Hulu Sets November 12 Premiere for Mormon Wives Spinoff

Hulu has announced that The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, a spinoff of its Utah-set reality series, will premiere November 12. The new series will follow a group of Orange County women and include Jen Affleck, a cast member of the original show, though Hulu has not specified how prominently she will appear. The announced cast includes social media personalities Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods and Salomé Andrea, along with Ashleigh Pease, Madison Bontempo and McCall DaPron. DaPron is the sister of original-series cast member Mayci Neeley. Reports differ on whether Chandler Higginson is also part of the lineup, and the supplied announcements do not resolve the discrepancy. Hulu’s synopsis describes divisions within the Orange County group over whether to defend tradition or embrace change. The women are presented as influencers seeking to build their own version of MomTok, the social-media community central to the Utah series. Further details about the spinoff’s storylines have not been provided. Affleck is the clearest link between the two series.