"Set against the shores of the Ocean State, 'The Real Housewives' franchise expands into the world of a tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders who have deep community roots and families that go back generations.

Bravo - the only NBCUniversal cable network the company isn't spinning off into Versant because of its unique success - has ordered a number of new shows, a few of which will look familar to longtime Bravoholics.

With aspirational lives, thriving businesses and tangled family dynamics, these decade-long friendships prove that in a state this small, there’s no escaping your past ... or each other,” Bravo said of the upcoming TV series.