Actress Kyle Richards is today highest identified for starring in the fact television show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — a show she admitted isn't easy to shoot. However, Richards rose to popularity at a young age and no doubt had an impressive career as a child star. Those who've been keeping up with the famous person's life know that she used to be concerned about a sitcom titled American Woman, but what precisely happened to it?
Today, we're having a look at how the show came to be as well as whether or not there's a future to it. From who the celebs of American Woman are to what the show is ready — keep on scrolling to to find out!
8 Is 'American Woman' Based On A True Story?
In June 2015, it was once introduced that Kyle Richards is creating a television show at the side of TV Land. At the time, Richards was overjoyed to announce the scoop:
"I am extremely excited and proud to be collaborating with such a talented and creative team of John Wells Productions, John Riggi, Warner Horizon Television and TV Land to bring this story to life."
In past due 2017 it was revealed that the show was shifted from TV Land to Paramount Network.
7 'American Woman' Premiered On Paramount Network
The sitcom American Woman premiered in June 2018, and it follows a woman named Bonnie (whose persona was once loosely inspired by way of Richards' mom Kathleen Mary Richards), an unconventional mom who's struggling to raise her two daughters. The show won combined reviews from critics, and it currently holds a 6.3 rating on IMDb.
6 'American Woman' Starred '90s Stars Alicia Silverstone And Mena Suvari
The solid of the show features Alicia Silverstone as Bonnie Nolan and Mena Suvari as Kathleen Callahan, the 2 major characters. The remainder of the solid includes Jennifer Bartels, Makenna James, and Lia McHugh. Here's what Silverstone said about the show:
"When I went in expecting to meet someone named Kyle, I thought it was going to be a man. I kept looking around like, 'Where’s Kyle?' I had never seen her show! Those girls are going through their own struggles, and the three of them are like a family. They spend their time together shopping, drinking, sharing woes. I don’t see my friends as much — it’s impossible! What makes Bonnie such a badass is that she doesn’t even consider tomorrow — she has no job, no money, no skills, but she’s gonna figure it out."
5 Kelly Clarkson Was Behind The Theme Song Of 'American Woman'
The theme music for the sitcom is a canopy of the hit "American Woman" by way of Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The duvet is sung by popstar Kelly Clarkson who revealed she loved working on the project:
"I got to see the whole trailer for [American Woman] and the vibe of it, which I love, and I kind of got together with Jason Halbert, the producer of this song, and we wanted to create this moody kind of vibe and kind of pay homage to that ’70s classic sound of it, too. There are all these things that we love, and we felt we wanted to represent American Woman and the whole lyric of it — the strength and the boldness and the powerfulness I feel like American women exude."
4 'American Woman' Was Canceled
Unfortunately, the show inspired by Kyle Richards youth wasn't a big success. After only one season, American Woman got canceled in September 2018. According to Deadline, the show's scores declined all through the season, and the finale was "down -71% from the premiere" in terms of viewership.
3 'American Woman' Caused Tension Between Kyle Richards And Her Sisters
Those who watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills already know that American Woman brought about moderately some trouble among Kyle Richards and her sisters. Here's what Kyle shared at the time:
"[My relationship with Kathy] is not great. I told her all the time, I said, 'I’m not sharing your stories or Kim's — these are my own stories.' And not only that, it’s a fictionalized version of our life, and our mom being a single mom in the ’70s is the jumping-off point."
However, the two sisters have made up since, and it sort of feels as if Kathy Hilton ended up being accepting of the show.
2 'American Woman' Is A Love Letter To Kyle Richards's Mother
The reality television superstar published that American Woman is in fact a love letter to her late mother Kathleen Richards:
"I like to write, but it's hard when you have four kids. But I would write sometimes when, you know, everyone was sleeping or whatever. When my mom passed away, I thought, 'I really wanna share who she was, because she really was a special and unique woman.' And it took my being a mom and an adult to have that extra appreciation for her. I always appreciated her, you know, but I had perspective as I got older. She's strict, and she could get, you know, a temper sometimes or whatever it was. But as an adult you're like well, yeah, hello, she was raising these kids on her own. She was stressed. She wanted the best for us, and you know, she was doing her best like we all are trying to do. And I just really wanted to share that story once I lost my mom as a, I guess, sort of love letter to her, too. And just inspire other women."
1 Will 'American Woman' Ever Get Another Season?
While American Woman were given canceled after just one season, Kyle Richards used to be still very happy with the mission. The fact television superstar who was once the executive manufacturer of the show additionally published that she hopes American Woman find a new home. Here what Richards wrote on Instagram:
"Thank you so much for watching [American Woman] and for all your support. All of you have been so supportive and cheered me on, and I am so appreciative[.] I’m so proud of the show we made and am so grateful for the talented team of people it took to create it. We put our hearts & souls into it. So many of you have expressed your love for the show. Maybe we will find it a new home ..."
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