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Bachelorette He had already taken a break before Taylor’s Frankie Paul season was postponed three days before it premiered on March 22.
ABC and producers Warner Bros. had High hopes for the 22nd season, which was set to star a rising reality star from the hit Hulu reality series, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The crossover casting was supposed to attract a new audience following declining ratings and the female-led spinoff in 2025 following Jane Tran’s 21st season.
That all changed, of course, when the network made the decision to cancel all of Paul’s already filmed season following the release of a damning video tied to her 2023 domestic violence arrest, and amid investigations into new claims of alleged domestic incidents involving Paul and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. Later, in April, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office decided not to file charges related to the new incidents.
since Bachelorette It was pulled, and viewers and critics alike wondered if the show would return amid the scandal (see Hollywood ReporterTake: “It’s time to end the ‘Bachelor’ franchise,” and now that charges won’t be filed against Paul, questions about whether ABC can revive the season are swirling once again.
When talking to THR About the slate of unscripted programming on Hulu and ABC, Rob Mills, executive vice president of unscripted and alternative entertainment at Walt Disney Television, answered those looming questions.
“Bachelor’s degree “The franchise is not going anywhere,” he said, referring to Season 30 of Bachelor’s degree And the eleventh season of Bachelor in Paradise They both come back. “Bachelor’s degree Returns mid-season heaven It will be next summer. “So I don’t think we need to talk about something after a year,” he said. “Hopefully we can be realistic next year [annual unscripted programming presentation] “This is where we’ll talk more about that.”
Mills said they’ll be inclined to air whatever series makes sense within the franchise at the time — which could mean more Bachelor’s degree or Golden Bachelor Seasons before others Bachelorette.
“Whatever are the right stories to tell, that’s what we’re going to tell,” he said. “I think when we have the right people to tell them about any iteration Bachelor’s degree Franchise, we’re going to say that. This also applies to Golden Bachelor What other story can we tell in such an amazing way?
And while The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Production is resuming on its fifth season, after production was halted for a month while the allegations surrounding co-star Paul were investigated, and her participation in this season is still up in the air. THR She stated that the door is open for her to return if she is ready, and Mills has not completely ruled it out Bachelorette The season will likely be revived.
“I think it’s really all day by day,” he said when asked if the season could one day see the light of day. “The whole thing about Taylor, first and foremost, is that we make sure anything you need is taken care of on a human level, and then we can talk about anything from a presentation perspective.”
