By McKinley Franklin
It’s time to head back to The Valley.
Bravo has unveiled the first official trailer for the third installment of the Vanderpump Rules spinoff, additionally announcing that the new season will drop April 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
The teaser gives a first look at the group’s new dynamics, given Jax Taylor’s departure and the addition of Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz to the full-time cast.
Mainstay cast members Danny Booko and Nia Sanchez Booko, Luke Broderick and Kristen Doute, Jason and Janet Caperna, Brittany Cartwright, Jasmine Goode, Jesse Lally, Michelle Saniei and Zack Wickham will all return for the sophomore season, coming off a tense end to season two.
What’s sure to be tackled in season three is Kristen and Luke’s life as first-time parents and Brittany navigating the dating world as a newly single mother. Notably, Jesse’s girlfriend, Lacy Nicole, joins the cast in a “friend” capacity after vowing not to film with the group during season two. Jasmine’s fiancé, Melissa Carelli, and Zack’s boyfriend, Benji Quach, also return as friends. (The “friend” role means they are not “full-time” cast members, rather making appearances on the show.)
The Valley kicked off its first season in 2024, a subsidiary of Lisa Vanderpump’s longrunning reality series Vanderpump Rules. Original stars Jax, Brittany and Kristen joined as the segway between both shows, with Lala and Schwartz joining as new additions following the reboot of the mainstay show.
Ahead of the end of season two reunion, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with executive producer Alex Baskin about the future of The Valley, where he noted that he thinks season three will “be different, but I don’t think different is a bad thing” amid Jax’s exit.
“We have a really large and robust group. You know, Jax is obviously a mainstay. We did spend half the season without him, and that period of time was really full and rich, so I don’t think that we’re [searching] for story to tell,” Baskin said. “I think it opens up more space for story to unfold. And undoubtedly, with this group, it will.”
