


Out with the old and in with the new. Bravo announced today that Vanderpump Rules will return for Season 12 — but with an entirely new cast.
The next season will feature Lisa Vanderpump and the next generation of her close-knit SUR employees (otherwise known as SUR-vers), who are “as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessors,” per a press release provided to DECIDER.
The new season is slated to begin production next year, with the cast and premiere date getting announced at a later date.
“What a thrill it is to build on the legacy of this series by doing it all over again,” Vanderpump Rules executive producer Alex Baskin said in the release. “With profound appreciation for the original group and their iconic run, we can’t wait for the audience to see a dynamic new group of co-workers and friends make their way through life together.”
Vanderpump added, “The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between. 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.”
Bravo also plans to close out the current chapter with a retrospective special celebrating the past 11 seasons of the Emmy-nominated reality series.
Lala Kent, who joined the show in Season 4, revealed she had “mixed feelings” in an Instagram post following the news.
“It’s no secret I do not like change. This is the exception,” she wrote. “I want to say thank you for rocking with us for so many years. This show changed my whole life. I’m unbelievably grateful for every moment. I’m unbelievably grateful for Bravo, for NBCU, for our crew, the entire cast, and most importantly all of you. We rocked this bitch until the wheels fell off.”

The decision isn’t all that much of a surprise as the network announced earlier this year that the show was being put on pause to allow the group some time to decompress after Scandoval.
After Tom Sandoval was caught cheating on Ariana Madix with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss in 2023, the once-close friend group was irreparably damaged. Things got even more contentious among the cast when Kent criticized Madix for refusing to film with Sandoval in Season 11.
While Vanderpump Rules won’t be returning with the cast we’ve grown to love over the past 11 years, it’s likely we’ll still catch glimpses of Scheana Shay and Kent on the show’s spinoff The Valley.
In the meantime, someone should go check on Scheana.
You can rewatch Vanderpump Rules on Peacock now.