Bravo, a member of the NBCUniversal family of cable networks, has unveiled its production slate for 2014, promising to add more diverse offerings to draw viewers. Still, the network isn’t shying away from the Real Housewives and Top Chef franchises.
The network announced two scripted shows in production, starting with Odd Mom Out. The Left/Right and Piro Vision co-production will center on the life of New York fashionista Jill Kargman, who will play a fictionalized version of herself.
Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce is based on Vicki Iovine’s Girlfriends’ Guide books. The Universal Cable Production was written by Marti Noxon with Iovine among the executive producers. Lisa Edelstein (House) was cast in the lead role of Abby, a single self-help author in Los Angeles.
Among the new unscripted shows is Top Chef Duels, the latest in the franchise. It will feature past Top Chef and Top Chef Masters stars, serving up food challenges for two former Top Chef contestants.
Best New Restaurant is a new Gordon Ramsay production, modeled after Ramsay’s Best Restaurant. 100 Dates is a series on young New yorkers trying to find “the one,” while Friends To Lovers? explores how friends can become something more.
Manzo’d With Children features Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Caroline Manzo and her Italian family, while Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi’s wedding is about Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker’s marriage.
The rest of the new shows are Euros of Hollywood on how Europeans live in Hollywood; Ladies of London on the upper-class life of London; Game of Crowns on the pregnant “Mrs.” circuit; Million Dollar Listing Miami; Jersey Belle on a LA publicist moving to New Jersey; Untying the Knot on divorce proceedings; and Extreme Guide To Parenting.
Going Going Gone, Gen XYZ and Tour Group are three unscripted series still in the works. Morgan Spurlock is a producer on Gen XYZ