Hulu has released the Season 5 trailer for *The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives*, placing Taylor Frankie Paul’s fractured relationship with Dakota Mortensen at the center of the reality series’ return.
The trailer previews the latest turbulence surrounding the #MomTok group, whose online fame has become the foundation of Hulu’s unscripted franchise. The new season is expected to address the fallout from the domestic-violence investigation involving Paul and Mortensen, as well as the effect of that controversy on the show’s production and cast relationships.
The season was reportedly reduced to five episodes instead of the series’ usual 10 after production was paused. Paul’s planned connection to *The Bachelorette* was also disrupted when ABC removed her season from its schedule following the investigation.
The preview emphasizes personal conflict rather than presenting a conventional promotional montage. Mortensen is shown revealing a tattoo associated with Paul, while the cast confronts questions about trust, custody and whether the group can continue functioning as a social and professional unit.
Hulu has not framed the season as a detached documentary account. It remains a reality series built around the participants’ own interactions, arguments and attempts to manage public attention. That makes the trailer’s release significant: the platform is signaling that the controversy will be part of the season’s central narrative rather than a subject handled only through off-screen reporting.
The fifth season is scheduled to stream on Hulu in September, with the trailer identifying September 10 as the premiere date. The abbreviated episode order gives the return a tighter format as the series moves into one of its most publicly scrutinized chapters.
