The Vanderpump Rules cast is rebooting for season 12

After a divisive and controversial Season 11 following Scandoval, Vanderpump Rules is getting a complete recast, Bravo announced Tuesday morning. After peaking in ratings and being nominated for two Emmys in the show’s 10th season in 2023 in the wake of the cheating scandal known as Scandoval, “Vanderpump Rules” faced untenable difficulties as the cast moved into the summer of 2023 came together to film Season 11 Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval, who separated after Madix’s affair with his Fellow actress Rachel Leviss discovered they were largely unable to film together because Madix absolutely despised Sandoval. She drew a strict boundary between them that was healthy for her but proved untenable for “Vanderpump Rules,” which requires cast members to be together.

Production on the new season of the show will begin next year, with the cast to be announced at a later date.

Season 2 of The Valley’s Vanderpump Rules spinoff filmed in the summer of 2024 and featured guest appearances from Scheana Shay and her husband Brock Davies, as well as Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz. These cast members could very well move to The Valley permanently for season three, as they are real friends with the show’s core cast of Brittany Cartwright, Jax Taylor and Kristen Doute. Season 2 of “The Valley” will premiere next year. Madix has now found success outside of the show, appearing on Chicago twice, hosting Love Island for Peacock and her West Hollywood sandwich shop Something About Her, which she co-owns with Vanderpump Rules actress Katie Maloney operates.

The new cast of “Vanderpump Rules” will consist of employees from executive producer Lisa Vanderpump’s existing restaurants. This is how the original show began in 2013, when it was a spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. According to Bravo’s official announcement today, “Under the watchful eye of Lisa Vanderpump, West Hollywood capital SUR – and now TomTom – welcomes the next crop of waiters, hosts and bartenders full of drama, situations and animosity.”

“What a thrill it is to build on the legacy of this series by doing it all again,” said Alex Baskin, executive producer of 32 Flavors. “With great appreciation for the original group and their legendary run, we can’t wait for audiences to see a dynamic new group of colleagues and friends make their way through life together.”

In recent years, Bravo has proven that it isn’t afraid to reboot shows that don’t work. After a disastrous 13th season of The Real Housewives of New York City, Bravo rebuilt the series from scratch, with mixed results. “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” could also see such treatment, as these cast members would no longer be able to be in the same room together at the end of last season, but the network is taking its time to find a path forward with this show.