ABC and Disney pulled the plug on the March 2026 premiere of The Bachelorette after TMZ published video from a February 2023 altercation involving reality star Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen. The footage, released March 19, 2026, appears to show Paul throwing metal chairs during a dispute in which a child can be heard and was reportedly struck; body‑camera material from the original arrest was published later the same week. Paul pleaded guilty in abeyance to aggravated assault in August 2023 and remains on probation until August 24, 2026. Draper City police confirmed an open domestic assault investigation in late February 2026 and temporary custody of the couple’s son and a protective order were granted to Mortensen after the recent developments. Production on Paul’s Hulu series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was paused; Disney faces potential licence and marketing losses tied to the shelved, already‑filmed season. Salt Lake County prosecutors have requested investigative material to consider whether new allegations could lead to enhanced charges under Paul’s prior plea agreement.

Netflix confirmed on March 24, 2026 that production has begun on Bridgerton season five, which will center on Hannah Dodd’s Francesca Bridgerton and Masali Baduza’s Michaela Stirling. The eight-episode season, filming in the UK, adapts elements of Julia Quinn’s When He Was Wicked but gender-swaps the book’s Michael into Michaela, marking the series’ first main same-sex romance. Netflix released a teaser showing the pair together and published a synopsis: two years after the death of Francesca’s husband John Stirling, Francesca re-enters the marriage mart for practical reasons and finds her plans upended when Michaela returns to London to tend the Kilmartin estate. Showrunner Jess Brownell has framed the season as a story of “yearning” and queer joy, saying the writers researched ways to portray a sapphic relationship within the Regency-era world. Julia Quinn and several executive producers, including Shonda Rhimes, have publicly supported the direction. The announcement has drawn a mix of excitement and criticism from fans—some disappointed Eloise’s storyline was deferred—but the streamer says seasons five and six were already greenlit and the series will continue to explore the remaining Bridgerton books.

Netflix confirmed on March 24, 2026, that it is developing a reboot of the 2004 romantic comedy 13 Going on 30. Emily Bader and Logan Lerman have been cast as the lead romantic pair and Jennifer Garner, who starred in the original, is attached as an executive producer. Brett Haley (People We Meet on Vacation) will direct from a script by Hannah Marks with revisions by Flora Greeson. Producers include Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for RK Films; additional executive producers named include Donna Roth, Susan Arnold, Scott Hemming and Alyssa Altman. Netflix has kept plot details and a release date under wraps. The original Gary Winick-directed film, which starred Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer, grossed about $96 million worldwide and remains a popular early-2000s rom-com. Coverage notes both optimism about the new creative team and customary social media fatigue over Hollywood reboots, but industry outlets stress Garner’s producing role and Haley’s involvement as signals of a faithful, carefully managed reimagining.

Paramount has announced that Dutton Ranch, a high-profile spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, will premiere on Paramount+ (and air on the Paramount Network) on May 15, launching with two episodes at 8 p.m. ET/PT followed by weekly releases across a nine-episode first season. The series follows fan-favorites Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) as they relocate to South Texas with their ward Carter (Finn Little) and clash with a ruthless rival ranch. Paramount released a teaser and first-look images in late March that emphasize violence and rivalry; the cast also includes Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Jai Courtney, Juan Pablo Raba, Marc Menchaca, Natalie Alyn Lind and J.R. Villarreal. Chad Feehan serves as creator and showrunner; Taylor Sheridan and John Linson remain executive producers. Produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, Dutton Ranch arrives shortly after Marshals and The Madison in a busy 2026 rollout of Sheridan-linked projects and revives a core Yellowstone storyline for Paramount+’s streaming slate.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are co-producing an untitled scripted drama about polo for Netflix, industry outlets reported on March 23-24, 2026. The series, set in Wellington, Florida, is described as an “upstairs-downstairs” story revolving around rival polo teams and the families that lead them. Writer Francisca X. Hu (Teacup) is attached and will executive produce alongside Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Productions, Fake Empire partners Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and Archewell scripted head Tracy Ryerson. The project stems from Harry’s 2024 Polo docuseries and forms part of a slate of film and TV projects under a multi-year first-look arrangement between Archewell and Netflix. The announcement arrives amid recent headlines about a strained relationship after Netflix withdrew as an investor in Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand and amid coverage suggesting tension over the Sussexes’ output; Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria has publicly denied that the streamer is “done” with the couple. No release date has been set; other adaptations in development with Archewell include The Wedding Date and Meet Me at the Lake.