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ABC Unveils First Promo for The Bachelorette Season 22 Starring Taylor Frankie Paul, Sets March 22 Premiere

ABC positions the season as an authenticity pivot for the franchise.

Overview

  • ABC released a minute-long trailer that directly references Paul’s viral past, her breakup with Dakota Mortensen, and her questions about self-worth as a single mother.
  • The spot features Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” and shows Paul walking past headlines about her life before shattering a phone screen and reemerging in casual wear.
  • Key art depicts Paul stepping out of a Barbie-like box with props such as red Crocs and blocks spelling “MOM,” alongside the tagline “if you don’t fit the mold, break it.”
  • Season 22 premieres Sunday, March 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC with next-day streaming on Hulu, preceded by the special The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose on March 15.
  • The Bachelor Nation YouTube channel posted a behind-the-scenes vlog of Paul’s promo shoot that includes her glam process and her note that she was getting over a cold, as Disney aligns promotion with Hulu’s March 12 Season 4 drop of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.