Because the current health crisis affects everyone, even reality TV, some precautions have been made to make sure everyone remains safe and healthy once filming begins. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Rob Mills, ABC's Vice President of Alternative Programming, revealed that the entire season will not be taking place in the Bachelor Mansion, but in a resort in Southern California.
"Everybody is going to be at one location. Everybody is going to be tested a week before. Everybody comes back negative, we shoot, and they're inside that bubble," said Mills.
This is great for safety, but I hope this doesn't limit what dates that are planned. I don't only want to see weird sauna dates and hot yoga. This is an opportunity for producers to get more creative with how Crawley gets to know the men. Perhaps a cook-off, a DIY paint and wine night, a scavenger hunt, or even learning how to make latte art? The possibilities of making a quarantined season fun are endless.