# Vanderpump Rules season 12
**Vanderpump Rules season 12** is the twelfth season of the Bravo reality television series *Vanderpump Rules*, and the first produced with an entirely new cast after the original cast departed, with [Lisa Vanderpump](https://www.edgepedia.org/lisa-vanderpump) as the only returning cast member. It premiered on Bravo on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.[1](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo; next-day streaming on Peacock[1](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules) |
| Cast change | Entirely new cast, with Lisa Vanderpump the only returning member[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49) |
| New cast | Venus Binkley, Jason Cohen, Shayne Davis, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson, Audrey Lingle, Natalie Maguire, Demy Selem, and Kim Suarez[1](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules) |
| Episode count | 14 episodes, from "SUR-ving Drama" (December 2, 2025) to the two-part reunion finale (March 10, 2026)[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/vanderpump-rules/seasons/official/12) |
| Setting | SUR (Sexy Unique Restaurant), Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurant[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49) |
| Announcement | Bravo announced the recasting on November 26, 2024[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49) |
| Rating | TV-14[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12/e01) |
## Background: why the show was recast
*Vanderpump Rules* began in 2013 as a spinoff of *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*, following the staff of Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurant SUR (Sexy Unique Restaurant), with Vanderpump serving as both boss and maternal figure.[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49) The show reached a new level of attention in 2023 with "Scandoval," the revelation that [Tom Sandoval](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-sandoval) had been having an affair with cast member Rachel "Raquel" Leviss while living with his longtime partner [Ariana Madix](https://www.edgepedia.org/ariana-madix).[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49)
The original cast's fame eventually pulled them away from the restaurant. As they stopped working at SUR and launched their own ventures, several decamped to *The Valley*, a spinoff about their married-with-children lives, and season 11, which dealt with the affair's fallout, lacked new story lines; Madix also refused to film one-on-one with Sandoval.[5](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/can-starting-from-scratch-save-vanderpump-rules) On November 26, 2024, Bravo announced that season 12 would feature "a new group of close-knit SUR-vers who are as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessors," with Vanderpump the only holdover.[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49) [Andy Cohen](https://www.edgepedia.org/andy-cohen), Bravo's host and executive who is not a producer on the series, called the reboot "absolutely the right thing to do," noting that for years none of the cast members had actually been working at SUR.[5](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/can-starting-from-scratch-save-vanderpump-rules) Vanderpump marked the transition with the statement, "In the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another."[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49)
**Production timeline.** TMZ reported in September 2024 that cameras had picked up a pilot with new faces, all of whom were SUR employees, and in March 2025 that the brand-new season 12 cast would begin filming within weeks.[6](https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/26/vanderpump-rules-returning-all-new-cast-season/) • [7](https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/12/vanderpump-rules-reboot-new-cast-starts-filming-soon/)
## The new cast
The ten new cast members are Venus Binkley, Jason Cohen, Shayne Davis, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson, Audrey Lingle, Natalie Maguire, Demy Selem, and Kim Suarez.[1](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules) Vanderpump described them as "20-something and they're young and they're hot," and told interviewers that no one is a one-to-one comparison to any of the original stars.[2](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49) • [8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ESBg6ssTM)
Several cast profiles shaped the season's story lines. Demy Selem has been the manager at SUR for seven years, making her the longest-tenured employee in the group, and her all-business approach to the restaurant affects her friendships, especially with Natalie.[9](https://www.peacocktv.com/blog/meet-vanderpump-rules-season-12-cast) Kim Suarez works at SUR while pursuing entertainment-industry aspirations and navigating an on-again, off-again relationship with Marcus Johnson, including jealousy over his close friendship with Natalie Maguire.[9](https://www.peacocktv.com/blog/meet-vanderpump-rules-season-12-cast) Shayne Davis is not a SUR staff member but a close friend of Jason Cohen who appears regularly at the restaurant.[10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/how-to-watch-vanderpump-rules-season-12-online-from-anywhere) A critic for *New York* magazine noted that new staff members Jason and Chris, half-cousins because their mothers are half-sisters, are on the show to get famous.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12/e01)
