“Vanderpump Rules,” the Emmy-nominated Bravo reality show that has spawned countless memes, merch, podcasts, endorsement deals and scandals, is rebooting for its 12th season — minus its namesake, Lisa Vanderpump.

Bravo said in a press release on Tuesday that the upcoming season will feature “a new group of tight-knit SUR-verse that are just as intricately connected as their legendary predecessors.”

The series debuted in 2013 as a spinoff of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” executive produced and starring Vanderpump, a restaurateur. The focus was on the private lives of select employees of her West Hollywood restaurant SUR, with Vanderpump playing both the role of boss and mother figure.

With power struggles, cheating scandals, shifting alliances and non-stop drama, the cast seemed destined to be followed by reality TV cameras.

“They’re 20-something and they’re young and they’re hot,” Vanderpump said of the cast in an interview ahead of the series premiere. “They want to play and are waiting for their dream. Unfortunately, her dream isn’t really to work in my restaurant.”

Bravo didn’t elaborate on its decision to cast a new group, but said the cast would be announced later and the new season would go into production next year.

“I can’t thank those who shared their lives enough. How I love you all,” Vanderpump said in the statement. “In the catering industry, one layer always gives way to the other.”

As the original cast became more famous, they stopped working at SUR and started their own ventures (and podcasts): Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval opened a restaurant and bar called TomTom with Vanderpump as majority owner. The Toms, as they are known, teamed up with various owners and created a second bar called Schwartz & Sandy’s – on Monday they announced the business would be closing its doors.

In 2023, the show reached a different level of attention and a wider audience with the revelation of what became known as “Scandoval”: it was revealed that Sandoval, who was living with his longtime partner and co-star Ariana Madix, was a … affair with another actress, Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. After filming for season 10 was completed, the news broke, but cameras resumed filming the aftermath for another episode. A three-part reunion followed, taking place weeks after the discovery.

The cast, minus Leviss, returned to filming for season 11 while Sandoval tried to make amends with the others. Madix filmed in group scenes with Sandoval, but refused to interact with him 1:1, which caused tension within the group. During this year’s reunion, Madix tearfully told Sandoval, “I just want to keep you away from me.” Shortly after, it was announced that the show was “on hiatus.”

While many key “Vanderpump” cast members did not comment or immediately respond to requests for comment, some expressed complicated feelings online.

“I’m happy with the closure of this chapter and look forward to what’s to come,” Madix wrote on Instagram. “I don’t know if those were the best days of our lives, but it was definitely special.”

However, the scandal and its aftermath made Madix America’s darling. She received numerous endorsement deals and was cast on “Dancing with the Stars” and on Broadway as Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” She was also named the new host of Love Island USA. Earlier this year, Madix opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles called Something About Her with another Vanderpump star, Katie Maloney.

“It’s a mixed bag. But I wouldn’t change a thing,” Maloney, whose rocky relationship with now-ex-husband Tom Schwartz was documented on the series, said in an Instagram Story. “Thank you for the memories and love over the last 11 years.”

“I have such mixed feelings at the moment. It’s no secret that I don’t like change. This is the exception,” Lala Kent posted on Instagram. Kent previously told The Associated Press that she profited from Scandoval by selling merchandise. They – along with current and former cast members – also dedicated episodes of their individual podcasts to analyzing the drama.

Kent, Shay and Schwartz will appear in the second season of the hit “Vanderpump” spin-off “The Valley,” which airs next year. This show stars Kristen Doute, a former “Vanderpump” star who, along with Stassi Schroeder, was fired in 2020 for racially profiling a Black co-worker. Two other people, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni, were also fired at the time for tweeting racial slurs.

Bravo will also air a retrospective of the original show in 2025.