'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Season 6: Everything We Know

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives fans have been through a lot over the past few months. Days after season 4 arrived on Hulu, production paused filming amid legal issues between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen. (Paul's already-filmed season of The Bachelorette was soon shelved.) Despite the two-month hiatus, SLOMW maintained its twice-yearly schedule, with season 5 arriving on Hulu two years after the reality hit's September 2024 debut. (How has it only been two years!?)

The abridged, dour fifth season has left viewers wondering where the #MomTok show can go from here. Due to the show's breakneck production schedule, viewers were guaranteed more episodes before season 5 even arrived. But endless offscreen drama since the abridged installment's debut has left fans wondering if this is the beginning of the end for #MomTok.

Below, read on for everything we know so far about the future of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

Everything We Know About 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Season 6 So Far

Will there be more episodes of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 5?

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 5 ends on the ultimate cliffhanger. The show doesn't include any footage recorded following the production pause (outside of confessionals). The abrupt ending, paired with a "To Be Continued" graphic, left fans running to the internet to ask when the rest of season 5's episodes would drop.

Alas, a season 5, part 2 drop is not on the horizon. Hulu confirmed season 5's truncated length ahead of the show's return. In fact, an insider had revealed the filming timeline to PEOPLE back in May.

"Right now, they’re just filming confessionals for season 5,” the source said. "They’ve decided they’re not going to film the rest of season 5, but apparently they’re still going to film season 6."

Is 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' renewed for season 6?

#MomTok is officially too big to fail. On August 6, 2026, Layla Taylor revealed on Hulu's "Get Real" podcast that the cast had begun filming The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 6.

Later that same day, outlets reported that Hulu had ordered 20 more episodes of SLOMW, which will make up seasons 6 and 7. This follows the series' production pattern so far, with the renewals of seasons 2 and 3 in October 2024, and seasons 4 and 5 in November 2025.

When will 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 6 be released?

Hulu hasn't confirmed when season 6 will premiere, but SLOMW has proved its twice-yearly release schedule can work, come hell or high water. With production already filming new episodes, the reality phenomenon will likely be back in spring 2027.

Who in the cast will return for 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 6?

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has officially lost its biggest star. On September 21, 2026, Taylor Frankie Paul announced via Instagram that she is stepping away from Hulu's hit reality series.

"My gratitude goes to all the networks that supported me throughout this and gave me the chance to return," she wrote. "However I don’t desire to move forward like this. I originally was willing to be removed to let them all continue on with less stress and I’m back to that point."

The news comes amid an ongoing feud between Taylor and some of her cast members, following the show's filming hiatus in March. (The custody battle between Taylor and Dakota is ongoing). In her post, Taylor accuses the women of "bullying" her and including her kids in their online back-and-forths. She ends the post by saying that "it’s a pleasure to remove myself so they can continue...I’m just relieved to be out."

In the weeks after season 5 premiered, outlets like Page Six and Variety reported that Taylor was supposed to return for season 6. According to Page Six, the star had "the full support of ABC and Disney." Clearly, a lot has changed behind the scenes as the show prepares to pick up its cameras.

Taylor's exit came six days after fan-favorite Mikayla Matthews announced her own departure from the series. Matthews heavily alluded to the fact that she refused to stay on the series if Taylor returned for season 6. "I made my decision over a week ago, after hearing some news, that I will not be continuing the show at this moment," she wrote in a September 15 post.

"I’ve said from the beginning of this that I’m not comfortable being a part of something that continues to platform behavior I don’t agree [with] especially given my own experience growing up in a home with multiple forms of abuse," she continued. "There’s no amount of money worth going against my morals or changing the stance I’ve had since I first saw and heard the things that made me feel this strongly. And for me personally, continuing to directly profit from this behavior feels wrong and unethical. It feels like a disservice to the children, everyone’s healing and the millions of people watching."

A day after her initial post, Mikayla clarified her stance in an Instagram Story. Per The Wrap, she explained that she only began filming season 6 because of the unnamed person's absence, and that she hasn't filmed "a day since" she learned of their return.

"The ONLY reason I’m leaving the show is because I was told a certain person was coming back," she wrote. "I told them before agreeing to do 6 that I wasn’t going to film if that certain someone came back. Because it’s UNETHICAL and kids are involved. And I’m being put in an unfair position because of the things I’ve seen and heard that I don’t agree with."

