The Bachelor 2022 release date, cast, spoilers and more

The Bachelor 2021 release engagement, cast, spoilers and more

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The kickoff black Available is set up to give out roses on The Bachelor 2021. Matt James, 28, is the franchise'south starting time Black male lead in its 25th season. James was initially cast equally a suitor on The Bachelorette 2020 Clare Crawley's season but is at present the star of his own show.

The season's teaser (prepare to the song "Whatta Man") reveals Matt has never been in honey. Hither'south to another first!

Matt is an African-American existent manor broker, entrepreneur and community system founder from New York Urban center. He's also best friends with Tyler Cameron, the runner-upwards from The Bachelorette season 15, and was set to appear in Clare's edition.

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However, in March, The Bachelorette 2020 filming was put on hold for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then, in June, ABC appear Matt as the new Bachelor in the wake of worldwide protests against systemic racism and days later on Rachel Lindsay, the commencement black Bachelorette, criticized the show's lack of variety.

Fans had long been calling on ABC and producers to cast a Black man as The Bachelor and more people of color as contestants. Mike Johnson, a contestant on Hannah Brownish's flavor, was in the running to lead season 24, but Peter Weber was chosen instead.

ABC said, "Nosotros know we have a responsibility to brand certain the love stories we're seeing onscreen are representative of the world we live in and we are proudly in service to our audience. This is just the beginning and we will continue to take activity with regard to variety bug on this franchise. We feel so privileged to take Matt as our starting time black Bachelor and we cannot await to embark on this journey with him."

Here's everything you need to know most The Bachelor 2021.

The Bachelor 2021 release date: When is it coming out?

ABC has prepare the Bachelor flavour 25 release date: Monday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. ET. As usual, the premiere (and all other episodes) will exist two hours long. Episode two of The Available arrogance tonight, Jan. eleven.

The Bachelor 2021 teaser trailer

What. A. Man. ABC's commencement teaser for The Bachelor 2021 shows women literally falling for Matt (one of his contestants trips on her mode out of the limo to run across him). Only the big shocker: Matt's never been in love!

WHAT. A. Homo. @mattjames919'due south journey begins January 4 on ABC. pic.twitter.com/bZgAjdskoVNovember 18, 2020

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The Bachelor 2021: Who is Matt James?

The first black Bachelor, Matt James, is a 28-year-old a real estate broker, entrepreneur and community organization founder. He is a native of Due north Carolina and attended Wake Forest Academy, where he majored in economic science and played wide receiver for the school's football squad. He and so went on to play football professionally.

At present living in New York City, James founded ABC Food Tours, an organization that supports kids from underserved communities.

James is close friends with Tyler Cameron, the runner-upwards on Hannah Brown'southward Bachelorette season fifteen, and the two work together to run ABC Food Tours. When he was cast as a contestant on Clare Crawley's season, Bachelor Nation fans immediately made the link. All the same, filming was delayed due to the pandemic.

James was part of some drama earlier e'er appearing on the prove. Crawley seemed to include him when calling out suitors who were only seeking fame.

"If yous are doing interviews and creating Cameo accounts earlier you are fifty-fifty on my season... you are in it for the wrong reasons... #dontwasteyourtime," she tweeted.

James clarified that he was on the Cameo app to assist raise money for coronavirus relief and had pledged all earnings to the Robin Hood Foundation, according to East! Online.

Meanwhile, James began gaining a big Bachelor Nation fanbase thanks to TikTok videos and other social media appearances with Cameron and Brownish while they were all quarantining together in Florida.

While the pick of James as The Available may seem like a response to the recent upswell in anti-racism calls to action, and Rachel Lindsay's pointed critique, ABC and told Diversity that they had their eye on James for months.

"He would have been on Clare's season if it started in March. When we realized the shutdown was going to extend through the summer, we started thinking about how we were going to cull our Bachelor," said ABC unscripted executive Robert Mills.

"Matt was somebody who was on our radar and nosotros were thinking virtually him. Nosotros were thinking practice we announce him early on, or do we put him on Clare's season and so announce him after, if information technology doesn't work out with Clare? We didn't brand a last decision until recently, but this has been talked about for quite some time."

James is the first lead in 29 seasons of both The Bachelor and Bachelorette who wasn't role of a previous season.

