E! has ordered additional episodes of *The Golden Life*, its reality series reuniting the original cast of *The Real Housewives of New York City*, with Candace Bushnell and *Real Housewives of New Jersey* alum Margaret Josephs joining as new cast members. The expanded run relocates part of the action from Palm Beach, Florida, to the Hamptons, where the returning stars will cross paths with Bushnell and Josephs, adding fresh dynamics to a show built around nostalgia for the RHONY era.

The core cast, Kelly Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan and Ramona Singer, will appear in the new Hamptons-set episodes alongside Bushnell, the *Sex and the City* author, and Josephs. Versant's President of Entertainment, Val Boreland, said the network was encouraged by the series so far and keen to expand it. The Hamptons episodes follow the earlier casting of Medley after Jill Zarin, originally attached to the show, was dropped following a racist rant on social media about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance. *The Golden Life*, produced by Blink49 Studios, is set to premiere its first half on E! this autumn.