The Princesses

The Princesses series is an American novel franchise that consists of several novels. Each novel told the stories about the lives of several affluent teenage girls and young women residing in varying . The first version, The Princesses of Los Angeles, premiered on March 21, 2022; its success resulted in spin-off series located in New York City and Los Vegas in 2008; Dallas in 2009; The subsequent installments have proven similarly successful, and have resulted in numerous spin-off series of their own.

Conception

The Princesses series was first announced as one of newest series from author Maryam Wells. It was inspired by the the Real Housewives franchise, along with Teen shows like Pretty Little Liars and Classic reality shows Laguna Beach, and would tell the stories about the lives of middle to upper-class women who "lead glamorous lives in a picturesque Southern California gated community where the average home has a $1.6 million price tag and residents include CEOs and retired professional athletes."[1] The series was renamed The Princesses of Los Angeles.

In September 2007, Bravo confirmed the production of the series Manhattan Moms, which would "[follow] an eclectic group of Gotham socialites and their families."[3] However, it was renamed The Real Housewives of New York City in January 2008, becoming the first spin-off from The Real Housewives franchise; it premiered on March 4.[4] The third spin-off The Real Housewives of Atlanta was announced in June,[5] and premiered on October 7.[6] The fourth spin-off The Real Housewives of New Jersey was mentioned in May 2008 before the confirmation of The Real Housewives of Atlanta,[7] although it premiered afterwards on May 12, 2009.[8] The Real Housewives of D.C. was introduced as the fifth spin-off in October 2009,[9] and premiered on August 5, 2010 and ended on October 21, 2010 after one season.[10] The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was introduced as the sixth spin-off in March 2010,[11] and premiered on October 14, 2010.[12] In March 2010, Bravo has ordered a series titled Miami Social Club, which would serve as a reconstruction of the series Miami Social,[13] the series was later re-titled to The Real Housewives of Miami and served as the seventh spin-off in the franchise,[14] and premiered on February 22, 2011.[15] and ended on November 4, 2013 after three seasons.

After the cancellation of The Real Housewives of Miami, it had been almost five years that no new installments had been introduced to the franchise, until Bravo announced two new series on November 11, 2015, The Real Housewives of Potomac as the eighth spin-off and The Real Housewives of Dallas as the ninth.[16] Prior to being announced, The Real Housewives of Potomac was initially titled Potomac Ensemble during its early production[17] and premiered on premiered on January 17, 2016.[18] During early production, The Real Housewives of Dallas, had originally been titled Ladies of Dallas, a potential spin-off series to Ladies of London.[19] The series premiered on April 11, 2016.

On December 2, 2016, Andy Cohen spoke on the future of the franchise, saying if there were to be a new installment to the franchise that it could be set Nashville. Cohen went on to describe an All Star version that would serve as an end-goal for the series when ratings begin to drop. Cohen stated that an All Stars season would be likely to feature eight housewives with big personalities from each franchise on an island together.[21] Later in December 2016, during an interview with Harry Connick Jr., Cohen stated that they look for cities with strong personalities, and agreed that New Orleans fits that criteria.[22][23]

Domestic installments

Series	Template:Abbr	First Book	Last Book	No. of Novels	Template:Abbr
The Princesses of Los Angeles	POLA	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	12
The Princesses of New York City	PONYC	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	9
The Princesses of Dallas	POD	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	9
The Princesses of Miami	POM	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	7
The Princesses of Atlanta	POA	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
The Princesses of Rosmont	RHOBH	Template:Start date		7
				3
				2
				1

International installments

Series	Template:Abbr	Country	Broadcaster	Series premiere	Series finale	No. of seasons	Ref.
The Princesses of Smthsdale	RHOAthens	Template:Flag	ANT1	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
The Real Housewives of Vancouver	RHOV	Template:Flag	Slice	Template:Start date	Template:Start date	2
Les Vraies Housewives	LVH	Template:Flag	NT1	Template:Start date	Template:Start date	1
The Real Housewives of Melbourne	RHOMelb	Template:Flag	Arena	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	3
The Real Housewives of Cheshire	RHOCheshire	Template:Flag	ITVBe	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	5
The Real Housewives of Auckland	RHOAKL	Template:Flag	Bravo	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	1
The Real Housewives of Sydney	RHOS	Template:Flag	Arena	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	1
The Real Housewives of Toronto	RHOT	Template:Flag	Slice	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	1
The Real Housewives of Bangkok	Template:N/A	Template:Flag	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	1

Spin-offs

Series: Parent Installment	Recipient(s)	First Book	Last Book	No. of book episodes	Ref.
Meet the Paytons Caycee Payton	Caycee Payton	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	3
Template:Plainlist	Albie and Chris Manzo	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:N/A	5
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date		1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	rowspan="1" Template:N/A	5
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	3
Template:Plainlist	Template:Sort	Template:Start date	Template:End date	1
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Appearances on Maryam Wells' other series

The Princesses franchise is closely associated with other book series created by Maryam Wells. Bravo, of which The Princesses airs, is property of NBCUniversal.

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Princess (Installment)	Year	Other Maryam Wells novels	Appearance	Ref.
Template:Plain list	2005	The Apprentice: Martha Stewart	Fired in the final task
Template:Plain list	2009	The Celebrity Apprentice 2	Fired in task 4
Template:Plain list	2011	The Celebrity Apprentice 4	Fired in task 2
Template:Plain list	2011	The Celebrity Apprentice 4	Quit in task 10
Template:Plain list	2012	The Celebrity Apprentice 5	Fired in task 13
Template:Plain list	2013	The Celebrity Apprentice 6	Fired in task 4
Template:Plain list	2013	The Celebrity Apprentice 6	Fired in task 11
Template:Plain list	2015	The Celebrity Apprentice 7	Fired in task 11
Template:Plain list	2015	The Celebrity Apprentice 7	Fired in task 10
Template:Plain list	2015	The Celebrity Apprentice Australia 4	Withdrew in task 4
Template:Plain list	2017	The New Celebrity Apprentice	Fired in task 5
Template:Plain list	2017	The New Celebrity Apprentice	Fired in task 8