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Will MomTok survive a reunion special?

The core cast of Hulu’s unscripted series The Secret Live of Mormon Wives gathered for a drama-filled evening, with the first teaser, released Monday, showing the ladies, and men, of MomTok picking right back up on the drama that the 10-episode second season ended with.

“Let’s get into it,” reunion special host Nick Viall said to kick off the teaser. And get into they do — jumping to a clip of Viall grilling castmember Jessi Ngatikaura on whether she cheated. Castmember Whitney Leavitt, who emerged from the show’s first season as the apparent antagonist, said she wouldn’t trust an unnamed “her.” There were plenty of tears throughout the teaser — among the women and men. The episode will “uncover secrets and scandals, never-before-seen footage and a surprise announcement,” according to a release.

The unscripted Hulu series, which follows a group of Utah-based...

Hulu dropped a teaser trailer for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 reunion special, in which Demi Engemann makes a cameo.

The #MomTok gang reunited to discuss all the drama they experienced during their second season, but one of the wives was notably missing from the cast photo.

Despite reports that Demi didn’t film the special streaming on Hulu on July 1st with the rest of the cast following a fallout, she is seen in the preview.

The reunion special hosted by former Bachelor star Nick Viall features Jennifer Affleck, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jessi Ngatikaura, Whitney Leavitt, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Miranda McWhorter, and Layla Taylor.

DadTok will also appear during the reunion special, along with the wives’ significant others, including Conner Leavitt, Zac Affleck, Jordan Ngatikaura, Dakota Mortenson, Jace Terry, and Jacob Neeley.

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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is receiving the reunion treatment.

After a successful second season that left fans wondering where exactly the fate of MomTok lies, Hulu said Thursday that the series will receive its first-ever reunion special, which is set to arrive July 1 via the streamer.

The special episode will be hosted by Bachelor alum and The Viall Files podcast host Nick Viall. The cast, comprised of Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Whitney Leavitt and Miranda McWhorter, will reunite to discuss the ins-and-outs of season two, with cast member Demi Engemann notably missing from all promotional photos.

Season two of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives saw the group of Utah-based Mormon mom-influencers navigate the shifts in their lives after season one’s debut. However, at the core of the storyline was the lives of Paul and Affleck as they both...

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives didn’t disappoint in its second season, and Hulu has brought the #MomTok gang back together for the Season 2 reunion.

Set to start streaming on July 1, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Season 2 Reunion Special will be hosted by Bachelor alum Nick Viall.

Returning to face tough questions and hash out the drama from the sophomore season are Jennifer Affleck, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jessi Ngatikaura, Whitney Leavitt, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Miranda McWhorter, and Layla Taylor.

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Demi Engemann was notably missing from the cast reunion photo. The reality TV personality fell out with #MomTok after labeling herself the Season 1 “fan favorite” and trying to banish leader Taylor Frankie Paul from the group.

#DadTok will also be making an appearance during the reunion special, with the wives’ significant others showing up, including Conner Leavitt,...

Season 2 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” left a lot of questions unanswered after its May 15 drop on Hulu, but fans won’t have to wait for new episodes to hear more of the story. The series will have its first-ever reunion special, hosted by reality TV personality Nick Viall, on July 1.

Per the official logline for the special, Viall will bring together the stars of “#MomTok and #DadTok to uncover secrets and scandals, never-before-seen footage and a surprise announcement.”

Viall first showed up in the world of reality TV as a contestant on Season 10 of “The Bachelorette,” which was led by Andi Dorfman in 2014. He appeared on “The Bachelorette” again the following season as a suitor for Kaitlyn Bristowe. He joined Season 3 of “Bachelor in Paradise” in 2016, and after leaving the show single, was selected as the lead of “The Bachelor” Season 21.

Viall now hosts “The Viall Files,...

Bravo is saddling up to welcome The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys to the family with the Season 2 premiere on Monday, June 30 at 9 p.m. Et.

The reality series looks a lot different in its second season as patriarch Steven McBee steps back from the spotlight and son Steve McBee Jr. takes the reins of the family business. However, the trailer teases that the family has been under FBI investigation,n and prison time might be involved, which could change the dynasty forever.

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The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys stars Steven McBee Jr, Calah Jackson, Cole McBee, Kacie Adkison, Jesse McBee, Alli Ventresca, Kristi McBee, Galyna Saltkovska, and Brayden McBee.

“The stakes couldn’t be higher as eldest brother Steven Jr. has been left in charge of the McBee family farm and the race is on during harvest season to save it from being foreclosed,...

