The Real Housewives Of Athens

Developed as the first international installment of the Real Housewives franchise, it aired only one season and documented the personal and professional lives of several women residing in Athens, Greece. After 13 years, the series is coming back in late 2024 with its second season on ANT1, as an external production in courtesy of BRAVO.

The Real Housewives of Athens
Genre	Reality television
Based on	The Real Housewives
Starring	Ioanna Soulioti Orthoula Papadakou Annita Nathanail Fofi Mastrokosta Christina Papa Joe Satratzemi Togou
Country of origin	Greece
Original language	Greek
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Marc Jansen
Producer	Vasiliki Kyriakopoulou
Production location	Athens
Camera setup	48 minutes
Production company	Big Sun Media Solutions
Original release
Network	ANT1
Release	March 4 (2011-03-04) – May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)

The series chronicles the lives of six Greek women. The show aired in the midst of the Greek government-debt crisis and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times. Writing after the show was cancelled, The New York Times commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with a frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..." The first-season cast included Ioanna Soulioti, Orthoula Papadakou, Annita Nathanail, Fofi Mastrokosta, Christina Papa, and Joe Satratzemi Togou

The series was not subsequently renewed and remained a one-season series.

Notes

Key:   = featured in this episode
Key:   = joins the show

• Annita: "I live a magical life."
• Orthoula: "My independence is my power."
• Christina: "I am born with a free spirit."
• Fofi: "I want to live every moment of my life."
• Ioanna: "The challenges excite me.”