Hulu will bring its influential Mormon wives series to Orange County, Southern California.
On Tuesday, Hulu released the official trailer for”The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County,” the first spin-off from its popular reality TV show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” The new unscripted series will air all 10 episodes on November 12 on Hulu in the United States, where Hulu subscribers can watch it through Disney+. Internationally, it will be available on Disney+.
The show follows a group of young mothers from Orange County who live in a community where, according to Hulu, “beliefs are not just their religion; they are their identity.” While some women protect their traditions in the face of modern trends, others embrace change and use their influence to break stereotypes.
As secrets and surprises are revealed and facades come down, the women try to form their own #MomTok – a circle of Utah TikTok influencers around which the original show revolves. Hulu promises that “families and friendships on both sides of the aisle will never be the same.”
The trailer hints at the upcoming conflict. According to People magazine, the trailer shows Jen Affleck adapting to her new life in Los Angeles after her participation in “Dancing With the Stars,” Aspyn Ovard introducing her throuple to the community, and the women fighting over their differing perceptions of the faith. “We are not MomTok,” says one cast member in the trailer.
The show stars Ashleigh Pease, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Bobbi Althoff, Jen Affleck, Jordan McClanahan, Madison Bontempo, McCall DaPron, and Salomé Andrea. Like the original, the cast includes devout followers of the faith and those who have moved away from it.
Affleck is the only cast member who was also a part of the Utah-based original. Born in a Mormon family in the San Francisco Bay Area, she moved to California while participating in the 34th season of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2025. According to People, the Orange County women have unique personalities, friend groups, and dynamics.
Althoff is perhaps the most recognizable new character. She is a mother of two children and the host of “The Really Good Podcast,” known for its blunt, awkward celebrity interviews. She gained popularity with her humorous videos about motherhood.
Ovard is a Utah native and mother of three children. She is one of YouTube’s early lifestyle creators. After her divorce from Parker Ferris in 2024, she spoke publicly about her bisexuality.
Woods gained initial popularity as a pediatric intensive care nurse before leaving healthcare to pursue content creation. She hosts the podcast “Cheers! with Avery Woods.”
DaPron is the older sister of the original cast member Mayci Neeley. She played Division I tennis at Brigham Young University and UCLA. As a mother of four, she makes homemaking and sourdough bread-baking videos.
Bontempo and her husband, Kyler Fisher, own the YouTube channel The FishFam with their five kids. Although Bontempo is Mormon, she has said she wishes the original show had shown more of her religion, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Pease is the franchise’s first Australian-born cast member. She is the mother of four. Andrea is a Utah native and mother of twins. She was raised in the faith and shared her story of independence on social media.
McClanahan, another mother of four, was not among Hulu’s cast announcement in April. She replaced influencer Chandler Higginson, who was announced as a cast member at the time. Hulu has not made any public announcement about the change.
Hulu announced the spinoff on April 22 at its Get Real House event in Beverly Hills. Original cast members Miranda Hope, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, and Jessi Draper presented the new characters. “We want to give people a little taste of how the West Coast lives,” said Ovard at the event. Jeff Jenkins, who executive produces both shows, told Deadline that he finds Mormon communities fascinating.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” premiered Sept. 6, 2024, and became Hulu’s biggest unscripted hit. Its second season garnered 5 million views in its first five days. The show follows MomTok, a community of Utah influencers that gained national attention after the videos of Layla Taylor Frankie Paul about “soft swinging.”
The spinoff will air amid tough times for the original. The production of the show was halted in March due to a domestic violence investigation of Paul and her then-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, and ABC canceled the season of “The Bachelorette” featuring Paul from its schedule. Charges against Paul were later dropped, according to reports.
The flagship’s fifth season premiered Sept. 10 with five episodes instead of the usual ten. Whitney Leavitt has said that it will be her last season, and Hulu ordered 20 more episodes of the original series.
Church leaders have avoided any contact with the franchise. They issued a statement before the original series premiered in 2024 that did not mention the show.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” is produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions, the creator of “Bling Empire,” in collaboration with 3BMG and Walt Disney Television Alternative. Executive producers include Jeff Jenkins, Russell Jay-Staglik, Amanda Weinstein, Melissa Bidwell, and Brandon Beck of Jeff Jenkins Productions; Ross Weintraub and Reinout Oerlemans of 3BMG; and Georgia Berger, Lisa Filipelli, and Danielle Pistotnik of Select Entertainment.
