'Bachelor in Paradise' season 9 is being billed as a 'dumpster fire.' Here's how to stream

Who says it’s fall? Certainly not Bachelor Nation, who know it's time to stay in that summer mood, sip on a Mai Tai and enjoy the (still) hot weather (at least in Arizona) with "Bachelor in Paradise."

Going into its ninth season, Jesse Palmer will continue to host and everyone’s favorite bartender, Wells Adams, is along for the ride as well.

The premise of the show is putting all the rejected contestants from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" on a beach and essentially just seeing what happens. Who gets with who, who gets rejected and who ends up leaving heartbroken.

Adams told Entertainment Tonight that this upcoming season will be a “dumpster fire” and that things will happen that might make some fans angry.

Looking forward to all the drama? Well, here’s when "Bachelor in Paradise" will start to stream and how you can get a front row seat to this hot mess.

Will there be a 2023 'Bachelor in Paradise'?

Yes, "Bachelor in Paradise" is back for its ninth season after airing its first episode in 2014.

When does 'Bachelor in Paradise' start?

Season nine of the "Bachelor in Paradise" will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. following The Golden Bachelor at 7 p.m.

Where can I watch 'Bachelor in Paradise' 2023?

"Bachelor in Paradise" 2023 will air on ABC starting Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. and then continue airing every Thursday until its conclusion. New episodes of the show will be available to stream on Hulu the next day after release on ABC.

Is Hannah Brown on 'Bachelor in Paradise' 2023?

In the season nine first look, former "The Bachelorette" season 15 star Hannah Brown is shown on the beach in "Bachelor in Paradise" 2023, seemingly with a date card. Typically, those who arrive with a date card have the opportunity to ask someone out for a one-on-one.

However, Brown is currently engaged to Adam Woolard, a model and sales and public relations employee for Greg Lauren. The two met on a dating app and officially announced their relationship on Valentine’s Day in 2021.

They seem to be going steady, so why is Brown back on the dating show?

Well, she comes on with three other former Bachelorettes including season 17’s Katie Thurston, season 20’s Charity Lawson and season 19’s Rachel Recchia.

Recchia is actually a contestant, Thurston will be going on FBoy Island instead and Lawson is engaged to Dotun Olubeko from her season.

It seems like the latter two women and Brown may just be announcing a group date card or giving some advice rather than looking for love themselves, since they are, by all appearances, relationships already.

But you never know. (See, "dumpster fire" comment above.)

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Who are the contestants on 'The Bachelor in Paradise' 2023?

The 18 current contestants on season nine of "The Bachelor in Paradise" (with the possibility of more to come as the show goes on), include:

• "The Bachelor" season 26 and The Bachelorette season 19: Rachel Recchia

• "The Bachelor" season 26: Samantha “Sam” Jeffries

• "The Bachelor" season 26 and Bachelor in Paradise season 8: Eliza Isichei

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Greer Blitzer

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Jessica “Jess” Girod

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Mercedes Northup

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Kylee Russell

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Katherine "Kat" Izzo

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Olivia Lewis

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Brooklyn Willie

• "The Bachelor" season 27: Catherine “Cat” Wong

• "The Bachelorette" seasons 16 and 17: Blake Moynes

• "The Bachelorette" season 18: Will Urena

• "The Bachelorette" season 20: Brayden Bowers

• "The Bachelorette" season 20: Aaron Bryant

• "The Bachelorette" season 20: Peter Cappio

• "The Bachelorette" season 20: Sean McLaughlin

• "The Bachelorette" season 20: Aaron Schwartzman

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