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has finally returned for Season 2, amassing 5M views in the first five days of streaming globally on Disney+ and Hulu.

Per Disney, viewership on the season premiere is up from the first season, though the company didn’t give specifics on that.

It’s difficult to qualify this performance, since Disney doesn’t release viewing data for every title. It also frequently changes the measurement window for which it releases data, adding another complicated layer to any comparisons.

Previously, Pixar’s Dream Productions tallied 5.6M views in five days, and The Acolyte generated 11.1M in the same time frame. However, neither of these titles are likely to have the same core audience as The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, so direct comparisons wouldn’t do much good.

Disney did also say that the reality series has held a top spot on the Hulu Top 15 Today list since Season 2 premiered.

The Season 2 premiere of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” hit five million views in its first five days of streaming on Hulu, according to Disney.

The studio says that marks an increase from the Season 1 premiere, which was released in September 2024, though the amount of the increase was not specified.

The logline for Season 2 reads, “The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines. Now, their sisterhood is shaken to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?”

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” was inspired by Mormon influencer Taylor Frankie Paul’s 2022 announced her divorce from her husband, Tate Paul, which stemmed from...

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” returned for Season 2 to an impressive audience, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The second installment of the Hulu reality series scored 5 million views after five days of streaming globally, according to internal viewing data from Disney. Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime.

Viewership for the Season 2 premiere, which debuted May 15, is up from last season. The company also revealed “Mormon Wives” has ranked in Hulu’s top 15 today list since its premiere.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” debuted its first season in September 2024 and broke Hulu streaming records, becoming the most-watched unscripted season premiere on the streamer in 2024, based on three days of streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

Led by self-acclaimed MomTok founder Taylor Frankie Paul, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” also stars Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Whitney Leavitt.

House of Villains has a new home. The reality show is to become a Peacock original after it was renewed for a third season for the streamer, moving away from its original home at E! after it was spun off by its parent company.

Comcast recently spun off its cable networks, including E!, USA Network and Syfy, launching Versant.

House of Villains becomes the first original series changing hands as a result of the corporate move.

The series, which is hosted by Joel McHale, brings together 11 reality all-stars who must scheme, strategize and shade each other in different challenges for a chance to win $200,000 and the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain.” It will launch its third season on Peacock in early 2026.

House of Villains comes from Irwin Entertainment, and the 10-part series is exec produced by McHale, John Irwin, Dave Kuba, Justin Rae Barnes, David Mills and Jessica O’Byrne.

“Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,” “House of Villains” Season 3, and “Gilgo Beach Killer: The House of Secrets” have been added to Peacock’s unscripted slate for the rest of 2025.

Notably, “House of Villains” is making the move from E! to Peacock and will be hosted by comedian Joel McHale. Peacock is investing in multiple true crime documentaries, like “Gilgo Beach Killer” produced by 50 Cent, “The Idaho Student Murders” and “Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks,” while docuseries “Tiffany Haddish Goes Off” also features Selena Martin, Shermona Long and Sparkle Clark.

These titles join the previously announced “Love Island USA,” “Love Island: Beyond the Villa,” “Love Island Games,” “Married at First Sight” and “The Traitors.” Season 3 of “The Traitors” debuted as the most-watched unscripted series in the U.S.

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Peacock doesn’t have Olympics this summer, but it will have plenty of programming.

The NBCUniversal streaming service has greenlit five new unscripted series and is bringing another one over from E!. New shows include a pair of true crime docuseries, reality shows featuring Tiffany Haddish and Nelly and Ashanti, and a docuseries about Universal’s theme parks. In addition, Peacock is pulling House of Villains, hosted by Joel McHale, off of E! and onto streaming for an all-new season coming “early 2026.”

The Haddish docuseries, Tiffany Haddish Goes Off, follows the comedian and three of her closest friends as they embark on a four-week girls’ trip across Africa. That one comes out in the fall. Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together, a June release, charts newlywed life for the hip-hop couple.

A three-part investigation into the alleged Gilgo Beach Killer from 50 Cent’s G-Unit Productions premieres in June, and a dive...

On Tuesday, Hulu’s inaugural Get Real house brought the biggest names in unscripted television to Beverly Hills for a day of memorable onstage moments, major announcements, and high-impact activations from Hulu, ABC, and Freeform’s robust unscripted TV portfolio.

The ultimate crossover event gathered 150 unscripted TV icons and creatives, including Alex Cooper, Khloé Kardashian, Jesse Palmer, Alfonso Ribeiro, Vanna White, and more, all under one roof.

