‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Season 7: News, cast, spoilers, date

Seven seasons in, "The Real Housewives of Potomac" continues to serve up the hottest tea...while keeping us in deep in shade.

Season seven brings back 'RHOP' OGs Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon and Karen Huger alongside vets Candiace Dillard Bassett, Wendy Osefo and Mia Thornton .. .all of whom starred in 'RHOP' Season Six. To mix things up more, two friends are joining this season: returning 'RHOP' OG Charisse Jackson Jordan and newbie Jacqueline Blake.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Bravo released the Season Seven trailer, promising a jam-packed season centered on multiple (!) bombshell accusations about the cast members' marriages and relationships.

TODAY has all you need to catch up as Season Seven approaches.

Want to mark your calendar? Here’s when Season 7 premieres

The new season premieres on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.

Here's a refresh on what happened during Season 6

Monique Samuels departed and Mia Thornton joined as a fiery newcomer to the group

After a physical altercation divided the ladies during Season Five, Season Six offered the group a chance to repair old wounds and build new friendships.

The departure of Monique Samuels brought a new housewife, Mia Thornton into the fray, giving the group an injection of new blood that kept things quite interesting.

Thornton’s major sparring partner was Dillard Bassett. Their feud culminated in a dramatic salad toss. It doesn’t seem that any salad will be tossed during Season Seven, but we’ll just have to wait and find out.

Dillard Bassett's mama drama continued as she experienced new highs in her music career

Throughout her time on the show, Dillard Bassett has let viewers in on her tumultuous relationship with her mother, Dr. Dorothy.

At the start of Season Six, Dillard Bassett made a concerted effort to break away from her mother’s financial assistance, leaving the townhouse that her mother co-owned with her and buying a house with her husband, Chris.

Even though the Bassetts broke free from Dr. Dorothy financially, Dillard Bassett showed off a cardboard cutout of her mother in a room of her new home.

An area where Dr. Dorothy remained present as ever? Dillard Bassett's career as vocal artist.

During Season Six, Dillard Bassett dove into her music career, with her husband, Chris, jumping in as her manager. She invited her cast mates and mother to be in a music video for her song 'Drive Back,' and you never would've guessed it, but drama erupted!

At the shoot, cameras caught Dr. Dorothy talking about her daughter and son-in-law in not the most favorable light. As complications arose at the shoot, Chris showed up to remedy them ... causing the group to question Chris' involvement.

Thornton asked Dr. Dorothy if Chris was getting paid to be Dillard Bassett's manager. Things broke loose from there, stirring up drama that lasted through the rest of the season.

Bryant, Dixon and Osefo sparred over rumors about Osefo's husband

After Bryant brought rumors to the group about alleged infidelity by Osefo’s husband, Bryant and Osefo went head to head with Bryant’s fellow “gree-eyed bandit” jumping in to assist her.

The Season Six reunion saw the trio continuing to go at it, with Osefo bringing a printed poster board of Dixon’s texts about Osefo's husband’s alleged infidelity to the reunion stage.

The Season Seven trailer appears to show an interaction between Osefo and Bryant, where Osefo says, “I just wanted to say hi!”

“Yeah, don’t touch it, I’m good. Buh-bye,” Bryant responds.

Chatter about infidelity will rock the 'P' during Season Seven

During Season Six, Huger and husband Raymond (Ray) Huger renewed their vows in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary — but the Potomac rumor mill is coming for the lovebirds.

The Season Seven trailer shows Dillard Bassett telling Darby that Huger was allegedly “sneaking out of town with someone who wasn’t Ray."

However, Dillard Bassett also appears to be having marital problems of her own. In one scene, Darby tells Dixon that she got a confusing Instagram DM from Dillard Bassett's husband.

“Shoulda come to the W” the message read, referencing a hotel restaurant.

“Who were you at the W with?” Darby asks Dixon, confused. “Not your wife!”

Bassett addressed the DM drama on Twitter.

When people online asked why he invited Darby, he tweeted that he "invites everybody" because he "(runs) the rooftop there."

Not only that, but Gizelle Bryant called Dillard Bassett’s husband a “sneaky link” and said that he put her in a situation that made her feel very uncomfortable.

