The Golden Bachelor season 2, which will begin filming in 2025, may be gearing up to feature a lead from outside of the franchise rather than a contestant from The Golden Bachelorette season 1. While The Golden Bachelor season 1 may have been one of the more catastrophic spin-offs from the franchise, especially in its aftermath, the series will be returning for a second season after the success of The Golden Bachelorette. The first season of The Golden Bachelor, which featured Gerry Turner as the lead, was a first for Bachelor Nation, but caused major damage to the whole franchise.
After the disastrous first season of The Golden Bachelor, which saw Gerry exposed for his poor behavior and the lies he told to Bachelor Nation about his past, it wasn’t clear if the show would continue. Though Bachelor Nation was interested in seeing The Golden Bachelorette in the future, the series was tough to see in the distance. Viewers weren’t sure if The Golden Bachelorette would be able to succeed after the difficult first season, but with Joan Vassos cast as The Golden Bachelorette, the series went over well. Still, the issues from both shows have raised even more questions.
The Golden Bachelor Season 2’s Schedule Has Been Released
The Show Will Begin Filming In 2025
Although there’s not much known about The Golden Bachelor season 2, the show’s production schedule has been released. Even without an official confirmation, it’s been shared that The Golden Bachelor season 2 will be filming in 2025. Though the series won’t be filming until the summer months, it will be coming back for another season in the new year, meaning the show will be casting for contestants and looking for its next lead as the holiday season commences. Many have been skeptical of The Golden Bachelor season 2 coming back, especially without much understanding of who will lead the series.
The Bachelor Franchise’s Leads Typically Come From Previous Seasons
Gerry Was An Outlier As The Golden Bachelor
The leads within the Bachelor franchise tend to come from the previous season of the opposite show, meaning Bachelor leads come from the previous pool of Bachelorette contestants, and vice versa. While this hasn’t always been the case, in recent seasons of the series it has been uniform outside of The Golden Bachelor to expect a lead from the opposite series. While it made sense for Gerry to be cast from obscurity, many were curious if the franchise would do the same for The Golden Bachelorette. Going with the norm, the show chose to cast Joan from Gerry’s season.
The Golden Bachelor Season 2’s Lead May Be An Unknown
The Show May Choose To Cast Outside The Franchise
Although Joan was the choice for The Golden Bachelorette, it’s possible that The Golden Bachelor season 2 will wind up being a complete unknown. Throughout The Golden Bachelorette, several of the guys were considered by Bachelor Nation for the leading role, but things cropped up surrounding several of them. With red flags surrounding guys like Guy Gansert and new relationships putting others like Mark Anderson out of the running, it seems possible that there could be a casting effort to find the next lead of the series. While some are interested in seeing former Golden Bachelorette contestants, others are skeptical.
Moving into The Golden Bachelor season 2, finding an unknown non-Bachelor Nation lead could be the best option to show an authentic journey. It seems likely that the series wants to focus on telling a genuine story, as The Golden Bachelor season 1 was called out for its lack of authenticity. With The Golden Bachelor potentially casting an unknown, the future of the show is going to be interesting to watch play out.
