About this episode
The episode discusses the fallout from Taylor Frankie Paul's casting on The Bachelorette and its impact on Disney's reality shows.
Casting Taylor Frankie Paul on The Bachelorette was supposed to revive the wilting franchise. Instead, a 2023 video of Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend triggered the meltdown of not one, but two of Disney’s biggest reality shows. Paul’s season of The Bachelorette is now sitting on a shelf, and production on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — where Paul is a central character — is paused indefinitely. The Ringer’s Juliet Litman, host of the popular Bachelor Party pod, joins Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean McNulty to break down how the Paul catastrophe is reshaping the franchise, its fandom and the show’s future prospects. Plus, Lesley Goldberg stops by to unpack Netflix’s new bigger buying spree — and why sources say the streamer may be experiencing a case of “prestige envy.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey, Sean McNulty
Guest: Juliet Litman
Topics covered
- reality TV
- Disney
- The Bachelorette
- production issues
- streaming services
- entertainment news
Keywords
- Taylor Frankie Paul
- Bachelorette
- Disney
- reality shows
- Netflix
- prestige envy
- Juliet Litman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Disney, Netflix, The Ringer
Books & works: The Bachelorette, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Bachelor Party
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