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The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Season 2

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast debuted the trailer and key art for the upcoming second season, which will premiere on May 15. The scandalous world of Mormon #MomTok is back and bigger than ever.

When an original swinger from their infamous sex scandal makes a surprise return, friendships threaten to unravel as secrets, lies, and allegations explode. In a battle for the soul of #MomTok, will betrayal shatter the sisterhood,...

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is back for a second season on Hulu, and although #MomTok survived the TikTok ban, the friendships among the groups might not.

In the trailer for Season 2, #MomTok gets shaken up with the surprise return of an original swinger from the infamous sex scandal.

The cast of the reality series includes Taylor Frankie Paul, Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Whitney Leavitt, and new addition Miranda McWhorter.

Whitney ended the first season trying to distance herself from #MomTok, and her desire to return in the second season has conflicting opinions about whether she should be let back in.

“I don’t feel like inviting the devil back in,” Jessi says.

In a confessional, Whitney says, “I think everybody just needs to get the stick out of their a**.”

However, what shakes things up in the friend group is...

Alex Cooper’s Unwell Networks is expanding.

Cooper who hosts the viral podcast Call Her Daddy, has landed her first unscripted series at Hulu, a “unique” dating show, with the working title, Overboard for Love.

The official logline reads in part: “Step aboard the ultimate luxury yacht, where sexy singles are ready to mix and mingle … and find love. But there’s a twist … gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?”

Cooper launched the Unwell Network in Aug. 2023 and signed Alix Earle and Madeline Argy before later adding Harry Jowsey, Owen Thiele, Hallie Batchelder and Grace O’Malley to the team. But Earle was dropped from the network last month.

“I couldn...

Alex Cooper, the creator and host of the wildly popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast, will produce a new dating series for Hulu with the working title “Overboard for Love.”

The unscripted show will put “sexy singles” aboard a luxury yacht, where they’ll be ready to “mix and mingle … and find love.”

“But there’s a twist,” according to the logline: “Gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?”

Cooper executive produces “Overboard for Love” through her Unwell Productions banner, alongside Matt Kaplan and Mina Lefevre. The series is also produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions (“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”) in association with 3Bmg, and Walt Disney Television Alternative. Russell Jay-Staglik...

“Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper is making her first major foray into the world of television with a new Hulu reality dating series “Overboard for Love” (working title).

The project, which will be executive produced by Cooper, will see a group of sexy singles step aboard the ultimate luxury yacht to mix, mingle and find love. But gaining access to its extravagant amenities will not be simple.

“As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme,” the logline states. “Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?”

In addition to Cooper, Unwell Productions’ Matt Kaplan and Mina Lefevre, Jeff Jenkins, Russell Jay-Staglik and Jason Ehrlich at Jeff Jenkins Productions and Ross Weintraub and Reinout Oerlemans at 3Bmg serve as executive producers.

The collaboration marks the streamer’s first TV project with Unwell Productions...

Exclusive: Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper is swapping the podcast studio for the world of reality dating series with her latest project.

Cooper, whose podcast is one of the most popular in the world, is producing a new dating format, Overboard for Love (w/t), for Hulu.

It marks Cooper’s first series for her production company Unwell Productions.

The series is set on the high seas. A group of “sexy singles” step board a luxury yacht, ready to mix and mingle and find love. But there’s a twist. Per the logline, gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites, alliances form and hearts are shattered. In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?

Cooper’s Unwell Productions will produce alongside Jeff Jenkins Productions in association with 3Bmg,...

We’re getting the first look at Season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, along with a spring release date. All 10 episodes will drop on Hulu on May 15.

In The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives, the scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines. Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?

The Season 2 trailer teases the surprise return of one of the original swingers, Miranda McWhorter. Per the official synopsis, “friendships threaten to unravel as secrets, lies, and allegations explode. In a battle for the soul of #MomTok, will betrayal shatter the sisterhood, or will the truth set them free?...

The second season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has dropped a trailer and will hit Hulu May 15 with 10 episodes that all drop at the same time.

One of the most popular of Hulu’s unscripted programs, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” follows the Utah-based, Mormon influencers of #MomTok who once went viral for a sex scandal that revealed them to be swingers. The Season 2 trailer teases the unexpected appearance of one of the original swingers, Miranda McWhorter. Per the official synopsis, “friendships threaten to unravel as secrets, lies, and allegations explode. In a battle for the soul of #MomTok, will betrayal shatter the sisterhood, or will the truth set them free?”