Dixon also isn't free from the drama this season. She's heard telling a legal consultant that she wants to get a prenup before marrying Juan Dixon, her former husband, the second time around.

“Are there clauses about infidelity?” she asks.

Bryant's love life seems to be a topic of conversation too as Dillard Bassett and Osefo question whether Bryant is sleeping with Peter Thomas, the ex-husband of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Cynthia Bailey.

Ashley Darby enters a new era during Season Seven

In an exclusive statement to Bravo's Daily Dish in April 2022, Darby confirmed her separation from her husband, Michael Darby, leaving fans excited to see how Darby would traverse the newest chapter of her life.

The trailer shows Bryant asking Darby, "You and Michael are getting a divorce?"

"We are," Darby confirms.

Later on in the trailer, Darby announces that she's buying a house with her estranged husband, leaving Huger and Bryant confused.

“This is not no damn divorce,” Huger says.

“You don’t buy a house with a man you are divorcing,” Bryant adds.

The trailer also shows Darby and Dilliard Bassett talking about Darby's alleged involvement with a hockey player, now that she's an almost single woman.

With a smile, Darby says, "I was with a hockey player?"

"You're laughing, you're turning red!" Dilliard Bassett responds with a laugh.

Mia Thornton's cancer scare becomes a hot topic for the ladies

In the trailer, a revelation about Thornton's health causes a stir amongst the ladies.

On February 25, 2022, Thornton posted, "Same time last week, Doc called at 7:31am — Mia I’m so sorry but your test results came back and I need you to go to Johns Hopkins Cancer Center today for further evaluation."

The trailer shows Dixon saying, "What is this activity on social media? I'm sick, I'm not sick," implying there is more to the story.

Want to know more about the cast? Here's what they're up to, per Bravo

Ashley Darby

“Ashley Darby recently separated from Michael, and her main focus is motherhood with a little TikTok on the side. She’s looking for a new home for herself and her boys but with Michael’s help, which makes the women question if she wants to be free of him.”

Wendy Osefo

"Dr. Wendy Osefo continues to teach, serve as a political analyst on national cable news and run her candle business. She now wants to open a Nigerian-themed lounge. Eddie thinks she has too much going on and needs to focus on her health and her family. Can she juggle it all and maintain her sanity?"

Robyn Dixon

"Robyn Dixon and Juan are finally engaged, and everyone is expecting a wedding any day now ... everyone but the Dixons, who have mastered the art of procrastination. While getting married is not a top priority for Robyn, getting a prenup is, as she is now the primary breadwinner in the family."

Mia Thornton

"Mia Thornton implies on social media she has cancer and then reveals she needs further testing to determine if she has cancer. The back-and-forth has the ladies questioning what is true."

Karen Huger

"Karen Huger is looking and feeling better than ever with some “tweaks.” Her choices have left Ray questioning the motives behind her refresh. He worries the vanity procedures could have a negative impact on their daughter, Rayvin."

Candiace Dillard-Bassett

"Candiace Dillard-Bassett is busier than ever with a successful music career, but if she wants babies in the future, she has to act now. She has begun the journey with freezing her eggs, but along the way there are a few hiccups. Chris has taken a new job that is taking up a lot of his time, and an allegation from some of the women makes waves in their marriage."

Gizelle Bryant

"Gizelle Bryant is inching closer to becoming an empty nester, but it’s bittersweet. Her oldest, Grace, received her driver’s license and is ready to hit the road, while twins Adore and Angel are turning 16 and will be leaving the west wing soon. Gizelle is also “in these streets” dating and rekindling a romance with someone from her past but finds herself entangled in drama involving another housewife’s husband."

Charisse Jackson Jordan

"Former housewife Charrisse Jackson Jordan returns as a friend and voice of reason that most of the ladies welcome except for Karen, who mysteriously goes out of her way to avoid her."

Jacqueline Blake

"Jacqueline Blake joins as a Friend. She and Mia are so close that one might think they are sisters, but some unusual behavior has the ladies wondering what the real story is."

This article was originally published on TODAY.com