‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 12 will be a reboot with a new cast

On November 27, 2024By Littum

Pump the brakes: Bravo reboots “Vanderpump Rules.”

The network announced Tuesday that the reality series’ 12th season will feature an all-new cast. Lisa Vanderpump is joined by a “new group of tight-knit SUR-verses as intricately involved with each other as their iconic predecessors.”

“The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between,” Vanderpump said in a statement. “I can’t thank enough those who have shared their lives. How I love you all. In the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another. Cheers to the next generation of ‘Vanderpump Rules.'”

The new cast members will be revealed at a later date.

“Vanderpump Rules,” which debuted in 2013, follows the staff of restaurants owned by Vanderpump, an alum of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Bravo said season 12 will see Vanderpump’s restaurant SUR welcome “the next batch of servers, hosts and bartenders filled with plenty of drama, situations and frenzies.”

Last year, the reality show made headlines amid a scandal known as “Scandoval,” in which star Tom Sandoval was revealed to have cheated on his then-girlfriend Ariana Madix with her co-star and close friend, Rachel Leviss. “To say I’m heartbroken and heartbroken is an understatement,” Madix said at the time.

In an interview with The New York Times Magazine this year, Sandoval compared the phenomenon of his cheating scandal with “the OJ Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things.” He later apologized, calling his remarks “inappropriate and ignorant.”

In the wake of the cheating scandal, Leviss did not return for the 11th season of “Vanderpump Rules,” which aired earlier this year, but Sandoval remained a cast member.

In a statement Tuesday, executive producer Alex Baskin said it’s “a thrill” to “build on the legacy of this series by doing it all over again,” adding that “with deep appreciation for the original group and their iconic run , we can’t wait for audiences to watch a dynamic new group of colleagues and friends come through life together.”

A retrospective special featuring the most memorable moments from the show’s first 11 seasons was also announced Tuesday. Season 12 begins production next year. No premiere date has been set.