making these shows, so many women have watched them before, [the castmembers] feel like they’re auditioning for a character role on a scripted show called The Real Housewives,” says executive producer Lucilla D’Agostino.
Adds Pamela Gimenez, vp unscripted, lifestyle and docs for Bravo and Peacock, “Basically, we found magic. We’re always talking about different cities. What else is new? What does the subculture look like?”
It was actually what felt a bit old — or, rather, nostalgic — to Gimenez during a trip to the Ocean State that led to the greenlighting of the latest series. “People are jumping on boats, and they’re havingdinner. Everybody knows each other and who’s working where. This bakery and that bakery. ‘I went to high school with that one.’ It was so fascinating,” she explains. “It took me back to the early days of what made Housewives.”
