Who's Returning For 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Season 16? 4 Stars Will Be Back, 3 Former Stars Re-Join & 1 Exits Mid-Season!

A 16th season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is on the way!

While a release date has yet to be revealed, the Bravo reality series picked cameras back up over the summer to film the upcoming season.

So far, this season has seen PLENTY of drama on and off camera, with one cast member starting the season and leaving midway through filming.

After the cast was initially revealed and filming began, there was some major drama between a new housewife and a returning housewife, leading to one of them exiting the show. Now, another former RHOA star has stepped in to re-join the series, several years after leaving!

Click through the slideshow to find out which cast members are returning, which are leaving and who is new to the cast…