The Available 2021 cast

In October, ABC revealed a list of 43 women who may vie for Matt's heart (and roses) on The Bachelor 2021.

And then, in December, the bear witness unveiled the last cast of 32 ladies:

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation
Abigail Heringer	25	Salem, Oregon	Client Financial Managing director
Alana Milne	26	San Antonio, Texas	Photographer
Alicia Holloway	24	Morgantown, West Virginia	Professional Ballerina
Amber Andrews	30	Rialto, California	Nursing Student
Anna Redman[	24	Owatonna, Minnesota	Copywriter
Bri Springs	24	San Antonio, Texas	Communications Manager
Carolyn Vallejo	30	Newburyport, Massachusetts	Journalist
Casandra Suarez	25	Lodi, California	Social Worker
Chelsea Vaughn	29	Marietta, Georgia	Rail Model
Corrinne Jones	22	Pomfret, Connecticut	Marketing Director
Emani Gyre	25	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Realtor
Illeana Pennetto	25	Southward Salem, New York	Wellness Food Developer
Jessenia Cruz	27	El Paso, Texas	Social Media Marketer
Kaili Anderson	26	Chicago, Illinois	Hostess
Katie Thurston	29	Lynnwood, Washington	Banking company Marketing Manager
Khaylah Epps	28	Durham, North Carolina	Healthcare Advocate
Kimberly Courneya[	28	Lake Tapps, Washington	Airline Recruiter
Kit Keenan	21	New York City, New York	Fashion Entrepreneur
Kristin Hopkins	27	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Attorney
Lauren Maddox	29	Miami, Florida	Corporate Attorney
Mearg "Magi" Tareke	32	Washington, D.C.	Chemist
Mariela "Mari" Pepin	24	Severn, Maryland	Marketing Director
Marylynn Sienna	28	Huntington Embankment, California	Event Coordinator
Meredith "MJ" Snyder[	23	Hudson, Ohio	Hairstylist
Pieper James	23	Happy Valley, Oregon	Graduate Student
Rachael Kirkconnell	24	Cumming, Georgia	Graphic Designer
Saneh Ste. Claire	25	St. Augustine, Florida	IT Consultant
Sarah Trott	24	San Diego, California	Broadcast Journalist
Serena Chew	24	San Bruno, California	Flight Bellboy
Serena Pitt	22	Markham, Ontario	Publicist
Sydney Johnson	28	Franklin, Tennessee	Marketing Specialist
Victoria Larson	27	Los Angeles, California	Queen

Just that'due south not the entire bandage! More women will get in after the premiere episode, co-ordinate to Chris Harrison. He told Entertainment Tonight, "There will exist more than those that make it, and I tin also give yous this nugget: i woman who arrives is a very, very familiar confront to Bachelor Nation."

The Bachelor 2021 filming

The Bachelor and Bachelorette shows typically go to several U.S. and international locations during the flavour. All the same, the pandemic upended that. The Bachelorette 2021 was filmed entirely at La Quinta Resort & Club in California.

The Available 2021 is likewise filming in a bubble at ane location: the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania. The resort is booked from mid-September until November 26, which lines upward with product dates.

The Bachelor 2021 spoilers

Bachelor spoilers guru Reality Steve has leaked some insider info on Matt'southward season, including the recipient of the first impression rose. He says it went to Abigail Heringer, 25, of Salem, Mass, who is deafened and wears cochlear implants.

Reality Steve also identified four of five cast members who make it afterwards the 2nd rose ceremony. They are: Brittany Galvin, a 23-year-old from Chicago, IL; Michelle Young, a 27-year-old from Woodbury, MN; Madison Nelson, a 27-year-quondam from Granger, IN; and Ryan Claytor, a 25-twelvemonth-erstwhile from Mechanicsville, VA.

Another belatedly entry is made by Heather Martin, a contestant from Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor.

Matt's all-time friend, Tyler Cameron, has teased a possible advent on the season.

"I saw him recently," he said on the Chicks in the Role podcast. Since Matt is yet filming, a Tyler cameo looks probable.

Every bit of now, Reality Steve has non published a spoiler about who wins The Available 2021.

Kelly is a senior writer roofing streaming media for Tom's Guide, and so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, TV Guide and other outlets. When she's not watching TV and movies for work, she'south watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.