“Bachelor in Paradise” will look and feel much different when Season 10 kicks off on July 7. Not only are members of “The Golden Bachelor” and “The Golden Bachelorette” joining the cast — and former Bachelorette Hannah Brown is coming on as the show’s “Paradise Relations” — there’s a new showrunner in the mix.
Scott Teti spent the last five years at Kinetic Content, working on “Claim to Fame,” “Sweethearts,” “Love Without Borders,” “Married at First Sight” spinoffs and many more unscripted hits. But when the opportunity came up for him to move over to Disney and “Bachelor in Paradise,” it felt like “a perfect fit,” he tells Variety.
“When I started to look at ‘Paradise,’ I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I would love to do this — and here’s what I would love to do to it,'” Teti recalls telling executives Rob Mills and Jamie Silverman. “It resonated with them.”
Below, Teti teases what to expect ahead of Season 10 of “Bachelor in Paradise” and how the vibes changed when bringing in the Goldens.
OK, so tell me what your idea for “Bachelor in Paradise” was. There’ve been conversations for a while about bringing in the Goldens…
I looked at what was there, and saw what was great about the existing format. Then I immediately thought of things that I would love to do to make it more compelling and interesting. Some of those were format beats that are different and ways to mix up the story that keep things moving in the right direction. The other was stylistic: I really wanted to upgrade things, and take an approach of, how do we make this feel 2025, even more so than what other shows are doing? How do we make this feel cinematic, sexy, stylized, and, at the same time, implement that in a way where you’re using longer lenses? You use a cinematic shooting approach where you’re backing off cast and when you’re not up in their [face], they forget that you’re over top of them. They start to open up and feel more relaxed. It was really about just wanting to elevate everything about the show.
