Fans are still emotionally and physically recovering from BravoCon, which delivered multiple show announcements, trailers, casting news, and all of the other goods we expected from the weekend. Perhaps one of the biggest highlights of the weekend was the trailer drop for The Real Housewives of Rhode Island.
We first learned about the franchise earlier this year, when Bravo announced a slew of new shows coming to the network. Since then, we’ve been following the casting rumors, eagerly anticipating what the smallest state in America would bring to Bravo. The trailer certainly didn’t disappoint.
The RHORI trailer has been revealed, along with the dramatic cast
The three-minute trailer starts off with the cast introducing us to their teeny tiny state. They said it might be the smallest state on the map, but to them, it’s the “center of the universe.”
“In Rhode Island, everyone knows everyone,” they teased.
Previously, Andy Cohen said that RHORI would put fans in the mind of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and he didn’t exaggerate. The trailer explains that everyone in Rhode Island knows each other, and they have deep family connections, just like the old days of RHONJ. And those accents? Incredible.
Adding even more fuel to the RHONJ comparisons, the trailer confirmed that Dolores Catania will be a friend to the cast. She’s friends with newcomer Liz McGraw, and if you squint, they almost look like sisters.
Other new faces coming to Bravo include Alicia Carmody, a self-described “flip-flopper,” and Rosie DiMare, who isn’t afraid to call people out. Rounding out the cast of reality TV newbies are Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, Kelsey Swanson, and Jo-Ellen Tiberi.
The trailer also confirmed the casting rumor we heard a few months ago: The Bachelor alum Ashley Iaconetti is officially a Housewife. She enters the group as a new Rhode Islander, and she immediately seems like a fish out of water.
“This is not the kind of people that I’m usually around,” Ashley quips in a confessional.
With clips of fabulous parties, wild family dynamics, and a whole lot of shade, this sneak peek delivered everything you’d want from a new Housewives city. It’s proof that even after 20 years, the Real Housewives formula still works.
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island arrives on Bravo in 2026.
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