Overview
- ABC published the full roster of 22 contestants for Season 22, spanning roughly ages 28 to 43 and featuring a broad mix of jobs including cowboy, ocean lifeguard, former pro baseball player and tech founders.
- Several suitors have Utah ties that align with Taylor Frankie Paul’s stated plan to remain in the state, and multiple contestants — Brandon, Christopher and Matt — are single fathers.
- The season premieres Sunday, March 22 on ABC with next‑day streaming on Hulu, following a preview special, The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose, airing immediately after the Oscars on March 15.
- In a new Entertainment Weekly clip released Feb. 24, Paul tells host Jesse Palmer she feels out of her comfort zone yet ready to find her person, offering fresh glimpses of contestants.
- Hulu drops Season 4 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on March 12, reinforcing Disney’s cross‑platform push leading into Paul’s Bachelorette debut.