Charlie and Georgia are having a fight at a Sichuan restaurant on the Upper East Side over a cheap pair of speakers. Charlie is 29 years old and allegedly receiving a $10K a month allowance from his private investor father, whom he describes as Logan Roy incarnate.
Georgia is 22 years old and uses a laptop instead of a phone, and once threw a party for Anna Delvey when she was on house arrest. Charlie calls Georgia “dirt poor.” Georgia calls Charlie a “piece of shit.” No, this is not some cliche novel. This is Next Gen: NYC, Bravo’s newest series and the latest reality TV obsession of many.
Bravo is shining the light on the future of reality TV personalities with its brand new show, Next Gen NY. This series guarantees you drama, glamour, and all the espresso martinis, chilled. Announced on Tuesday, April 8, the new show tracks a cast of 20-somethings, living it up in the crazy, extravagant world of young adulthood in New York City.
The cast has been meticulously selected. Elsewhere on the roster is panse*ual OnlyFans model Dylan, who wears a “God is Trans” top and thinks men bond when they punch each other.
What Do We Know So Far?
The roster includes several who are offspring of Bravo legends, including Ariana Biermann, the daughter of real Housewives of Atlanta alum kim Zolciak Biermann; Riley Burruss, the daughter of RHOA icon Kandi Burruss; Gia Giudice, the eldest child of Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice; Brooks Marks, the son of Real Houswives of Salt Lake City’s Meredith Marks; and Ava Dash, the daughter of music mogul Damon Dash and fashion designer rachel Roy.
Rounding out the cast are model and influencer Emira D’Spain, nightlife staple Shai Flutcher, NYC’s Georgia McCann, Ariana’s on-again, off-again beau Hudson McLeroy, and crypto trader Charlie Zakkour. Watching rich kids do insane things might sound diabolical in this economy, but their lives are unfortunately very captivating.
Charlie claims he dated Lindsay Lohan in high school, and was also recently pictured at the scene of the arrest of John Woeltz, the cryptocurrency investor suspected of kidnapping and torturing Italian crypto millionaire Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan.
In one episode, Georgia gets upset because Riley says her idea for the nightclub she’s opening (a bowling alley-slash-industrial space with an ice cream conveyor belt, financed by her crypto-bro boyfriend of two months) is a “terrible idea.” In another, Ariana’s boyfriend, Hudson, whose billionaire dad co-founded a chicken shop dynasty, is filmed in an open shirt and various diamond cross necklaces, taking a fat stack of cash to the club.
By the end of season 1, Ariana and Hudson were back together, while Riley had reached a sense of peace with her single life and uncertain plans for the future. Brooks had left his mom’s fashion company to start his own brand and was in a happy relationship with his boyfriend, Kade. Gia and Christian were still going strong and discussing a future engagement.
Emira was also in a happy relationship with her boyfriend, Kevin Stefanick. Ava was in a new relationship and was discussing moving in with her boyfriend, Hook. In other cohabitation news, Charlie and Georgia surprised their friends by becoming roommates after Georgia broke up with her boyfriend Omar.
But that roommate situation led to some serious drama, and by the end of the season, they were barely speaking to each other. Shai was also clashing with the friend group; in fact, he took a step back from the social scene. Fans theorize that Shai might be the only cast member not to return for a second season.
Has ‘Next Gen NYC’ Been Renewed for Season 2?
Bravo has yet to make any announcements about the state of a Next Gen NYC renewal. But based on the success of season 1, the odds are in Next Gen’s favor. As the show is still awaiting an official renewal, there are no hard dates set for a season 2 premiere. But stay tuned with us for more details!
Who Will Star in Season 2?
While no official casting announcements have been made, it would make sense for the producers to bring back all of the popular season 1 cast. Real Housewives fans will also enjoy endless cameos from the parents themselves.
The parent cameos are a clever play from Bravo to entice loyal viewers, but the show is strong enough without them. Essentially, you’ll come for the Housewives but stay for everything else.