Bravo delays start of season 14 of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’

Pre-pandemic, the reality show would typically begin production in June and debut in October.
Kenya Moore and Cynthia Bailey in season 13 of "Real Housewives of Atlanta."

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Kenya Moore and Cynthia Bailey in season 13 of "Real Housewives of Atlanta."

When is “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” coming back? Bravo is not saying, but it’s not its usual pre-pandemic launch time of October.

Going back to 2008, Bravo has debuted each new season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” in October after starting production in June or July. Last year, due to the pandemic, the show didn’t return until December.

The Georgia film office, which tracks active productions, had yet to list “Real Housewives of Atlanta” on its site as of Friday, Sept. 17.

This would be the show’s 14th season.

A Bravo spokeswoman couldn’t be reached for comment.

In this void of no news, gossip sites like JasmineBrand and Radar Online, using unnamed sources, have been speculating about the possible departures of long-time cast members Cynthia Bailey and Porsha Williams. Bailey over the summer said she had not been invited back but has not said anything recently.

There have also been rumblings of the second return of Sheree Whitfield, who was an original cast member, cut after season four, brought back full-time in season nine, then cut again after season 10.

Williams, who joined the cast in season five, last month taped a spin-off show focused on her family and her recent engagement to Simon Guobadia.

Full-time cast members from season 13 Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora and Kandi Burruss are expected to return while part-timer Marlo Hampton is set to be back as well, according to both JasmineBrand and Radar Online.

Typically, whatever you see on screen during a new episode of “Real Housewives” happened about four months earlier.