## Episodes and broadcast
A preview special, "Raise Your Glass to 11 Seasons," aired November 25, 2025, celebrating the first eleven seasons with an exclusive look at season 12.[11](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/vanderpump-rules/episodes-season-12/1000111829/) The season proper ran 14 episodes on Bravo, each 42 minutes, beginning with "SUR-ving Drama" on December 2, 2025 and ending with "Reunion Part 2" on March 10, 2026.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/vanderpump-rules/seasons/official/12) Episode titles included "Crash Out Queens," "Pour Decisions," "Pump Fiction," and "Back Alley Betrayals."[1](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules)
In the premiere, Lisa Vanderpump shepherds the group of bartenders and servers through life at SUR; Natalie returns from a weeklong suspension to a frosty reception from Kim and Demy; Shayne flaunts another girl in Natalie's face; and Marcus is caught teaching Jason how to sneak drinks at work, with repercussions.[12](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules/season-12/episode-1/sur-ving-drama) The season also incorporates the restaurant's real-world difficulties: on the premiere, Vanderpump revealed that SUR is "struggling" financially and discussed closing her Pump restaurant.[13](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules/news?page=3)
## Reception
Critical and audience response was divided. On Rotten Tomatoes the season held a Tomatometer based on only 2 reviews and fewer than 50 audience ratings.[14](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12) Coleman Spilde of Salon wrote that the new *Vanderpump* is "standing still instead of moving forward," with producers unable to locate the line between organic intrigue and manufactured drama.[14](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12) Samantha Nungesser of Decider judged from one episode that the new cast "certainly seem to have potential."[14](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12) [The Daily Beast](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-daily-beast)'s review was positive, calling the new cast "miraculously good" and noting that each member arrives knowing that serving cocktails is a path to a larger platform.[15](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/vanderpump-rules-reboot-review-the-new-cast-is-miraculously-good/)
The Los Angeles Times framed the stakes plainly: the new group of unknowns was either going to inject new life into a strained franchise or become another example of a reboot gone wrong.[16](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2025-12-02/vanderpump-rules-season-12-new-cast)
## References
1. [Vanderpump Rules – Official Site, Bravo](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules)
2. ['Vanderpump Rules' will return with an entirely new cast — except for Lisa Vanderpump, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/f015d35c618fad15237f3bc4f0eb1a49)
3. [Vanderpump Rules – Season 12, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/vanderpump-rules/seasons/official/12)
4. [Vanderpump Rules – Season 12, Episode 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12/e01)
5. [Can Starting from Scratch Save "Vanderpump Rules"?, The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/can-starting-from-scratch-save-vanderpump-rules)
6. ['Vanderpump Rules' Returning With All-New Cast for Season 12, TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/26/vanderpump-rules-returning-all-new-cast-season/)
7. ['Vanderpump Rules' Reboot Begins Filming Soon With New Cast, TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/12/vanderpump-rules-reboot-new-cast-starts-filming-soon/)
8. ['Vanderpump Rules' Meet the New SUR-vers: What Lisa Vanderpump Thinks of Season 12 Cast (Exclusive), Entertainment Tonight on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ESBg6ssTM)
9. [Vanderpump Rules: Meet the New Season 12 Cast, Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com/blog/meet-vanderpump-rules-season-12-cast)
10. [How to watch 'Vanderpump Rules' season 12 online, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/how-to-watch-vanderpump-rules-season-12-online-from-anywhere)
11. [Watch Vanderpump Rules Online – Season 12 Episode Guide, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/vanderpump-rules/episodes-season-12/1000111829/)
12. [Watch SUR-ving Drama | Vanderpump Rules, Bravo](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules/season-12/episode-1/sur-ving-drama)
13. [Vanderpump Rules News, Bravo](https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules/news?page=3)
14. [Vanderpump Rules: Season 12, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vanderpump_rules/s12)
15. [Miracles Happen: The 'Vanderpump Rules' Reboot Is Actually Good!, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/vanderpump-rules-reboot-review-the-new-cast-is-miraculously-good/)
16. [At 'Vanderpump Rules,' the fried goat cheese balls are the same but the cast is different, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2025-12-02/vanderpump-rules-season-12-new-cast)
---
*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Seasons, episodes, and installments › Screen seasons › Reality docuseries and lifestyle seasons › The Real Housewives seasons*
*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 19, 2026; Sep 30, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Sep 19, 2026; Sep 30, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*
*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*
License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license