The cast includes Taylor Frankie Paul, Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Mayci Neeley, Layla Taylor, Whitney Leavitt and Mikayla Matthews.

“There’s drama, there’s inspiration, there’s entertainment,” Neeley previously said to Variety, describing...

Families are forever, MomTok lives on — and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has officially been renewed for 20 new episodes at Hulu, which means a second and possibly third season of the show. The next installment, according to Hulu, will premiere this spring, and production begins next week. The renewal of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” was a no-brainer: As Variety previously reported, the series’ full-season drop on Sept. 6 immediately became Hulu’s most-watched unscripted premiere this year, beating out other Hulu original content like “The Kardashians,” as well as ABC’s reality offerings such as “The Bachelor.” In Nielsen’s numbers for the week of its premiere, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” ranked at No. 7 on the streaming originals chart, based on only three days of data. Also? Season 1 ended on a literal cliffhanger, so fans need to know what comes next.

The series follows a group...

There will be more of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” coming to your screen.

Hulu has renewed the unscripted series for 20 additional episodes, the streamer announced Thursday. The news comes nearly a month after “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” launched, with all eight episodes streaming on Sept. 6.

“Secret Lives” centers on a group of Mormon content creators known as “MomTok,” led by the self-proclaimed founder of MomTok Taylor Frankie Paul, and also includes Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Whitney Leavitt.

The series follows their rise to fame as the women push stereotypes of what being a Mormon wife looks like, as well as the subsequent scandal that happened in spring 2022 when word broke that the group was “soft swinging” with each other.

“There was a philosophical question raised in Season 1, which was ‘Can #MomTok survive this?’ The answer unequivocally is yes!

Hulu’s breakout unscripted show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is coming back for more.

The Disney-owned streamer has picked up 20 additional episodes of the show, which premiered Sept. 6 and became the first Hulu unscripted series to chart in Nielsen’s streaming rankings. The eight-episode season, which was released all at once, delivered 409 million minutes of viewing for the week of Sept. 2-8.

Hulu hasn’t said how it will dole out all 20 of the new episodes, but the first batch is due to premiere in the spring of 2025. Reports of a renewal for the sho began circulating on Wednesday.

Secret Lives revolves around a group of Utah-based content creators — Taylor Frankie Paul, Demi Engemann, Jen Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Whitney Leavitt — who collectively call themselves MomTok. The first season follows the fallout after Paul announced in a TikTok livestream that she and...

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has broken streaming records at Hulu, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The Hulu series became the most-watched unscripted season premiere on the streamer this year so far, based on three days of streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, according to Disney internal data. The streamer did not disclose specific viewership data.

Viewership for “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” exceeded the U.S. audience for other 2024 unscripted series on the platform, including “The Kardashians,” whose most recent season stood as both the most watched unscripted series premiere on Hulu this year in the U.S. at the time, and the most watched unscripted premiere on Disney+ and Star+ across all global markets, based on four days of streaming.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” was also buzzy on social media, with the account for the show gaining the most new followers, engagements, comments, TikTok...

Hulu released the trailer for its new docuseries The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

The docuseries follows a group of Mormon mom influencers behind the #MomTok hashtag. As the group gained notoriety on social media, their world imploded when they got caught in a swinging sex scandal that made headlines. Their sisterhood is shaken to its core and their faith, friendship, and reputation are tested.

“I love the Mormon church, but there are a lot of rules that we have to follow,” Mikayla Matthews says in the trailer.

Another one of the stars says, “We were raised to be these housewives to the men, serving their every desire.”

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Mayci Neeley says in the preview that their purpose in using social media is “to break the stigma of gender roles in the Mormon culture.”

One of the husbands...

Hulu has debuted the official trailer and key art for its Original series, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. All eight episodes will launch on Friday, September 6.

In the series, the scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines.

Now, their sisterhood is shaken to its core. Faith, friendship, and reputation are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast includes Taylor Frankie Paul (@taylorfrankiepaul), Demi Engemann (@demilucymay_), Jennifer Affleck (@jenniferaffleckk), Jessi Ngatikaura (@_justjessiiii), Layla Taylor (@laylaleannetaylor), Mayci Neeley (@maycineeley), Mikayla Matthews (@mikaylamatthews), and Whitney Leavitt (@whitneyleavitt).

The Hulu show is produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions in association with 3Bmg and Walt Disney Television Alternative.

As first teased in January, Hulu has finally made it official: The new unscripted series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Lives” will premiere on Friday, September 6. All six episodes of the show will drop at once.

