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Hulu releases trailer for fifth season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
The five-episode season, premiering September 10, follows production disruptions linked to domestic violence investigations involving Taylor Frankie Paul.
The short version
- Hulu announced that season five of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" will premiere on September 10 with a shortened run of five episodes.
- The upcoming season is expected to showcase events preceding a suspension in filming that occurred after an alleged domestic incident between cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex-partner Dakota Mortensen.
- Following the halt in production, the cast returned exclusively to film confessional interviews, though Paul did not participate in those sessions.
Key facts
- Hulu debuted the trailer for the fifth season of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" on August 26, scheduling its release for September 10.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Season five will contain five episodes because full filming was paused after a domestic incident involving cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and her former partner Dakota Mortensen.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- When production resumed on April 21 to capture confessional interviews, Paul did not participate in the interviews, appearing only for the opening title shoot.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- ABC pulled Paul's upcoming season of "The Bachelorette" in March after a video surfaced from a 2023 domestic violence incident that led to her arrest.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office announced on April 14 that it would not seek new charges against Paul regarding police investigations into separate 2024 incidents.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Cast member Whitney Leavitt has announced she will depart the show after season five, while Jen Affleck has started filming a spinoff based in Orange County.[The Hollywood Reporter]
What remains uncertain
- ABC has not released any public updates concerning the ultimate status or potential airing of Paul's season of "The Bachelorette."[The Hollywood Reporter]