Somewhere between Fellini and Bravo, the cameras roll again. Lisa Vanderpump, patron saint of pink cocktails and passive aggression, has taken her empire international — this time to a 12th-century Italian castle where the drama echoes through stone walls and the wine flows like unresolved trauma.
Vanderpump Villa is back, and so is Stassi Schroeder, reality TV’s exiled duchess of drama, making her grand re-entrance after getting tossed from the Bravo kingdom in 2020. Cancelled, yes — but not killed. And now she’s back with the gleam of redemption in her eye and a perfectly sculpted vengeance arc.
The new season — all ten episodes hitting Hulu like a guillotine on April 24th — is set in Castello Rosato, a sprawling fortress nestled in the kind of Italian countryside that makes you briefly consider a life of quiet pasta-making until you remember you’re addicted to chaos. According to the show’s syrupy synopsis, Vanderpump has raised the bar on luxury, but let’s be honest — we’re not here for candlelit aperitifs. We’re here to watch hungover hospitality staff cry into vintage linens while the boss lady sips rosé with a smile that says, “You’re replaceable, darling.”
Lisa, always the velvet fist in the diamond glove, doesn’t sugarcoat the logistics. “You can’t just send someone home when they screw up,” she explained. “There are 12 jobs and I need 12 people to do them.” It’s a subtle way of saying: screw up, and you’re still on camera — now just with a breakdown subplot. Staffing chaos, interpersonal meltdowns, and that tantalizing $30,000 bonus for the last one standing. It’s part Survivor, part Downton Abbey on tequila.
And then there’s Stassi. Self-described as “born for this role,” she returns like a fallen empress with her crown slightly askew. She knows what she’s doing. She’s no rookie. She’s part Greek chorus, part instigator, part chic chaos engine. Her reappearance isn’t just good TV — it’s blood in the water. And the other cast members? A cocktail of VPR alumni, new blood, and even a few Mormon wives wandering in like surrealist spice.
What happens when you drop a group of fame-hungry, emotionally unstable service workers into a medieval castle with no HR department? That’s not a rhetorical question — it’s the logline. And if you’ve ever wondered what The White Lotus would look like if it were staffed by people who vape between courses, well, here’s your answer.
Vanderpump Villa isn’t just a show. It’s a beautiful mess in high heels. And it’s exactly what television — and you — deserve.
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Last modified: April 29, 2025
