If Summer House is due for a reboot, Ariana Biermann might just be the chaotic reset button Gen Z has been praying for — or the nuclear option that blows the entire franchise into pink confetti and lip filler.
The 22-year-old influencer — best known for being Kim Zolciak’s walking brand extension — has reportedly entered talks to join the next season of Summer House, and the internet is combusting faster than a bottle of Whispering Angel left in the sun. Depending on who you ask, Ariana is either reality TV’s next breakout queen… or Bravo’s most shameless act of nepotism since Gia Giudice tried to launch a music career at 13.
But while millennial viewers are clutching their rosé glasses and screaming about “earning your place” and “career arcs,” Gen Z is having none of it. Instead, they’re celebrating what they see as a brilliant casting move — and dragging the haters along for the ride.
“Inject it into my veins,” tweeted one unapologetic fan. “We NEED a villain. And this time, let’s get one who’s been media-trained since birth.”
Indeed, Ariana’s qualifications — influencer since age 12, cosmetic procedures allegedly since high school, and raised in a household where wine-throwing was considered foreplay — read less like a résumé and more like a Bravo producer’s wet dream. Critics say she’s “done nothing but take selfies and get into DUI drama.” Her fans? They call that “a compelling arc with built-in trauma and lighting.”
“She survived Kim Zolciak,” one Redditor deadpanned. “If that doesn’t prepare you for the Hamptons, nothing will.”
Still, not everyone’s convinced. Former Summer House purists have taken to social media to protest what they’re calling the “Kardashian-fication” of the franchise. “We built this house on partying, startups, and emotional immaturity,” wrote one longtime viewer. “Not TikTok collagen ads and influencer beef.”
Meanwhile, Ariana is playing it cool — or at least algorithm-savvy. She’s recently followed several Summer House cast members, liked a cryptic comment from Danielle Olivera, and was spotted in Montauk “just for the vibes.” Subtle.
Back at Bravo HQ, sources say executives are “split but intrigued.” One insider described the move as “unhinged, but potentially genius,” while another reportedly asked, “What exactly does she do?”
The answer, of course, is simple: she does drama.
And in a franchise where Danielle cries every season, Lindsay yells like it’s cardio, and Carl just left the building, maybe it’s time someone storms in with contour, controversy, and a cryptic Instagram caption.
Like one fan summed it up:
“She’s not the hero we asked for. But she is the villain we’ll obsess over, cancel, then re-follow three weeks later.”
Welcome to Summer House, Ariana. Bring chaos. Bring tequila. And maybe bring a good lawyer.