The Real Housewives of London will come to Hayu, Comcast's NBCUniversal reality streamer available in 45 markets outside the United States, in 2025, the service said Saturday in unveiling its first original series.
Produced by Monkey (Made in Chelsea), The Real Housewives of London it will be “the next chapter in the immensely popular franchise and will premiere in late 2025,” he said. “The series will go into production in the first quarter [of] 2025, and casting is currently underway to find the perfect combination of personalities to showcase the appeal of living in the UK's dynamic capital.”
The news was announced on Saturday at the first Hayu FanFest held in London. Among the stars present at the event were The Real Housewives host and executive producer Andy Cohen, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City the star Lisa Barlow, Southern charm protagonists Craig Conover and Austen Kroll, Sutton Stracke (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Jessel Taank (The Real Housewives of New York City), AND Below deckCaptain Sandy Yawn, among others. The Hayu FanFest stage sessions will be made available to all Hayu season ticket holders in the coming week.
“Original content is something we've thought about,” Hendrik McDermott, managing director of EMEA networks, Hayu and international direct-to-consumer at London-based NBCUniversal, recently said. The Hollywood journalist. “It hasn't been a feature of our strategy so far because we have access to a catalog of content, which is a treasure trove of very popular brands. But it's certainly something we're looking at.”
In an announcement Saturday evening London time, he said: “Tonight's announcement The Real Housewives of London It's Hayu's first-ever original series commission and another milestone in the growth story of our reality streaming service. It makes sense that such an iconic location in the UK – a key market for Hayu – is included in our strategy to further amplify our offering with original content that best serves loyal fans. We can't wait to be the exclusive home to this latest installment of the hugely popular The Real Housewives franchising”.
Added Helen Kruger Bratt, CEO of production company Monkey. “Hayu is the ideal destination for this much-loved reality series and will give audiences direct access to all the drama of this new group of British housewives. This is the 30th international iteration of the iconicHousewives format, and it is safe to say that audiences will not be disappointed!”
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