Per Bravo, the cast members returning for Season 9 of "Vanderpump Rules" include Tom Schwartz, Katie Maloney-Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Maddix, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, James Kennedy, and Raquel Leviss, and of course, the SUR matriarch herself, Lisa Vanderpump. It's expected that Kent's fiance, "Midnight in the Switchgrass" director Randall Emmett, and Scheana Shay's partner Brock Davies — who reportedly just popped the question to Shay in July (via E! News) — will also be featured throughout the season.

On an episode of Bravo's podcast, "The Daily Dish," Vanderpump gave listeners a little bit of insight about the upcoming season, telling hosts Megan Segura and Erik J. Mac, "Some might be more mature, but definitely you feel that they've been locked up for a year, that's for sure. It's already, like, complicated, and it's all kicking off. And I'm like, oh, my god, I missed them all so much, but wow, yeah, it's a lot."

The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum also told the "Daily Dish" podcast hosts that this season of "VPR" has been "kind of interesting" to film, adding, "Nobody does it like these kids. And they live their lives like that on-screen and off-screen. Everything's, like, they make big statements, there's big emotions, it's complicated dynamics. It's just a group of people that are very vocal and sometimes volatile."