When does ‘The Bachelorette’ 2024 premiere? Season 21 contestants, schedule and info

Season 21 of The Bachelorette, starring 26-year-old Floridian Jenn Tran, is due to hit small screens in America next month.

Who is Bachelorette 21 star Jenn Tran?

Tran, who is a physician assistant student from Miami, was a contestant on the latest season of the ABC reality dating show’s sister series, The Bachelor.

She was announced as the next Bachelorette during The Bachelor’s season 28 finale in March - a show that saw 28-year-old tennis coach Joey Graziadei end up with Kelsey Anderson, a 25-year-old junior project manager from New Orleans, Louisiana.

The first Asian-American lead on The Bachelorette, Tran appears not to have been the showrunners’ first choice for the role. Her fellow Bachelor contestants Daisy Kent and Maria Georgas, who finished second and fourth, respectively, have both said that they turned down the chance to be the next Bachelorette.

Speaking on The Viall Files podcast, Kent revealed that she opted out for health reasons, having undergone a recent cochlear implant in the wake of a Lyme Disease diagnosis. “I knew as the lead, it’s a lot on you. Not only emotionally but also physically too,” Kent said. Meanwhile, Georgas told the Call Her Daddy podcast that she turned her back on The Bachelorette as the prospect of being the season 21 lead “became very overwhelming”.

Eliminated from The Bachelor season 28 in Week 7, Tran is described in her official ABC profile as “sweet and compassionate”. She has “dedicated her life to helping others”, the network adds. “The bilingual Vietnamese beauty currently resides in Miami and is ready to find love with a man who’s as reliable and thoughtful as she is.”

When will The Bachelorette season 21 air?

Season 21 of The Bachelorette is to premiere on ABC at 8pm ET/5pm PT on Monday 8 July 2024. Hulu subscribers will be able to stream the episode the following day.

Who are The Bachelorette 21′s contestants?

ABC today confirmed the 25 contestants who will be vying for Tran’s heart. They are:

- Aaron, 29, an aerospace engineer from Tulsa, OK

- Austin, 28, a sales executive from San Diego, CA

- Brendan, 30, a real estate broker from Vancouver, BC

- Brett, 28, a health & safety manager from Manheim, PA

- Brian, 33, an aesthetics consultant from Boynton Beach, FL

- Dakota, 27, a sommelier from Paradise Valley, AZ

- Devin, 28, a freight company owner from Houston, TX

- Dylan, 24, a medical student from Elk Grove, CA

- Grant, 30, a day trader from Houston, TX

- Hakeem, 29, a medical device salesman from Schaumburg, IL

- Jahaan, 28, a startup founder from New York, NY

- Jeremy, 29, a real estate investor from New York, NY

- John, 25, a medical student from Delray Beach, FL

- Jonathon, 27, a creative director from Los Angeles, CA

- Kevin, 35, a financial analyst from Denver, CO

- Marcus, 31, an Army Ranger veteran from Raleigh, NC

- Marvin, 28, a luxury event planner from Santa Monica, CCA

- Matt, 27, an insurance executive from Atlanta, GA

- Moze, 25, an algebra teacher from Albany, NY

- Ricky, 28, a pharmaceutical representative from Miami, FL

- Sam M., 27, a contractor from Myrtle Beach, SC

- Sam N., 25, an entrepreneur from Carlsbad, CA

- Spencer, 30, a pet portrait entrepreneur from Dallas, TX

- Thomas N., 31, a retirement advisor from Tucker, GA

- Tomas A., 27, a physiotherapist from Toronto, ON

If you’d like to know more about the season 21 contestants, check out their profiles on the ABC website.

What happened in the last season of The Bachelorette?

Hosted by Jesse Palmer, an NFL player-turned-broadcaster who also anchors the other shows in the Bachelor franchise, The Bachelorette has aired on ABC since 2003.

In its most recent season, Bachelor 28 star Graziadei narrowly lost out in the race for Charity Lawson’s affections. Lawson, 28, instead chose 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist Dotun Olubeko.