I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: though no one signed up for more Jax Taylor in 2024, Bravo’s soon-to-be Emmy award-winning suburban melodrama The Valley has managed to win us over. I love that producers promised us a show about new parents learning how to adult after a decade of partying and actually provided two slow-motion car crash divorces, a sad man parade, a pregnant tyrant squaring off against someone who looks and acts like a cartoon villain, and above all else the return of the art form that is Kristen Doute popping tf off. Sad to report that even though we asked very nicely, there will be no Valley reunion. But happy to report there is going to be a second season for the friend group messier than Janet’s pink-booted friend eavesdropping on her enemies’ conversation. Here’s everything we know about The Valley season 2 from the release date after that absolutely WILD season 2 trailer.
The Valley Season 2 Release Date
The Valley returns on April 15, 2025, on Bravo, praise the Lord!!!
The Valley Season 2 Trailer: What Happens?
New drama is knocking…if you thought Season 1 was wild, just WAIT for Season 2! #TheValley returns April 15th! pic.twitter.com/FgepHR18D7
— Bravo (@BravoTV) March 11, 2025
Um, I’m not even sure where to begin, so you’re just going to have to watch. After about two seconds of jokes and drinks, the trailer reveals that this season is going to tackle Jax and Brittany’s contentious divorce, Michelle and Jesse’s equally spicy separation (she throws a drink in his face like an MLB pitcher and he calls her a “hooker”), and relationship rumors alleged by the cast about… say it ain’t so… my sweet angel Jason?! Danny is talking about scrotum botox, too, if you care.
Who’s coming back to The Valley season 2?
All of the cast is returning for a second season. This means Jax, Brittany, Jesse, Michelle, Kristen/Luke, Janet/Jason, Danny/Nia, Zack Wickham, and Jasmine Goode are back in suburbia, baby.
Are Lala and Scheana joining The Valley?
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Ugh, yes, Lala is on the show, at least as a recurring guest. Alex Baskin (the evil mastermind/showrunner behind Vanderpump Rules and The Valley, yes, the same one who took heat for encouraging the “Ariana must talk to Sandoval” narrative) told the Hollywood Reporter that “the cast was bursting at the seams”. But seems like Lala wiggled her way in anyway, at least enough to make the cut for the trailer. In the moment, Lauren from Utah is shown yelling at someone (shock), and the someone is Jesse Lally (also shock).
“It’s not like we’re in need of additional cast members” was Alex’s original stance as rumors of Lala and Scheana joining dropped, especially after the VPR reboot news hit. But the “crossover” Alex hinted may happen was inevitable, I guess.
The Valley Season 2 Storylines
Team Janet vs. Team Kristen
If we’re being honest, not a single soul on planet Earth is Team Janet right now, other than Jason Caperna. When Janet started the show, we thought she was going to be the voice of reason. But as soon as Kristen got upset and did what we tuned in to watch her do for eight seasons (spill the fucking tea), Janet morphed back into the bratty kid who kicked her mom out of the primary bedroom. Did I want to cosign Kristen after she shed her poor me tears for getting fired from VPR? No, I did not. But Janet pretending that she had simply *no idea* how making pointed comments about Michelle’s alleged conservative political beliefs could have translated to Kristen’s version was infuriatingly dense for a self-proclaimed gossip.
Bravo fans who have been in the active viewing game longer than Janet has been trying to claim her spot on Bravo have clocked Janet as one of the foolish few Bravolebs who seemingly try to outsmart the audience by overproducing story, which never ends well (just ask Lala Kent or Lisa Rinna). Janet also turned fans all the way off by throwing her pregnancy up as a shield throughout the season whenever it was convenient for her, especially during the finale, where she told multiple people to watch their “tone” because she’s “growing a life.” While we loudly applaud any woman willing to push a watermelon out of her vagina by choice, if you sign up for a reality show and show up to film, you have to be able to embrace the drama that makes the show watch-worthy just as willingly as you run off to do the glamorous press tour to promote it. Posting a geotag should not be a health hazard.
By icing Kristen out, Janet (and Michelle) made fans feel the opposite of vanilla about the fact that we deserved to see Kristen on the show that was built around her comeback. So, did Janet take a hint and make nice with Kristen off-camera ahead of season 2? Obvs not, this is reality T,V people!!
In the season teaser, Kristen tells someone at lunch, “When Jason goes out, he takes he wedding ring off,” in the trailer. Oop, I have a feeling that rumor went over like a ton of bricks, as Janet is later seen calling Doute by her old (not-so-nice) nickname, “Crazy Kristen,” during a cast trip. Kristen in turn threatens to “knock Janet out” and calls her a “fucking fan” for good measure. Damn, I’m sat.
It looks like Janet is also beefing with Nia, after saying “My husband’s not the one out here grabbing asses.” Villain era 2.0, activate!
Is Jesse and Michelle’s Divorce Final?
After breaking up with Jesse three days after season 1 filming wrapped, Michelle’s mediator filed the divorce papers against Jesse sometime in March 2024. We saw them fighting over their daughter’s custody schedule, their dog’s preferred food, and how to split up their entangled real estate business 50/50. Jesse wasn’t willing to sign anything until he hired his own lawyer, which he seemed to be dragging his feet on, according to Michelle, who wanted to be divorced “sooner rather than later.”
Yet, their divorce proceedings were reportedly still ongoing as late as the fall of 2024, when they reached a custody agreement for Isabella.
Brittany and Jax are dating other people
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As Jax blabbed to the world, he and Brittany have been free to date whomever they want since they officially separated after season 1. Jax was quickly spotted with Paige Woolen, who he claimed was just a friend. Brittany didn’t immediately respond to the tweet Jax deleted, claiming Brittany had been sleeping with someone else. Jax’s potential alleged flings are discussed by Britt and her girls on the show, including a thong Brittany claims Jax left out for her to find.
Since their breakup announcement, things have only publicly exploded pretty much around the clock between Jax and Britt. Most recently, Jax opened up about being sober from a 10-year cocaine addiction, which Brittany corroborated and claimed had negatively impacted their family.
Note: Filming started before this revelation and covers Brittany’s “husband” being “in rehab.”
Did Danny and Nia move to Santa Clarita?
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Currently, it looks like Danny and Nia haven’t landed on a new house in Santa Clarita or West Hollywood, as the couple is very active on Instagram and hasn’t posted any moving content. It seems like by the time the show picks up this summer, they will have an answer on where to live and hopefully a happy update on Nia’s adjustment to raising three kids.
In season 2, their storyline looks to revolve around suggestions by the cast that Danny hasn’t always been loyal to their relationship and Nia’s childhood trauma. Someone give that girl a hug!
