'the Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives' Set To Resume Production

After much than a period without filming, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is group to resume production, a root pinch knowledge of nan determination told NBC News connected Tuesday.

The news comes aft a region successful nan aftermath of home unit allegations involving nan reality show's star, Taylor Frankie Paul, and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, who is besides often connected nan program.

It was not instantly clear if nan brace will beryllium progressive successful nan upcoming season.

During a March 7 gathering betwixt “Mormon Wives” formed members and ABC executives, nan formed unanimously decided to region filming for nan show’s adjacent season until ineligible action played retired successful unfastened home unit investigations into “MomTok” leader Paul and Mortensen.

An audio signaling of that telephone shared pinch NBC News confirmed that decision-making process and besides brought to ray concerns nan formed members had astir moving guardant pinch filming alongside Paul, citing her behavior.

The gathering was preceded by a mandated, weeklong region successful filming, aft executives for Hulu — which streams “Mormon Wives” — visited nan group and witnessed formed members speaking astir a caller alleged home unit incident betwixt Paul and Mortensen, 1 root adjacent to nan show told NBC News.

Nearly 2 weeks aft nan March 7 meeting, connected March 19, TMZ released a video that appeared to show Paul attacking Mortensen successful a 2023 home unit incident for which Paul faced charges.

She pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to 1 complaint of aggravated battle successful relationship pinch nan February 2023 charges, according to a plea affidavit. Four different charges successful that lawsuit — including assault, criminal mischief, and home unit successful nan beingness of a kid — were dismissed pinch prejudice.

Paul was group to prima successful nan upcoming play of “The Bachelorette" and ABC pulled her season, conscionable hours aft nan video was published. It was group to premiere connected March 22.

“In ray of nan recently released video conscionable surfaced today, we person made nan determination to not move guardant pinch nan caller play of ‘The Bachelorette’ astatine this time, and our attraction is connected supporting nan family,” Disney said successful its connection astatine nan time.

Paul and Mortensen person lodged allegations against each different successful caller weeks, and arsenic a consequence person some faced hits to their individual lives and on-screen careers.

At nan extremity of February, Mortensen revenge home unit allegations against Paul from events successful 2024, 2025 and 2026 successful some West Jordan and Draper, Utah. Paul besides reported allegations successful return against Mortensen successful narration to nan 2026 incident retired of Draper, spokespeople from some departments confirmed to NBC News.

Mortensen revenge a impermanent protective bid against Paul connected March 20, prompting her to suffer custody of their shared son, Ever, until nan brace met successful tribunal connected April 7.

Just an hr earlier nan proceeding connected April 7, Paul revenge a impermanent protective bid against Mortensen pinch a declaration attached successful which she began to show her broadside of nan communicative for nan first time, laying retired years of alleged maltreatment she suffered astatine nan hands of Mortensen.

Exterior position of The Bachelorette play 22 advertisement starring Taylor Frankie Paul is seen connected March 19, 2026 successful Los Angeles.HIGHFIVE/Bauer-Griffin / GC Images via Getty Images

Also successful court, a judge ruled Paul could person up to 8 hours of supervised clip pinch Ever per week until they meet successful tribunal again connected April 30 to find nan “merits and entry” of some Paul’s and Mortensen’s protective orders.

On April 14, nan Salt Lake County District Attorney’s agency said it had decided to not prosecute charges against Paul successful relationship pinch immoderate of nan reported cases, citing statute of limitations issues and deficiency of evidence.

Two days later, nan metropolis of Draper said that Mortensen would not beryllium charged.