Quick answer: The Golden Life premiered on E! on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, with a 90-minute first episode. The cast is Kelly Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan and Ramona Singer. New episodes air Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. On Hulu, and on Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers, the first two episodes arrive November 3. Later episodes follow seven days after they air on E!. A UK broadcaster is not yet confirmed (Versant; Versant, Hulu licence).
This is the former Real Housewives of New York City group, on E!, in Palm Beach. It is not RHONY Season 16. That season is a different cast, still airing Tuesdays on Bravo. The current Bravo season is in our RHONY Season 16 guide. The rest of the franchise is on the Real Housewives hub.
At a glance
| Premiere | Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 10 p.m. ET/PT on E!. The first episode was 90 minutes |
| After that | Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Counted from that slot, the next episode is October 27. E! has not printed a separate title for it in the releases used here |
| Hulu (US) | First two episodes on November 3. Each later episode, seven days after it premieres on E! |
| Cast | Kelly Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer |
| Later this season | More episodes in the new year, in the Hamptons, with Candace Bushnell and Margaret Josephs |
| UK | Not yet confirmed |
| Producer | Blink49 Studios |
Who is in it
Versant’s September 10 announcement is the source for what each of them is doing on the show. It is a season description, not a scene-by-scene recap of the October 20 episode.
Kelly Bensimon is back in Palm Beach, which the announcement calls a return to her roots, after working in New York real estate.
Luann de Lesseps is taking her cabaret show on the road. The announcement names her sidekick as Roger, and does not give a surname.
Dorinda Medley has left Bluestone Manor for Florida, and the announcement says she is preparing a book.
Sonja Morgan is the one the announcement describes as continuing “her zen down south.”
Ramona Singer is the charity-gala and party line in the same release. The phrase Versant uses is that she “wows” Palm Beach society.
The series, in Versant’s line, follows the five as New York “snowbirds” reconnecting in Palm Beach: yacht parties, the Gay Polo League, a girls’ weekend in Miami, and shopping. That is the official logline. It is not a list of what has already been shown (Versant).
Where to watch
In the US, on television: E!, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The October 20 premiere was the long first episode. Versant’s October 21 release, announcing the Hulu deal, is the one that says new episodes air weekly in that slot (Versant).
In the US, streaming: Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. The first two episodes are on November 3. Remaining episodes are available seven days after they premiere on E!. Episode 1 aired October 20, so it is inside that November 3 pair, not a same-night stream.
In the UK: not yet confirmed in the Versant releases used here.
What is still later in the season
Both the September 10 announcement and the October 21 Hulu release say season one continues in the new year, with episodes in the Hamptons. The additional names in those episodes are Candace Bushnell and Margaret Josephs. A date for that run is not yet known. An episode count for the Palm Beach run is not yet known.
What we don’t know yet
- A UK channel or streamer.
- Titles for the episodes after the premiere.
- When the Hamptons episodes start, beyond “the new year.”
- Whether anyone else joins the five in Palm Beach. The two extra names Versant has published are attached to the later Hamptons episodes.
Sources
- Versant, “E!’s new gilded pleasure is here! The Golden Life premieres Tuesday, October 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT” (September 10, 2026): pressroom.versantmedia.com
- Versant, licensing announcement for Hulu (October 21, 2026): investors.versantmedia.com
- E!, cast gallery, Pari Dukovic/E! Entertainment (October 20, 2026): eonline.com
