Next Gen NYC Cast: Meet the Kids Who Grew Up on Bravo — and Which of Their Famous Parents Will Appear on the Show

Ariana Biermann and Kim Zolciak-Biermann

Ariana’s mom is none other than RHOA star Kim Zolciak Biermann. Ariana was born on Oct. 17, 2001, to the famed Bravo alum and her ex-husband Daniel Toce, but was later adopted by Kroy Biermann, whom Kim married in 2011. Kroy filed for divorce from the reality star in 2023. 

Along with her sister, Brielle Biermann, Ariana was a regular on RHOA and her mother's spinoff series Don’t Be Tardy until the show was canceled in 2020. Kim will appear on Next Gen NYC alongside her daughter.

In June 2025, Ariana told PEOPLE that being the lead of her own show "can be very draining."

"It definitely gives me a new perspective," she said. "You don't realize when you're a kid how much goes into it."

Riley Burruss and Kandi Burruss

Riley is also the daughter of a RHOA alum: Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Kandi Burruss. She was born on Aug. 22, 2002, to Kandi and ex-boyfriend Russell "Block" Spencer.

Like other Real Housewives kids, Riley appeared on RHOA throughout her mom’s 14-season run. But in 2025, the tables turned, and now Kandi will become a guest star on her daughter’s reality show.

Gia Giudice and Teresa Giudice

Gia is almost as much of a RHONJ star as mom Teresa Giudice and dad Joe Giudice. Born on Jan. 8, 2001, she is the oldest of the former couple’s four daughters and has been featured on the reality series since it first began in 2009. (She even went viral in 2021 when a childhood song of hers resurfaced online.)

RHONJ saw Gia navigate her parents’ separate prison sentences for federal fraud, their divorce and Joe’s deportation back to Italy. In addition to her starring role in Next Gen NYC — which will also feature appearances from her mom — Gia launched a podcast in 2025 titled Casual Chaos.

In June 2025, Gia told PEOPLE that although fans will see Teresa on-screen, they won't see dad Joe aside from a FaceTime call or two.

"It was definitely a different role in the way of not having to talk about your parents' drama and more so just talking about my life and what's going on with me," she said. "It's more about my life instead of all the other drama."

Brooks Marks, Chloe Marks and Meredith Marks

Brooks is the son of RHOSLC’s Meredith Marks. He was born on July 28, 1999, to Meredith and her husband Seth Marks, who also share children Chloe and Reid Marks. Chloe, along with her parents, will appear on Next Gen NYC. 

Unlike some of his other castmates, Brooks didn’t grow up on a reality series: Meredith joined RHOSLC in 2020 when he was attending college at New York University. (While the first season was being filmed, Brooks took a semester off of school to pursue his athleisure brand.) In Next Gen NYC, Brooks struggles to step out from under his mom’s shadow and pursue his own career as a fashion entrepreneur.

In June 2025, Brooks told PEOPLE that doing Next Gen NYC gave him a "lot of respect" for his mom.

"On [her] show, I can just run into my room and hibernate, but on this show, I'm like, 'I can't really do that,' " he said. 

Ava Dash and Damon Dash

Ava doesn’t come from Real Housewives royalty, but her father is hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z in 1995. Her mother is fashion designer Rachel Roy, who shares Ava and another daughter, Tallulah Dash, with her ex-husband.

Though Next Gen NYC will be Ava’s first foray into reality television, she’s spent her life “surrounded by legends,” per her Bravo bio. The series will show her returning to the city after a stint in Los Angeles to pursue a full-time modeling career.

Ava still feels the pressure from her entrepreneurial father, who will appear on the show.

"My dad just has no filter," she told PEOPLE in June 2025. "But I'm a pretty open book and he's a very open book, so I feel like we just talked about any and everything that was on our minds."