It's currently unknown whether Mikayla could return to filming following Taylor's departure. At the time of her announcement, she said that she would only take part in "contractual obligations and [confessional] interviews for what I have filmed" moving forward. She also wrote on September 17 that she planned to donate the money she would have made for the rest of season 6 to "the National Children’s Alliance, which supports children and families affected by multiple forms of child abuse."

Other members of #MomTok admitted they've reconsidered their involvement with the series past season 6. Both Mayci Neeley and Layla Taylor responded to fans' questions on whether they will remain on the show, per PEOPLE. The stars confirmed they would finish out season 6, but admitted that their future with the show is, in Layla's words, "tbd."

Though season 7's roster remains to be seen, Jessi Draper and Miranda Hope will likely join Mayci and Layla in the main season 6 cast. Jen Affleck has also been spotted filming new episodes, but it's unclear how much screen time she'll get, since she has a lot going on. (Jen's currently pregnant with her fourth child, and has reportedly joined the spinoff The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County.) It's currently unknown whether Taylor Frankie Paul will rejoin the main cast or if she'll return in a guest role.

It's also (unfortunately) likely that the husbands of #DadTok will return for season 6. However, the men who are publicly on the outs with the women—including Dakota, Jordan Ngatikaura, and Chase McWhorter—could receive less screen time.

Meanwhile, original cast member Whitney Leavitt has also confirmed that she will not return to the series for season 6. The influencer-turned-Broadway star announced the news in May 2026, before marking the release of season 5 with a farewell tribute to her "forever momtok."

Leavitt opened up about her departure during her June 2026 appearance on Marie Claire's "Nice Talk" podcast. "This time is very different," she said, comparing the exit to her previous #MomTok hiatuses. "The times I'd left in the past were [because of] frustration and anger. It just wasn't a healthy way to leave. This time, I'm leaving with gratitude. Like, my cup is full. I don't feel like there's anything more for me there."

Will there be new cast members on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 6?

Though nothing's been confirmed, the streets are saying that #MomTok has found some new members. Weeks after the season 6 renewal announcement, the show's stars were spotted filming in the Italian Riviera for the franchise's first international cast trip. It seems that the women were joined by two new Utah-based influencers: Kate Racker and Sarah Beeston.

Beeston may already be a familiar face to viewers who frequent certain corners of the internet. She already boasts 4.5 million followers on TikTok, while her family YouTube channel, the Beeston Fam, has over 2.9 million subscribers. Meanwhile, Kate Racker has already been in the background of SLOMW for years, as Chase McWhorter's on-again, off-again girlfriend. We'll have to see whether either steps into the spotlight on season 6.

What will 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 6 be about?

After five episodes—one for every week of filming the show got through before the pause—The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 5 only dedicates three minutes to the aftermath. Between clips of TikTok speculation and courthouse(!) footage, each of the show's stars (minus Taylor) sits down for confessionals in which they confirm that #MomTok is in shambles amid the rift in the friend group. The final question posed by season 5—where do we go from here—is answered by a simple graphic: "To be continued."

Thanks to #MomTok's ubiquity on social media, there are already several clues regarding what viewers will see in season 6. In addition to the Milan trip, developments in the cast's lives—like Jen's pregnancy and move to California, Layla coming out as bisexual and her new relationship, and Miranda also seemingly starting a new romance (with the former fling of a Love Island USA star)—all seem like potential storylines.

With Taylor's departure from the show, it's unknown whether drama will remain a subject of conversation whether or not she's on screen. (Though there's a good chance; just look at how much Demi Engemann is mentioned in season 5, despite not appearing once.) Though Taylor didn't film a final confessional for season 5, she did open up about feeling "betrayed" and "abandoned" by her friends in a July 2026 post.

"I’ll be the first to admit my wrong doing’s in the MomTok mess. We’re at each other’s throats and I’m removing myself from responding to any of it moving forward," she wrote on Instagram. "I’ve never discredited them. I’ve always supported all of them in their success. I’ve had their backs in times of need. I became defensive and let my ego take over when I heard…what I heard. I never felt so betrayed and abandoned by so many people I would have stood by no matter how exhausted."

Months later, it seems those complicated feelings still go both ways. As of season 5's release, only Taylor and Jessi have followed each other back on Instagram. Also, a Page Six report claimed that there's "still a lot of hurt” among the women following the production pause. "[Taylor] doesn’t necessarily feel like she’s been supported by the women throughout the last few months," they added. It's anyone's guess whether #MomTok will survive this.