"The Golden Life" premiered Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on E!, opening with a 90-minute episode, according to Tom's Guide.
The show follows five familiar faces from "The Real Housewives of New York": Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and Kelly Bensimon, as they trade the city for Palm Beach, Florida. It's a spinoff of a franchise that already has a dozen versions running in the US alone, so expectations are set by a very established formula: money, friction and a lot of sunshine.
Where to watch
Country | Channel or service | Free or paid
US | E! (via cord-cutters like YouTube TV, Sling TV or DirecTV Stream) | Free trial available, then paid
Canada | Hayu, starting Wednesday, October 21 (next-day) | Paid
UK | Hayu | Paid
Australia | Hayu | Paid
Free options
There's no straightforward free option for "The Golden Life" outside a trial period. In the US, E! Isn't attached to a standalone streaming app, so the way in is through a live-TV bundle. YouTube TV offers a 21-day free trial that covers E!, which is long enough to catch the premiere and several follow-up episodes before any charge applies. Sling TV and DirecTV Stream carry E! Too, though their trial windows differ and the show isn't available on demand through any US streaming service, so live viewing is the only way to see it as it airs.
Outside the US, Hayu is the service to have. Canadian subscribers get episodes a day after they air in the US, while viewers in the UK and Australia also get the show exclusively through Hayu, per Tom's Guide's reporting. There's no mention of a free trial for Hayu in that report, so expect a paid subscription to be the only route in those markets.
What to expect
The premise leans hard on the "Real Housewives" playbook that's made the franchise a fixture of US reality TV for nearly two decades: five women with history, a new setting, and cameras rolling. Dorinda Medley and Luann de Lesseps are among the most recognizable names from the original New York cast, and their move to Palm Beach swaps one wealthy backdrop for another.
For now, the show is confirmed to run on E! In the US with Hayu carrying it internationally. Whether it lands on a US streaming platform down the line, or gets picked up for a second season, hasn't been addressed in the reporting so far.
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