Overview
- RTL, which announced the plan Wednesday, will center a new season titled “Der Bachelor – Pauls zweite Chance” on Paul Janke, 44, and has opened applications.
- the broadcaster says no former Bachelor in Germany has ever returned to lead the show.
- In a format change, applicants will know in advance that Janke is the lead, a move meant to draw women who want to date him.
- Filming is expected to begin later in 2026, and RTL has not set a premiere date.
- Fans and celebrities such as Bill Kaulitz cheered the news online, with Kaulitz joking “I apply” under RTL’s announcement.