Southern Charm

Southern Charm is an American reality television series that debuted on March 3, 2014 on Bravo.[1][2] The series chronicles the personal and professional lives of seven socialites who reside in Charleston, South Carolina. The show focuses on the Southern culture and political history of the area, and has featured local historical places like Lewisfield Plantation and the Mikell House.[3]

Southern Charm
Genre	Reality
Created by	Bryan Kestner Whitney Sudler-Smith
Starring	Craig Conover Cameran Eubanks Jenna King Thomas Ravenel Shep Rose Whitney Sudler-Smith Kathryn Calhoun Dennis Landon Clements Austen Kroll Chelsea Meissner Eliza Limehouse Naomie Olindo
Theme music composer	Mia Sable
Opening theme	"It's Easy"
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	84 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aaron Rothman Irad Eyal Whitney Sudler-Smith Bryan Kestner Jason Weinberg Jessica Chesler
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	Haymaker Productions
Release
Original network	Bravo
Picture format	NTSC 480i HDTV 1080i
Original release	March 3, 2014 – present
External links
Website

The series originally focused on Craig Conover, Cameran Eubanks, Jenna King, Thomas Ravenel, Shep Rose and Whitney Sudler-Smith. The series currently focuses on Conover, Rose, Kathryn Calhoun Dennis, Austen Kroll, and Eliza Limehouse. Of the original charmers, King left after the first season, Sudler-Smith departed after the third (but continued to appear in a recurring capacity), Ravenel left after the fifth, and Eubanks confirmed her departure after season six. The remaining charmers joined in later seasons; Calhoun Dennis in the second, Kroll in the fourth, and Limehouse in the sixth. Past charmers include: Landon Clements (seasons 2-4), Chelsea Meissner (recurring season 4, main seasons 5-6), and Naomie Olindo (recurring seasons 3-5, main season 6).

On July 14, 2014, Southern Charm was renewed for a second season,[4] which premiered on March 16, 2015.[5] Jenna King did not return. The second season featured Craig Conover, Shep Rose, Cameran Eubanks, Thomas Ravenel, and Whitney Sudler-Smith all returning, with Kathryn Calhoun Dennis and Landon Clements joining the main cast.

The third season premiered on April 4, 2016. All cast members returned from the previous season. The fourth season was announced on February 16, 2017 and premiered on April 3.[6] Sudler-Smith left the main cast after season three, and was featured in a recurring capacity in following seasons. Conover, Rose, Eubanks, Ravenel, Dennis and Clements all returned for season four, with Austen Kroll being added to the main cast.

In February 2018, Bravo announced the fifth season and it premiered on April 5, 2018.[7] Clements did not return, and Chelsea Meissner was promoted to the main cast for season five. In August 2018, Ravenel announced his departure from the show after five seasons due to sexual assault allegations against him, as well as claiming that the show "took advantage of him."[8] Bravo confirmed his departure in September 2018 after Ravenel was arrested and charged with assault and battery.[9] The sixth season premiered on May 15, 2019, with Eubanks, Rose, Conover, Dennis, Kroll, and Meissner all returning, with both Naomie Olindo and Eliza Limehouse added to the main cast.[10]

Production of a seventh season was reported to be in progress, but Bravo has yet to confirm a return date. Filming of season 7 was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] In May 2020, it was confirmed that Cameran Eubanks, Naomie Olindo, and Chelsea Meissner would not be returning to the show for the seventh season.[12]