| The Real Housewives of Athens | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | The Real Housewives |
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| Country of origin | Greece |
| Original language | Greek |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Marc Jansen |
| Producer | Vasiliki Kyriakopoulou |
| Production location | Athens |
| Camera setup | 48 minutes |
| Production company | Big Sun Media Solutions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ANT1 |
| Release | March 4 (2011-03-04) – May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27) |
The Real Housewives of Athens (abbreviated RHOAthens) is a Greek reality television series that debuted on ANT1 on March 4, 2011, until May 27, 2011. Developed as the first international installment of the Real Housewives franchise, it aired only one season and documented the personal and professional lives of several women residing in Athens, Greece. After 13 years, the series is coming back in late 2024 with its second season on ANT1, as an external production in courtesy of BRAVO.
Overview and casting
The series chronicles the lives of six Greek women. The show aired in the midst of the Greek government-debt crisis and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times. Writing after the show was cancelled, The New York Times commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with a frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..." The first-season cast included Ioanna Soulioti, Orthoula Papadakou, Annita Nathanail, Fofi Mastrokosta, Christina Papa, and Joe Satratzemi Togou
The series was not subsequently renewed and remained a one-season series.
Cast duration
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Notes
- Key: = featured in this episode
- Key: = joins the show
Taglines
- Annita: "I live a magical life."
- Orthoula: "My independence is my power."
- Christina: "I am born with a free spirit."
- Fofi: "I want to live every moment of my life."
- Ioanna: "The challenges excite me.”
References
- Newsbomb (2024-03-10). "«Real Housewives»: Το ριάλιτι που επιστρέφει στον ΑΝΤ1 - Οι 6 celebrities που δέχτηκαν πρόταση". Newsbomb (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- The series premiered on March 4, 2011 with a cast of six women; Ioanna Soulioti, Orthoula Papadakou, Annita Nathanail, Fofi Mastrokosta, Christina Papa and Joe Satratzemi Togou. Shen, Maxine (March 15, 2011). "Real Housewives Spinoff Draws Harsh Criticism in Greece". Wetpaint. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- Hartmann, Margaret (March 13, 2011). "Real Housewives Of Athens Attacked For Ignoring Greece's Financial Crisis". Jezebel. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- Stanley, Alessandra (June 6, 2013). "It's a Small World of Real Housewives". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Real Housewives of Athens". ANT1. Retrieved 22 August 2016.