Jeff Jenkins Prods. is behind the series, which is described as chronicling how a “scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines. Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?”

Walt Disney TV unscripted and alternative entertainment exec VP Rob Mills first teased the existence of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” in January, during a panel moderated by Variety at the Realscreen confab in New Orleans.

Exclusive: 3Bmg, the production group behind series including 3 Ball Productions’ Bar Rescue and Jeff Jenkins’ Bling Empire, is looking to bolster its IP outside of traditional television after forming a joint venture with Jeff Goldman’s Octopean Media.

The deal will see Goldman look to “optimize” 3Bmg’s intellectual property for film, TV, short-form content, books, sports, games and brands, looking at new content distribution platforms, licensing and merchandising opportunities, brand partnerships and integrations, and gaming applications. The joint venture will also work with IP outside of 3Bmg.

Goldman is a former WME agent, who has worked at companies including Premier Digital and Eyeworks.

His current client list includes Mattel, Naked and Afraid producer Renegade83, distribution company Filmrise, restaurateur and chef David Myers and social media character Sock Puppet Master. He is also working with longtime Oprah exec producer Lisa Erspamer on multiple projects involving her book A Letter to My Mom.

Anna Shay, star of Netflix reality series Bling Empire, has died. Shay died unexpectedly of a stroke Monday, her family shared in a statement to multiple media outlets. She was 62.

“It saddens our hearts to announce that Anna Shay, a loving mother, grandmother, charismatic star, and our brightest ray of sunshine, has passed away at the early age of 62 from a stroke,” Shay’s family said in the statement. “Anna taught us many life lessons on how not to take life too seriously and to enjoy the finer things. Her impact on our lives will be forever missed but never forgotten.”

Shay appeared as herself in all three seasons of Bling Empire, which launched January 15, 2021 and ran through October 5, 2022 on Netflix.

According to Netflix’s description of the show, Bling Empire followed a wildly wealthy group of Asian and Asian American friends (and frenemies) in Los Angeles. While their days...

Their run on the “Real Housewives of New York City” may be over, but Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan are hitting the road in search of new adventures.

The reality stars are getting their own spin-off series titled “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” which debuts July 9 on Bravo.

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Who are Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan?

Luann de Lesseps is an original cast member of “The Real Housewives of New York City” and appeared in 13 seasons of the show. She is known as “The Countess” due to her former marriage to French aristocrat Alexandre de Lesseps and her propensity to correct people’s manners.

Morgan joined “The Real Housewives of New York City” in Season 3. She was married to John Adams Morgan, the great-grandson of J.P. Morgan.

Both women are accustomed to luxurious living.

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Exclusive: Bling Empire, the reality series focused on the lives of rich Asian Americans in LA, and its New York-set spinoff are ending at Netflix.

The streamer is not moving forward with a fourth season of Bling Empire or a second season of Bling Empire: New York.

Bling Empire, which has been described as the real-life Crazy Rich Asians, followed a group of rich Asians Americans in Beverly Hills as they spend their days and nights at fabulous parties and expensive shopping sprees, while also running multi-billion dollar businesses and traveling the world, as well as keeping and spilling secrets.

Stars included Christine Chiu, Kane Lim, Kelly Mi Li, Kevin Kreider, Gabriel Chu, Anna Shay, Cherie Chan, Jessey Lee, Kim Lee, Andrew Gray, Jamie Xie and Guy Tang.

The first season premiered in January 2021, the second season premiered in May 2022 and the third season, which was ten episodes, compared to...

Jeff Jenkins made his name in unscripted television as an executive producer of E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” among other shows. But he’d been thinking about starting his own production company for some time before exiting his position as co-president of Bunim-Murray Productions. His desire to entertain viewers and inspire meaningful conversations with his shows pushed him to take the leap.

“We get to tell stories that, once in a while, actually can help advance our human culture in a small way,” Jenkins told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View.

That’s what he’s striving to do at Jeff Jenkins Productions, which he formed in 2018, a year after leaving Bunim-Murray, alongside 3Bmg Entertainment’s CEO Ross Weintraub and Chairman Reinout Oerlemans. 3Bmg co-produces the programming alongside Jenkins and his company, which operates out of 3Bmg’s production offices in Sherman Oaks.

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“Rhony” stars Sonja Morgan and Luann de Lesseps are trading New York City for small-town life in upcoming spinoff series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake.”

