Hayu announces first-ever original series
October 28, 2024 13.21 Europe/London By Julian Clover


Hayu has announced its first-ever commission of an original series with plans for The Real Housewives of London.

Episodes of the reality franchise, seen on Bravo in the United States, will be produced by Monkey which already produces the Made in Chelsea series.

The Real Housewives of London will be the next instalment in the popular franchise and will premiere on the service in late 2025.

“The Real Housewives of London is Hayu’s first-ever commission of an original series and yet another key milestone in the growth story of our all-reality streaming service,” commented Hendrik McDermott, MD, Hayu, EMEA Networks & International Direct-To-Consumer, NBCUniversal. “It makes sense that such an iconic location in the UK – a core Hayu market – would feature into our strategy to further amplify our offering with original content that super-serves loyal fans. We look forward to being the exclusive home of this latest instalment in the wildly popular The Real Housewives franchise.”

ITV, which has the rights to earlier episodes in the franchise, has previously filmed The Real Housewives of Cheshire.

The announcement was made at Hayu FanFest this weekend where fans had the opportunity to get up close and personal with TV royalty including Lisa Barlow (The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City); Sutton Stracke (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills); Jessel Taank (The Real Housewives of New York City) and Captain Sandy Yawn (Below Deck franchise) – along with Andy Cohen (Emmy host and executive producer of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise.)