‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Is Getting a Season 6 and 7, and Taylor Frankie Paul Is Filming Both Despite Her Assault Case

11 Sep 2026, 16:00 by Chrissy Stockton · Thought Catalog

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Updated 2 minutes ago, September 11, 2026

Hulu’s reality hit has plenty of life left in it: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is officially returning for both a sixth and seventh season, with a new 20-episode order confirmed for the franchise.

Jessi Ngatikaura, Miranda McWhorter, and Layla Taylor of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” made a stop at the Empire State Building in New York City on November 13, 2025. Photo by Roy Rochlin / Getty Images.

The renewal comes after a bumpy run for Season 5, which landed on Hulu on Sept. 10 with just five episodes instead of the 10 originally planned. Production had stopped back in March after two Utah police departments opened domestic violence investigations involving star Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

At Paramount Studios on May 9, 2025, Taylor Frankie Paul joined cast members of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” for the show’s Season 2 Los Angeles premiere and FYC event. Photo by Araya Doheny / Getty Images.

Despite the turmoil, the cameras are already rolling again. Layla Taylor has confirmed that she’s begun filming Season 6. Whitney Leavitt, meanwhile, exited the series after Season 5, and Hulu has yet to announce a release date for the next installment.

Taylor Frankie Paul poses alongside castmates Jennifer Affleck, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, and Miranda McWhorter at SiriusXM Studios in Los Angeles on May 8, 2025. Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images.

As for Paul, she pleaded guilty in abeyance to aggravated assault over the 2023 incident. She completed probation in August, at which point a judge reduced the felony charge to a Class A misdemeanor. She has been invited to film the upcoming seasons.

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