“These are the best days of our lives” … because TMZ has learned the brand-new cast for Season 12 of “Vanderpump Rules” will begin filming in a few weeks.

Production sources tell us … the rebooted Bravo series will go into production in early April. We’re told the cast is made up of 14 members … some will be full-time and others will be friends of the cast.

We’re told the rebooted version of the long-running series will keep its original formula, which will take viewers inside the hookups, feuds and drama surrounding Lisa Vanderpump‘s West Hollywood restaurant, SUR. We’re told the SUR-vers’ homes and lives outside the restaurant will be the meat of the show.

Our sources say the incoming new cast members finalized their contracts last week.

As we reported … the network told us in November LVP would return for a new season, but would be surrounded by a new cast.

TMZ broke the story … most of the OG cast members weren’t too surprised by the new direction when they were informed of the decision … especially after the show was put on pause back in April.

Charges have been filed against seven individuals — including minors — involved in an ugly brawl that forced a Pennsylvania high school basketball playoff game to end early, police confirmed to TMZ Sports.

The charges were announced on Wednesday … just days after fans and players got into a violent fight with 3:12 left in the Uniontown vs. Meadville matchup in the 2025 PIAA 5A Basketball tournament.

“Meadville City Police Officers in attendance called for assistance and upon the arrival of additional units, the situation was quickly brought under control with no serious injuries reported,” an MCPD spokesperson said.

Another Uniontown man, 18-year-old Notorious Grooms, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct.

Two Meadville men, 25-year-old Malik Wilson and 37-year-old Joseph Chabot, were also hit with one count of disorderly conduct.

Wendy Williams gets emotional thinking about a recent threat from the judge in her guardianship … crying at the thought of being moved to a more restrictive assisted-living facility than the one she describes as a luxury prison.

The former talk show host joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and we asked her about the judge being pissed at her for grousing to the media about her guardianship and threatening to place even more restrictions on her.

Wendy talked to us for nearly 20 minutes from her room at Mount Sinai West Hospital in NYC, where she’s about to be released and sent back to a residential center called Coterie … a place she hates with a passion.