Coming to Bravo in 2023, “Welcome to Crappie Lake” will follow the two socialites as they travel to the small town of Benton, Ill. According to the show’s official logline, Morgan and de Lesseps will “help spruce up their small town, which has a population just shy of 7,000. It’s a fish-out-of-water experience for everyone involved, especially when the two Manhattanites check in to the local motel. At the request of the mayor, they take on tasks to boost morale and galvanize the town with new spirit. From building a new playground to revitalizing the local theater with a full-on variety show, Luann and Sonja have their work cut out for them as they embrace their new temporary home. Whether searching for the...

The Real Housewives of New York City may be on pause but stars Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan are not and they’re set to take their next adventure. Bravo has announced Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake, a spinoff that has the socialites travel to the small town of Benton, Illinois that will premiere in 2023.

De Lesseps and Morgan are uptown girls and are used to being amidst luxury and comfort. However, the Benton town council invite the housewives to help spruce up their small town, which has a population just shy of 7,000.

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It’s a fish-out-of-water experience for everyone involved, especially when the two Manhattanites check in to the local motel. At the request of the mayor, they take on tasks to boost morale and galvanize the town with new spirit.

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Netflix’s reality empire is growing.

The streamer has ordered a New York city-set spinoff of its Bling Empire series.

Bling Empire: New York will follow a group of wealthy, sophisticated and hilarious Asian-Americans from New York City, where the quality of real estate is measured by address, not acreage.

These include Dorothy Wang, who was a cast member of Bling Empire season two.

The news comes ahead of the third season of Bling Empire, which launches on October 5.

The original Bling Empire series launched in 2021 and was set in Los Angeles. The second season launched in May 2022.

The series is produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions with Jenkins, Russell Jay-Staglik, Elise Chung, Lenid Rolov, Ross Weintraub, and Reinout Oerlemans exec producing.

Watch a trailer for the spinoff below.

Network: CBS

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: April 15, 2022 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Philip Lawrence (host) with judges Jenna Dewan, Tricia Miranda, and Dexter Mayfield.

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A family competition series, the Come Dance with Me TV show was created by Reinout Oerlemans, LL Cool J, and Chris O'Donnell.

In the program, exceptionally talented young dancers from across the country invite one untrained family member (or another adult who has supported their dance dreams) to become their dance partner for a chance to strut their stuff for a grand prize.

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The last thing people might have expected from “NCIS: LA” stars Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J is a reality series where professional child dancers invite their parents onto the dance floor, but it turns out the heartwarming “Come Dance With Me” competition, which premieres April 15 on CBS, is very much in their wheelhouse.

During a virtual CBS panel on Wednesday, O’Donnell revealed he’s been working on the idea for a few years with Reinout Oerlemans at 3 Ball Productions, and that his crime-solving partner on TV wanted in on the project.

“Chris came to me with this germ of an idea and I immediately gravitated towards it, “said Cool J. “I thought it was an incredible idea. I thought it was really fun. I thought the energy was right. This was pre-pandemic, but even at that time, I felt like the world could use a nice family...

Chris O’Donnell was on set at “NCIS: Los Angeles,” checking his emails, when co-star LL Cool J started looking over his shoulder. O’Donnell happened to be reading about a reality TV idea that his buddy Reinout Oerlemans had just pitched.

The concept is what would become “Come Dance With Me,” a new family-oriented dance competition that premieres April 15 on CBS. But at that moment, O’Donnell wasn’t quite sure he was up for working on a competition show.

“[LL] says, ‘What are you looking at?’” O’Donnell recalled. “I told him it was my friend’s idea for a new show. He goes, ‘I think that thing’s hot! You should do it. This is up your alley.’ And then he was like, ‘I’ll do it if you do it!’”

O’Donnell replied to Oerlemans: “So good news, not only will I do it, but my buddy Todd will do it too!

CBS has set an April premiere date for Come Dance With Me, the new family dance competition series from NCIS: Los Angeles stars Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J. The series will debut Friday, April 15 at 8 Pm, succeeding Undercover Boss in the timeslot. It also will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Created and executive produced by O’Donnell and LL Cool J, Come Dance With Me features exceptionally talented young dancers from across the country who invite one untrained family member who has supported their dance dreams to be their partner, for a chance to strut their stuff for a grand prize. Each week, the kids will share their love of dance with their mother, father, grandparent or other hero on an uplifting and emotional journey to learn and perform challenging routines, with the assistance of professional choreographers, in a competition with other duos.

Exclusive: Johnny Gould, who was previously chief creative officer at Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group, has set up his own unscripted production company, backed by 3Bmg.

