The Bachelorette is set to start filming in July, according to ABC’s vice president of alternative programming, Rob Mills. The VP described the plan on June 17. “For Clare’s season, which is going to come first, that’s going to shoot in about a month,” Mills said. “Everybody is going to be at one location.
Everybody is going to be tested a week before. Everybody comes back negative, we shoot, and they’re inside that bubble.” No word yet on an official premiere date, but the series will air on Tuesdays instead of in its usual Monday slot.
In that same Seacrest interview, Mills said Matt James's season of will likely start shooting in September but gave no insight into a premiere date.“We’re hoping to start on time, which will be the end of.