Bravo viewers anxiously awaiting news on season 12 of Vanderpump Rules just got a glimpse at the new cast.
The new group of SURvers were spotted filming the show on Monday, July 14, with Demyana Selem and Jason Cohen identified as some of the cast members. They were seen exiting Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant in Los Angeles amid production on the next chapter of the hit series.
The Vanderpump Rules franchise started in 2013 as a spinoff of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. From there, it grew into a pop culture phenomenon with largely the same cast season to season until Tom Sandoval‘s split from Ariana Madix due to his affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss called the show’s future into question.
Bravo originally put season 12 on pause after the cast ended up at odds following Scandoval. The network announced in November 2024 that an entirely new cast would take over after 11 seasons.
“The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between,” Lisa, 64, said in a statement at the time. “I can’t thank enough those who have shared their lives. How I love you all.”
Lisa said she was excited to usher in the show’s successors, adding, “In the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another. Cheers to the next generation of Vanderpump Rules.”
The Bravo show’s executive producer Alex Baskin teased how Vanderpump Rules has changed after recasting the show.
“We’re working on it. We’re excited. It’s back to our basic principles,” Baskin teased on a June episode of the “LadyGang” podcast. “It’s a group of people who are really friends in their 20s and who work together and kind of do everything together.”
Baskin noted that he was excited for longtime viewers to see the overhaul as a fresh start. The overhaul allowed the network to start fresh. “It’s the low stakes but high intensity fun ride that I love,” he added. “And it bears very little resemblance to the original — other than obviously there’s SUR and Lisa [Vanderpump] presides over it. There’s that life phase again.”
In fact, Baskin even had a message for those skeptical about the shift.
“I love the fact that people are doubting us,” he admitted at the time. “I love the skepticism. I want people to watch it and fall in love in spite of themselves. I think they will. There’s really big shoes to fill but it’s going great. So very excited to unleash that.”
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