Julie Chrisley cast in 'emotionally raw' new show after prison release

Almost a year after getting out of prison, Julie Chrisley is headed to a reality TV wellness retreat for some "healing" and "accountability."

Prime Video has announced a new reality show with the working title of "Reality Retreat," which will bring together some of the most "talked-about women" from various other shows for a "high-stakes wellness retreat designed to challenge their identities, relationships, and personal growth."

The series, announced on May 11, will be set in a tropical location and feature the 11 women embarking on an "immersive experience centered on healing, accountability, and transformation," according to the streamer. The cast includes both Julie and Savannah Chrisley, the mother-daughter duo known for the USA Network reality show "Chrisley Knows Best."

Along with her husband Todd, Julie Chrisley was convicted in 2022 on charges of bank fraud and tax evasion. The former real estate moguls began serving their sentence in 2023 but were released in May after receiving a full pardon from President Donald Trump. At the time, Savannah Chrisley said on Instagram she was grateful that her "parents get to start their lives over."

Todd and Julie Chrisley later returned to TV with their Lifetime series "Chrisleys: Back to Reality."

The cast of "Reality Retreat" will also include "Real Housewives" stars Kenya Moore, Margaret Josephs and Kim Zolciak; "Selling Sunset" star Christine Quinn; "Vanderpump Rules" star Brittany Cartwright; singer Tamar Braxton; "Bachelorette" stars Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jenn Tran; and Hilaria Baldwin, wife of actor Alec Baldwin and star of "The Baldwins."

Moore was removed from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" in 2024 after an incident where she displayed alleged "revenge porn" of cast member Brit Eady. Eady later sued Bravo over the incident and said the explicit photos in question did not depict her.

According to Prime Video, "Reality Retreat" will feature "intense wellness rituals, unfiltered truth-telling exercises, and emotionally charged confrontations," leading the 11 women to "reckon with who they are beyond their public persona." Rick Edwards will serve as the "concierge" for the retreat, while Ashley Edelman will be the guru and wellness director.

Amazon MGM Studios' head of nonfiction series Jenn Levy said that "Reality Retreat" will be a show that "strips away expectation and forces real introspection" and called it as "emotionally raw as it is entertaining." The show will premiere in 2027.

Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY