New Installment of Wives Franchise for VH1

LOS ANGELES: Following on the success of Basketball Wives, a new 8×30-minute series is being produced for VH1 by Shed Media, this one set in the world of football.

Football Wives goes inside the real lives of the spouses of some of the biggest players from the world of football. The new series is slated to premiere later this year.

"Building on the success of Basketball Wives, we want to take a look at the differences and challenges of being the better half of a player in America’s most popular sport," said Jeff Olde, the executive VP of original programming and production at VH1. "We are thrilled to expand this franchise and give viewers access to a new, unique and exclusive world that you have to see to believe."