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Premiered September 2012 · Bravo's first Miami cast overhaul

Season 2

The founding cast turns over for the first time — two originals exit, one moves to a recurring role, and three new full-time housewives step in alongside a fourth new face, resetting Miami's social circle just one season in.

Filmed
Miami, Florida
Miami · first cast overhaul of the original run
Premiered
Sep 13, 2012
Bravo · September 2012
Episodes
18
Format
Social reality
First cast overhaul of the original run
Cast size
7 cast members
Black, de Moura, Patton, Krupa, Hochstein, Quincoces, Sierra
Host
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen hosts the reunion
On this page5 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 04Adjacent in the canon
  5. 05In this canon
01The take

Season 2.

The first real test of whether Miami's social world survives a full cast reset — and it does, louder than before.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season two resets Miami's social circle fast. Larsa Pippen and Cristy Rice don't return, Alexia Nepola moves to a recurring role to focus on family, and three new full-time housewives — Joanna Krupa, Lisa Hochstein, and Ana Quincoces — join Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, and Marysol Patton, with Karent Sierra rounding out the group. It's the franchise's first real cast turnover, and the new mix changes the show's energy immediately.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #03 slot.

Slot #03 of 7 in the Real Housewives of Miami Editor's Canon. Season two is the original run's most consequential season for cast alone. Larsa Pippen and Cristy Rice exit, Alexia Nepola steps back to a recurring role, and three new full-time housewives — Joanna Krupa, Lisa Hochstein, and Ana Quincoces — join Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, and Marysol Patton, with Karent Sierra rounding out the group. The turnover could have destabilized the show. Instead it sharpens it: the new additions bring distinct personalities that give Miami's social world more competing energy than the debut had room for. Eighteen episodes let the new configuration breathe. Not a franchise milestone the way the founding or revival seasons are, but a genuinely strong ensemble on its own terms.

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05In this canon

Its Editor's Canon entry.

The Real Housewives of Miami — Season 2 — tiered.tv