Vanderpump Rules Premieres Season 12 with New Cast

The long-running Bravo reality series Vanderpump Rules returns Tuesday with its 12th season, featuring an entirely new cast of young employees at Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurant, SUR. The premiere airs at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, marking a fresh start for the show after 11 seasons that chronicled the personal and professional lives of its original group of staff members.

Vanderpump Rules debuted in 2013, focusing on the friendships, romances, and conflicts among the tight-knit waitstaff and bartenders at SUR, an upscale eatery owned by Vanderpump, a veteran of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The series, which earned Emmy nominations and drew strong ratings, followed the original cast through workplace drama, love triangles, and high-profile scandals, including a 2023 affair that captivated audiences and boosted viewership. By the end of Season 11, however, the core group had largely moved on from SUR, prompting Bravo to reboot the format with a new generation of "SURvers" to recapture the show's early energy centered on on-the-job relationships and back-alley tensions.

The new season introduces 10 main cast members, primarily aspiring models and actors working at...