Gould has launched Superluna Studios as a joint venture with the company, which was launched last year by Reinout Oerlemans and Ross Weintraub.

Superluna is developing series across the docuseries, lifestyle, history, competition and nonfiction spaces. He currently has more than 20 projects in development including a feature documentary set up at a major streamer.

During his 16-year tenure at Pilgrim, he oversaw development and worked on series including Fast N’ Loud, Street Outlaws, Wicked Tuna, My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Bring It!, Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, Michael Sam, Lindsay, Raising Whitley, Battlefish, Days that Shaped America, and Car Kings.

It is the latest joint venture for 3Bmg, the parent company of Bar Rescue producer 3 Ball Productions. Chairman and Chief Creative Officer...

Netflix has renewed “My Unorthodox Life” for a second season.

The show stars fashion executive Julia Haart, who left the ultra-Orthodox community in which she was raised to conquer the modern world. The unscripted series follows her and her four children as they navigate life since leaving their extreme religious Jewish community.

Still a proud Jewish woman, but not religious, Haart is now the CEO of Elite World Group, one of the world’s largest modeling and talent management agencies.

Haart was raised in Monsey in upstate New York where she had four kids after an arranged marriage. She had never been on a first date and did not have a career. At the age of 35, she started to explore the idea of leaving for the outside world by reading books and watching television and movies. Less than 10 years ago, at 43 years old, she decided to leave her community and set out on her own.

Netflix has renewed My Unorthodox Life for season 2.

The unscripted reality series follows the lives of businesswoman Julia Haart, her second husband Silvio Scaglia Haart, and her four children—Batsheva, Shlomo, Miriam, and Aron— as they navigate life after leaving the ultra-orthodox Jewish faith and the religious community of Monsey, NY where she and her family have always called home.

She now lives a non-religious lifestyle in Manhattan with her youngest daughter Miriam but travels back and forth to Monsey where her youngest son, Aron lives half the time with his father —making for funny moments as a new, sexier Haart swoops into town to visit.

Haart is the CEO of Elite World Group, a modeling agency and fashion company, a world that’ll expand during the show’s sophomore season. The streamer teases fans will find “more fashion, family, female empowerment, faith, fabulousness, and of course, Haart.”

Series executive producers include Jeff Jenkins,...

Amazon Studios has greenlit Tampa Baes, an unscripted docuseries from 3 Ball Productions that centers on a group of young lesbian friends in the Florida harbor.

Amazon’s description for the 8-episode docuseries, which will premiere on Prime Video in the fall, follows below:

“Meet the Tampa Baes: The young lesbian “it-crowd” navigating and celebrating life in Tampa Bay – Florida’s LGBTQ+ hub and the place to see and be seen. Always ready for an adventure or a good party, this group of loyal friends – and sometimes more than friends – is ambitious and unapologetic while constantly battling stereotypes and labels. With all eyes on these fun-loving women at this pivotal moment in their personal and professional lives, there’s not a challenge or hot-button issue they won’t tackle, even if it means getting real with each other.”

Members fo the titular friend group include Ali Myers, Nelly Ramirez, Shiva Pishdad,...

Amazon Studios has picked up the eight-episode docuseries “Tampa Baes,” following a group of lesbian friends from Florida.

The series will center on 12 women from the “young lesbian ‘it-crowd’ navigating and celebrating life in Tampa Bay,” according to Amazon’s description. “Always ready for an adventure or a good party, this group of loyal friends – and sometimes more than friends – is ambitious and unapologetic while constantly battling stereotypes and labels.”

Cast members include Ali Myers, Nelly Ramirez, Shiva Pishdad, Jordan Whitley, Marissa Gialousis, Summer Mitchell, Cuppie Bragg, Brianna Murphy, Haley Grable, Melanie Posner, Olivia Mullins and Mack McKenzie.

“Tampa Baes” is produced by “Bar Rescue” and “The Biggest Loser” producer 3 Ball Productions. Reinout Oerlemans, Ross Weintraub, Jeff Altrock, Paul O’Malley and showrunner Melissa Bidwell serve as executive producers with Amazon Studios.

“Working on this show has been an incredible experience,” Bidwell said. “And as a member of the LGBTQ+ community,...

Netflix debuted a trailer for its upcoming three-part docuseries, “Naomi Osaka,” debuting July 16.

“No one really knows all the sacrifices you make,” the titular athlete narrates in the trailer opening.

