Bravo's 'In the City' Spinoff Tackles 'Scamanda' Romance
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- Bravo is launching "In the City," a Summer House spinoff filmed in Fall 2025, following 14 cast members — including Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Amanda Batula, and Danielle Olivera — as they navigate life in New York City.
- Frances Berwick, NBCUniversal's Chairman of Bravo & Peacock Unscripted, told The Ankler that cameras picked back up specifically for the spinoff to address the Batula–Wilson romance, after deciding not to film the high-emotion scene on Summer House proper.
- Berwick said the choice came "back to the emotional well-being of the cast members," and that the scandal was instead addressed on the Summer House reunion, which was taped last week.
- "In the City" premieres Tuesday, May 19 at 9 p.m. ET, the same night the Summer House Season 10 finale airs.
- The Batula–Wilson romance unfolded in real time during Season 10: Amanda was shown on camera supporting Ciara Miller's feelings for West, while Amanda and West were privately developing their own relationship — a contrast they initially denied on Watch What Happens Live before confirming via a joint statement.
- The backstory makes the betrayal sharper: West Wilson and Ciara Miller had a thing two seasons ago, he wasn't ready to commit, and Ciara reportedly learned that through a New York Times interview.
Why it matters: Bravo is restructuring its Summer House franchise in real time to capitalize on its biggest scandal in years — commissioning a spinoff whose entire dramatic engine is footage captured after the parent show wrapped, a rare production move that effectively makes "In the City" must-watch counterprogramming on the same night as the Season 10 finale, with 14 cast members' storylines now tethered to a romance the network is already branding as "Scamanda."
