'The Bachelor' Creator Mike Fleiss Exits the Franchise After Two Decades
etonline.comMike Fleiss is saying goodbye to Bachelor Nation. The day after aired its season 27 finale, which saw Zach Shallcross get engaged to Kaity Biggar, ET confirms that Fleiss is no longer with the franchise.«First and foremost, congratulations are in order for Zach and Kaity.
I wish them a long and happy life together,» Fleiss told multiple outlets in a statement. «I want to thank WBTV and ABC for 21 extraordinary years.»Following Fleiss' exit ,Claire Freeland, the former showrunner of franchise in Canada, Jason Ehrlich, the former showrunner on several seasons of, and in the U.S., and longtime executive producer Bennett Graebner have been named executive producers and showrunners for the franchise.
They have already been working on Charity Lawson's upcoming season of .«They've found the perfect creative team for me to entrust franchise and keep this lightning in a bottle bold and moving forward,» Fleiss added in his statement. «Let the journey continue.»ET has reached out to Warner Bros., ABC and Fleiss for comment.Fleiss created , which premiered in 2001 with Alex Michel.
He went on to helm spinoffs including , , and .Zach Shallcross' journey for love has come to an end. You can relive the season with all of ET's coverage.
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