Overview
- Season 5 is restarting production, with outlets on Wednesday reporting the pause is over after a mid‑March shutdown tied to a police inquiry into allegations between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen.
- Salt Lake County prosecutors said in mid‑April they will not file new charges against Paul, and dueling temporary protective orders remain in place with Paul limited to supervised time with their son ahead of an April 30 hearing.
- Reports split on whether Paul will film right away, with Paul publicly disputing claims she is out for the season, while multiple outlets report Mortensen will not return.
- Hulu announced The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County at its Get Real event, naming a new cast that includes Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Madison Bontempo and McCall DaPron.
- ABC canceled Paul’s already filmed season of The Bachelorette days before its March 22 premiere after a 2023 altercation video surfaced, underscoring the cross‑platform fallout now shaping the show’s next steps.