Bravo is considering rebooting “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” for Season 16, Page Six can confirm.
However, we’re told that reports claiming the reality show has been completely recast are premature.
“Nothing official has been decided,” a source tells Page Six, attributing the casting speculation in part to “fan feedback.”
Viewers have taken to social media all throughout Season 15 to air their grievances about the decline of the series.
“I only watched 2 episodes of #RHOA , idk I’m not into it like I use to. It needs a re-cast. Some of the cast has the same story lines!! (sigh) never thought I would get bored of #RHOA but yeah. 👎🏾,” one person tweeted in May.
Another added just last week, “Bravo needs to listen to the fans before we tune out.
“Recast #rhoa Sanya [Richards-Ross] Courtney [Rhodes] gotta go.. we wanna see rich black women doing their thing not boring women with dry story lines trying to start fake beefs to get a peach.”
Our insider notes, though, that Bravo is listening to the viewers’ feedback, and production has started having “conversations” with the cast about it.
The source also says that “some outreach” has been done “locally in Atlanta” to potentially scout new women for the next season.
A second insider tells Page Six exclusively that reboot talks are the “worst-kept secret in town,” as the network has allegedly been searching for new women in the area for the “last two months.”
“They haven’t found any famous people of note that want to be on the reboot, and if they can’t find any famous people that want to be on the show, then they can’t reboot the entire show,” the source says.
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However, our first source disputes that claim, pointing out that the Season 15 reunion “hasn’t even aired” yet, so there are “no delays” pertaining to casting: “[It’s] all just conversations.”
Reps at Bravo did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
A separate insider told “Entertainment Tonight” Tuesday that “a major shakeup is coming” and that the current cast — which includes Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora, Shereé Whitfield, Marlo Hampton and Richards-Ross — has been told to “expect a big change.”
“They hinted at a reboot like ‘New York’ got, but it also could be moving forward with only a couple of the current stars,” the outlet’s source said.
“The cast is on edge about their future and has no idea where the network plans to go. Although their ratings are still strong, the network is listening to fans and their desire for a change.”
LoveBScott, which broke the news of the reboot rumors, also attributed the success of the newly revamped “Real Housewives of New York City” to the “RHOA” casting talks.
In July, Andy Cohen gushed over how pleased he was with the new group in the Big Apple, reiterating a sentiment we’ve been told is shared with Bravo execs.
He told a packed crowd at the premiere party at the time, “We found the right group of women.”