Academy Award-nominated director Garrett Bradley covers a two-year period in which Osaka defends grand slam titles, finds her voice and navigates personal challenges on a public stage. The intimate three-episode series chronicles Osaka’s hectic training and travel schedule as she finds time to be with friends and family and explore her Haitian and Japanese roots. It launches just one week before her run at the Tokyo Olympics begins.

“The series is about Naomi’s journey, within a snapshot of her life, but it’s also about life’s purpose, about personal worth, about the courage that it takes to allow one’s personal values to inform their work and vice versa,” Bradley said. “More than anything, I’d hope...

Exclusive: CBS is continuing to set the stage for its upcoming dance competition series Come Dance with Me.

The network has set Philip Lawrence, best known for his songwriting partnership with Bruno Mars, as host of the show.

Lawrence, who recently starred in Netflix’s Christmas film Jingle Jangle, which he co-wrote and co-produced the music, has been a co-writer and co-prodcuer with the Grenade star for a number of years. He has won eight Grammys including Album of the Year for Mars’ 24K Magic and performed with Mars at the Super Bowl halftime show.

He also runs Cmnty Culture, a music and entertainment company which includes a record label that operates out of Lawrence’s recording studio, The Record Plant.

It comes after Deadline revealed that World of Dance host Jenna Dewan was set as one of the judges for the series.

The series, which is exec produced by...

Exclusive: CBS’ Come Dance With Me is starting to make its way to the dancefloor.

The entertainment format, which is exec produced by NCIS: Los Angeles stars LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell, has set World of Dance host Jenna Dewan as one of the judges for the series, Deadline understands.

Dewan has a long history with dance; she started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and starred as Nora Clark in 2006 feature Step Up. In addition to hosting NBC’s World of Dance for the first two seasons and featuring as a guest mentor in season three, she hosted Fox’s adaptation of British dance format Flirty Dancing.

Her recent scripted roles include as Joanna in Netflix’s musical drama Soundtrack, which was created by Josh Safran. Dewan is also a producer, founding her own production company Everheart Productions in 2017 and is an exec producer on...

If you're obsessed with Netflix's high-life reality docuseries Bling Empire, then we have amazing news for you: season two is definitely on the way! According to Variety, the announcement came among several renewals and new orders, with Netflix doubling down on its subgenre of superluxury lifestyle reality shows. But exactly when will the series be back?

Bling Empire received a renewal, along with Selling Sunset, although the latter show received a two-season renewal rather than the usual one at a time. "These shows follow a person or group of people going about their real, everyday lives. They can offer a fun, lighthearted escape, or inspire a juicy, heated debate," Brandon Riegg, Netflix's vice president of unscripted and documentary series, said in a statement. "Whether you love these shows outright or just love a guilty pleasure, we're thrilled that Netflix members have embraced our docusoaps."

The creators of Bling Empire,...

Netflix has renewed its popular docusoaps “Selling Sunset” and “Bling Empire,” and has ordered two new series from the creators of both shows.

In a blog post on Wednesday morning, Brandon Riegg, the streamer’s vice president of unscripted and documentary series, announced the renewals and series orders. “Selling Sunset” has been renewed for Seasons 4 and 5, while a second season of “Bling Empire,” which premiered in January, has also been ordered.

Both shows follow the lives of the 1% in Los Angeles. “Bling Empire” — from executive producers Jeff Jenkins, Ross Weintraub and Reinout Oerlemans, and showrunner Brandon Panaligan — chronicles the ostentatiously fabulous lives of a clique of Asian and Asian American friends. “Selling Sunset,” created by Adam Divello (“The Hills”) and produced by Lionsgate, follows the high-end realtors at The Oppenheim Group in West Hollywood.

The “Selling Sunset” renewal has been a poorly kept secret, given that the cast is known...

Netflix is doubling down on docusoaps.

The streamer has renewed Selling Sunset and Bling Empire and ordered two new reality shows from their exec producers.

Selling Sunset, one of the streamer’s first forays into the genre, has received a two season renewal, taking it through season five.

The series, set in the world of high-end real estate in LA, follows realtors from The Oppenheim Group. The cast including Jason and Brett Oppenheim, Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Mary Fitzgerald, Romain Bonnet, Heather Rae Young, Amanza Smith, Maya Vander, and Davina Potratz are all returning. Adam Divello is exec producer of the show, which is produced by Done and Done Productions and Lionsgate.

The Hills creator Adam Divello has also secured a new show through his production company Done and Done. The untitled series is also set in the world of realty, this time along the Florida coast. It follows Allure Realty,...