Season 8 of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation began filming as of October 2024.[1] It premiered on May 29, 2025.
Synopsis[]
This season, the family is celebrating 15 years since their first wild summer in Seaside Heights with an epic reunion at the OG shore house. They’re putting the NEW in New Jersey, diving deeper into the passion projects and personal lives of each cast member.[2]
Background[]

All 9 roommates at the 15th anniversary celebration.
Although MTV has yet to announce a renewal, the cast has been spotted filming in Mashantucket, Connecticut. In November 2024, the cast was seen together in Jamaica, as well as attending Jenni's movie premiere.[3] The show celebrated it's 15 year anniversary on December 3, 2024 with an event held at Seaside, which saw all nine cast members attending.
Angelina posted pictures of her filming at an undisclosed location in Central Jersey near a construction zone.[4] In late February, Deena made an Instagram post to Nicole where she teased her excitement with getting ready to film again after the cast went on a break for a few weeks.[5]
On The Meatball Pod, it was confirmed the season would premiere in May of 2025.[6] The season will see a trip to Cape May, Jamaica, and Nashville.[7] Mike shared a picture on Instagram with Ronnie in a confessional, teasing Ronnie's return to the series.[8] The entire cast was also together for Sammi's gender reveal.
A 23-minute documentary was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the franchise, with each part being released on socials before being released in full on May 24, 2025.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Pauly D - (4/TBA)
- Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi - (4/TBA)
- Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino - (4/TBA)
- Jenni "JWoww" Farley - (4/TBA)
- Vinny Guadagnino - (4/TBA)
- Deena Nicole Cortese - (4/TBA)
- Angelina Pivarnick - (3/TBA)
- Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola - (4/TBA)
Supporting[]
- Ronnie Ortiz-Magro - (4/TBA)
- Chris Buckner - (3/TBA)
- Zack Carpinello - (2/TBA)
- Nikki Hall - (3/TBA)
- Justin May - (2/TBA)
- Lauren Sorrentino - (3/TBA)
- Vinny Tortorella
- Nino Giaimo - (1/TBA)
- Paola Giaimo - (2/TBA)
- Danny Merk
- Joey Camasta - (1/TBA)
Notes and trivia[]
- The 15 year anniversary special is the first time the entire cast will be in the Shore House for the first time. Previously, the cast reunited at the house, but the girls missed the boys because Angelina was running late.[9]
- The press release for the season announcement included key highlights from each of the main casts lives, and confirmed that Ron would be back in a major capacity compared to the previous seasons.[10]
- Angelina embarks on her lifelong dream of pop stardom, going into the studio to record a debut album.
- Deena confronts her biggest fears, also becoming the newest standout PTA member.
- DJ Pauly D takes a big step with girlfriend Nikki, inviting the crew to Jamaica to see where she grew up.
- Jenni "JWoww" steps behind the camera for her directorial debut, as her long-awaited horror film finally sets a release date.
- Mike "The Situation" rocks a fresh look and brings the roomies down south as their coined 'DTF' takes on a new meaning to see who's Down To Farm.
- Nicole "Snooki" uncovers secrets about her biological family and makes moves to open her new store in Nashville, celebrating with a wild meatball weekend with Deena in Music City.
- Ronnie continues to work on himself but the one question still remains: will he and Sammi make true peace or will the most infamous couple in Jersey history remain at odds?
- Sammi "Sweetheart" embraces new beginnings with her path to motherhood and a wedding on the horizon.
- Vinny continues his hunt for love in the midst of taking his comedy tour on the road and training for the NYC Marathon.
- Sammi's audition tape is seen for the first time in the documentary, although she wasn't shown reacting to it like other cast members.
- Angelina is absent for the first time since "Heartbreak Hotel".
Episodes[]
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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201 | 1 | "Back to School" | May 29, 2025 |
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RSVP are off to New York's biggest Italian festival, San Gennaro to help find Vinny love; Ang wants to be a pop star; Nicole gets more information about her birth mom. | |||
202 | 2 | "Running...for Pizza!" | June 5, 2025 |
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The guy's head to Connecticut for Vinny's first out-of-state comedy show; Deena runs for pizza; Sammi talks to Ronnie.
Absent: Angelina | |||
203 | 3 | "Family Meeting" | June 12, 2025 |
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The roomies come together to heal old wounds. Ang has a change of heart. The Meatballs head to Nashville to open up Snooki's new store. | |||
204 | 4 | "South Jersey" | June 19, 2025 |
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Vinny thinks he has a fever; the girls take a PJ to see Pauly spin; the squad heads down south for a farming good time! | |||
205 | 5 | "Down to Farm" | June 26, 2025 |
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Angelina talks to ghosts; Mike puts everyone to work; the fam learns the true meaning of DTF. | |||
Multimedia[]
Season Posters[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 'Jersey Shore' Down To Film Cast Fist-Pumping Into Middle Age for New Season
- ↑ ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ Celebrates 15 Years of Being DTF in First Season 8 Teaser | Exclusive
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/jerseyshore/s/WP8Tc498EU
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jersey-shore-family-vacation-begins-170058135.html
- ↑ https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/television/2025/02/21/jersey-shore-filming-upcoming-season-family-vacation/79336389007/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/jerseyshore/s/AtCkh1ZOF9
- ↑ https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/television/2025/03/28/jersey-shore-family-vacation-new-season-may-meatballs/82708745007/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DICjf5wuIa0
- ↑ https://www.thewrap.com/jersey-shore-family-vacation-season-8-premiere-date-mtv/
- ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2025/04/18/mtvs-jersey-shore-family-vacation-makes-epic-season-eight-return-on-thursday-may-29th-at-8pm-et-pt-820312/20250418mtv01/