Three ‘RHOSLC’ OGs dish on the upcoming drama and surreal fanfare around the show, while the series showrunner and a Bravo exec explain why the franchise is such a hit — and if Jen Shah or Monica Garcia will ever return to the cast.

The series kicks off with Katsanevas, who "loves brand names, beauty and micromanaging her family," swapping with an "off-the-grid homesteader and former Mormon" named Lindsay Flake in Idaho, whose family lives without electricity, running water or rules.