Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Premiere [VIDEO]: Will Andy Cohen’s New Show Succeed?

Bravo's new series, Real Housewives of Potomac, premieres tonight, debuting a cast of wealthy women of color with pedigree, legacies and, unlike the Atlanta counterpart, husbands with careers!

According to Page Six, the new show "focuses on the little-known community of wealthy African-Americans in Potomac, Md. – an exclusive (and mostly white) suburb of Washington, DC. As in The Real Housewives of Atlanta, the show's female protagonists are all black––or at least biracial. But that's basically where the similarities end."

The trailer reveals that housewife Gizelle Bryant has a problem with the description "bi-racial" and would prefer to be considered "black." 

Page Six added, "Indeed, despite their darker complexions, the Potomac ladies have far more in common with their lily-white Real Housewives counterparts in New York or Beverly Hills or Orange County than with their chocolate sisters in Georgia. The Potomac housewives have big houses and, apparently, lots of money."

Is America ready to meet women who are of a certain social class? How about ones whose spouses are not rappers, singers or music executives? This show may open the eyes of the American public and prove that you don't have to be in the entertainment industry to meet success African Americans. 

It's the night we've been waiting for! #RHOP premieres @ 9/8c I'll be live tweeting!Who's excited? pic.twitter.com/mjcEQhZkeS

— Gizelle Bryant (@GizelleBryant) January 17, 2016

The castmates include some of Montgomery County's finest women including Ashley Darby, Charrisse Jackson Jordan, Karen Huger, Gizelle Bryant, Robyn Dixon and Katie Rost. WTOP reveals that between 2009-2013, the median income in Potomac was over $178,000.

The Bravo show has shocked the suburban D.C. community since the former housewives franchise, Real Housewives of DC, wasn't a hit and was eventually cancelled. Now, the women of the enclave of Potomac have grabbed the attention of the Washington Post, who reported, "As Real Housewives exec producer Andy Cohen promised during a recent visit to Washington, this cast will be all Bravo and no CNN. 'Unlike the DC Housewives, this series is staying far away from the political drama,' says Cohen. Another reason to set the show in the relatively unknown 'burb: even to those viewers unfamiliar with Maryland geography and culture, Real Housewives of Potomac just sounds ritzier than Real Housewives of Silver Spring, says the newspaper.

These women seem to be the real deal. They have estate-sized homes, a household staff, wealthy husbands and status. The question is: Will they air the drama despite their titles and legacies? 

The premiere of Real Housewives of Potomac airs on Bravo tonight at 9 p.m. EST.