Bravo Announces ‘Wife Swap: Real Housewives,’ Adds Rhode Island as Latest ‘Housewives’ Series

Bravo is expanding its programming slate with a slew of new titles, including a Wife Swap edition of its ever popular Real Housewives franchise. 

Just in time for NBCU upfronts on May 12, the network, too, ordered a brand new Rhode Island-based Real Housewives series and a spin-off of its new show The Valley. Additionally, Bravo announced Tuesday that it’s bringing back Ladies of London, which previously ran for three seasons and was shut down in 2017. 

Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition will spotlight a few women from across the various franchises as they take a spin in another “Real Housewife’s shoes.” The Valley: Persian Style is a new show that will bring back a few familiar faces from Bravo’s canceled Shahs of Sunset. Reza Farahan, Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi and The Traitors season two star Mercedes “MJ” Javid return “as they take on the next stage of life in the Valley.”

The Valley: Persian Style comes as a spin-off of The Valley, which is a subsidiary of Vanderpump Rules, which was birthed out of Lisa Vanderpump’s time on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

The last new show hitting Bravo’s slate is The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. The official logline for the series in part reads, “Set against the shores of the Ocean State, The Real Housewives franchise expands into the world of a tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders who have deep community roots and families that go back generations.”

RHORI is the latest addition to Bravo’s Real Housewives world since the now “paused” Real Housewives of Dubai premiered in 2021 and breakout series Real Housewives of Salt Lake City debuted in November 2019. 

Notably, Ladies of London will make its comeback after being canceled in 2017. Just last October, Hayu announced that Real Housewives of London would arrive on the streamer in 2025, expanding NBCUniversal’s lineup of British-based shows.

Bravo further greenlit season renewals for shows including Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Down Under, Married to Medicine, Southern Charm, Southern Hospitality, Real Housewives of Orange County, Real Housewives of Potomac, RHOBH and RHOSLC.

The network previously announced the return of its mainstay Below Deck, Real Housewives of Miami, Kings Court and the Las Culturistas Awards Show, alongside another new addition in New Gen NYC, which will follow the lives of the children of various Real Housewives in the Big Apple.