‘Real Housewives’ Stars LuAnn and Sonja Are Fish Out of Water in ‘Crappie Lake’ Trailer (Video)
thewrap.comwill be featured in the upcoming Season 14.The so-called “legacy” cast, which also included the likes of Ramona Singer and Dorinda Medley, remain popular with fans.
It was recently announced they would be filming Season 5 of “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” together for Peacock.“Welcome to Crappie Lake” is a spin-off series which takes the socialites out of Manhattan to Benton, Ill.
From what we can tell, Crappie Lake isn’t an actual town, but the designation given to any body of water that you can fish for crappie (part of the sunfish family).Of course, “crappie” and “crappy” are homophones, so there’s a double meaning there.Their big city sensibilities come into conflict in the rural community, but they make the best of the experience.
The show is a bit reminiscent of “The Simple Life” and “Schitt’s Creek,” right down to staying at a budge motel.The logline for the series reads:The Benton City Council surprises the town residents by inviting “Real Housewives” icons Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan to help spruce up their small town (population just shy of 7,000) that was devastated by the pandemic.
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