Bravo’s popular series Summer House is gearing up for a significant expansion, with plans to develop it into a comprehensive franchise akin to The Real Housewives.
The show, which chronicles the antics of friends spending their summer in a rented house in the Hamptons, has already birthed two spin-offs, and there are more on the horizon.
Glenda Hersh, the co-founder of the production company Truly Original, shared with Deadline that they are currently scouting for two new locations to host future Summer House spin-offs.
“The key is finding a location where people retreat on weekends but return to city life during the week, and it must span over the summer to keep the storytelling engaging,” Hersh elaborated.
“Summer House is evolving into its own franchise. We’re in advanced stages of exploring a few other settings for Summer House: Location, maintaining the storytelling style and flexible format but introducing new locations and casts.”
The first spin-off, Winter House, brought together cast members from Summer House, Vanderpump Rules, and Southern Charm, plus some newcomers, as they embarked on a two-week winter retreat.
The producers behind Bravo’s hit series Summer House have major plans to turn the reality show into a full blown franchise with multiple spin-offs
It ran for three seasons, but Hersh admits that the small filming window hindered the storytelling.
There was also Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard, which followed an all-black cast, but it was ‘put on pause’ by Bravo in 2024 after two seasons.
Another spin-off, titled In The City, is coming later this year.
The series will follow original Summer House cast members Kyle Cooke, Amanda Batula, and Lindsay Hubbard as they navigate adult life in New York City.
However, Hersh has teased that In The City may be turned into its own separate franchise instead of being another Summer House spin-off.
‘We are looking into the possibility of having the cast that does not come from a Summer House, but starts as an In The City,’ Hersh said.
‘Because once that becomes a form in and of itself, it can travel as its own distinct format and style that doesn’t necessarily have to be birthed by a Summer House.’
Meanwhile, the tenth season of Summer House just premiered on Bravo to its highest debut ratings ever, proving that there’s plenty of life left in the show.
In addition to new iterations of Summer House in different locations, a spin-off starring some of the original cast members called In The City is premiering soon
Vanderpump Rules, which was recently rebooted, is also believed to be returning for another season
Outside of Summer House, Vanderpump Rules is rumored to be returning for another season according to a report from TMZ.
The long-running series, produced by 32 Flavors, was recently rebooted with an entirely new cast for its twelfth season.
The reboot has been a success so far and had the biggest premiere for a new series on Bravo last year.
The season twelve cast are all expected to return, along with the addition of some fresh faces.
Vanderpump Rules spin-off The Valley is also returning for its third season on April 1, while The Valley: Persian Style is currently nearing the end of its first season.
