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‘Mob Wives” creator Jenn Graziano has a tough row to hoe next season.
For starters, how does she one-up this Sunday’s season-ending rooftop brawl-for-the-ages between frenemy “Wives” Drita D’avanzo and Karen Gravano — who had to be wrenched apart by Graziano, her sister Renee and several burly crew members?
“I have an idea how next season could play out. I’m very close to all the women and with what’s going on in their lives and where they want to move on and get rid of old baggage and create new lives for themselves,” says Graziano.
(In addition to D’avanzo, Gravano and Renee Graziano, the Staten Island-flavored show also includes Carla Facciolo.)
“We start shooting [for Season 2] in mid-July, and Renee is realizing that she needs to be more independent . . . and Drita is at a crossroads with her [imprisoned] husband [Lee] at this point,” she says.
“Karen is deciding whether or not she’s staying or leaving [for Arizona], and it seems like she’s got a lot to think about.
“I honestly hope that nobody fights next season but . . . I can’t imagine it not happening,” she says. “Like I said, I make reality TV, and if it happens, we’ll capture it.”
Graziano says it’s possible the “Mob Wives” cast will add a “wife” or two next season, a la Bravo’s “Real Housewives” franchise, which frequently spices things up by adding new members.
“I’ve talked to a couple of women I know and there are some possibilities, but I can’t really say at this point,” Graziano says. “The people I’m talking to have great stories and dynamic personalities.
“They’re childhood friends and friends of current cast members,” she says. “Our goal is to make the show with authentic relationships, so that someone who comes in won’t be a total outsider.”
Graziano also says that she’s talking about expanding the “Mob Wives” franchise to two other cities.
Would those cities include Chicago, Miami or Los Angeles?
“It could be one or two of those [cities],” she says cagily. “It’s only a possibility at this point.”
She also says she’s not sure if her father, alleged Bonanno crime family consigliere Anthony Graziano, has changed his mind about the show.
He’s serving time in a North Carolina federal prison on racketeering charges and wasn’t speaking to his daughters when “Mob Wives” premiered in April. (He thought it would give away too many “family” secrets.)
“I don’t know if he’s seen it, but I didn’t get any hate mail, so to speak,” Jenn says.
“He’s still not happy with the concept of the show and is never going to be, but he comes home soon [in August], and I’m hoping to repair our relationship.”