Kim Kardashian says someone close to her allegedly plotted to kill

Kim Kardashian says investigators told her that “someone extremely close to me put a hit out on my life,” a revelation she makes in the trailer for season seven of The Kardashians, which was released Oct. 1 ahead of the series premiere on Oct. 23. The trailer presents the disclosure as part of a broader arc in which Kardashian and her family contend with the aftermath of the 2016 Paris robbery and recent legal proceedings connected to that attack.

In the trailer, Kardashian is shown reacting to a phone call from investigators and later appears tearful in confessional footage, saying she is “terrified out of my mind” and, in another moment, “I’m happy it’s over.” The program does not identify the person she alleges organized the threat, nor does it specify when investigators informed her or how the information was uncovered. Family members in the trailer describe a tense atmosphere. Kendall Jenner says “everybody’s kind of on edge,” and Kylie Jenner recounts hearing footsteps in her room as police are shown responding to the family’s residence.

The season also revisits Kardashian’s May testimony in Paris related to the October 2016 robbery, when masked assailants, posing as...