As Bravo continues to reinvigorate its flagship franchises, a less-known series from the 2010s is getting a reboot. Or, you might say, a facelift. Ladies of London, which aired for three seasons from 2014 to 2016, is coming back this week as Ladies of London: The New Reign, featuring an all-new lineup of cast members.
The original show only aired a grand total of 29 episodes to a dwindling U.S. audience, and given that the series has been off the air for a decade, the reboot is coming in with a pretty clean slate. (Here’s how we covered it back in the day, if you’re curious.) All of which is to say, we don’t expect much backlash over any changes or many comparisons when the new show starts, but if you’re an OG Ladies of London stan, um, speak now?
So without further ado, here’s everything we know about season 4 of Ladies of London, a.k.a. Ladies of London: The New Reign…
The new cast features one actual lady…and a gentleman
In Britain, “lady” doesn’t just mean “woman with styled hair.” It’s an actual title, and the new cast is not without a noble pedigree: Lady Emma Thynn is one of the stars. The others lowercase-L ladies are Martha Sitwell, Lottie Kane, Missé Beqiri, Kimi Murdoch, Myka Meier, and Margo Stilley.
In a still-rare move for the network, the cast also includes a man as a main member: Mark-Francis Vandelli, of the popular British reality program Made in Chelsea. According to Bravo, his mom is a Russian princess. Lady Emma Thynn, the Marchioness of Bath, made history as the first woman of color to marry into the British aristocracy. We’ll answer the obvious for you: it was five years before Meghan.
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