BachelorNation will have yet another show to obsess over soon.
ABC announced Monday that the hit franchise is adding a new spinoff, titledThe Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart, which will debut in April. It joins the three current series in the franchise:The Bachelor,The Bacheloretteand Bachelor in Paradise.
The new series will feature 20 single men and women who search for love through music. Singing as both individuals and as couples, the contestants will explore their relationships while living together and going onBachelor-style dates that focus on music.
The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heartis a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, Nicole Woods, Bennett Graebner, Peter Gust, Tim Warner, Louis Caric and Peter Geist will executive produce the series.
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The series will air afterPeter Weber‘s current season ofThe Bachelorbut before the next season ofThe Bachelorette.This means that the ABC franchise will air all four of its shows consecutively this year from January until September, whenBachelor in Paradiseconcludes.
There is no word yet on ifChris Harrisonwill be hosting the music-driven series.
ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke told reporters at ABC’s TCAs presentation on Wednesday thatThe Bachelor: Listen To Your Heartis “an evolution ofThe Bachelorfranchises.”
“It’s really the brain child of Martin and the producers. … It really is, contestants will be talented musicians and people whose lives and work revolve around music,” Burke said. “It’s an attempt to capture that love and motion and music are intertwined. How people find each other through songwriting and singing is the thrust of the show.”
Burke also alluded to seeing formerBachelorNation contestants on the new series. When asked ifJed Wyatt, aspiring country singer and controversial winner ofHannah Brown‘s recent season ofThe Bachelorette, could show up, Burke said, “I have so many jokes. Anything can happen. Tune in to find out.”
The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heartpremieres on April 13 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
