When does ‘The Golden Bachelor’ start?

Love doesn’t have an age limit.

That’s the sentiment behind ABC‘s latest The Bachelor variant, The Golden Bachelor, which shines a spotlight on finding love later in life.

The upcoming series focuses in on senior citizen contestants, rather than the typical 20s to 30s lineup, and it’s already found its star in Gerry Turner. The Bachelor franchise’s first-ever septuagenarian contestant is already garnering hype, as people look forward to the fun twist on the established Bachelor format.

The fresh series will see older contestants line up to fight for a second chance at love. An ABC synopsis for the series bills it as a “hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life,” and we can’t wait to see what the inaugural season has in store.

The Golden Bachelor is guaranteed to follow in the footsteps of its mega-popular predecessors, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, pulling in plenty of viewers. Interested fans are already lining up to set their sights on Turner’s path to finding love, but they’ve got a bit of a wait before the first episode of Golden Bachelor arrives on our television screens.

The Golden Bachelor’s premiere date

We finally have a concrete release date for the first of what is sure to be many seasons of The Golden Bachelor.

The show’s debut episode will land on ABC on Sept. 28 at 8pm, ahead of Bachelor in Paradise‘s ninth season, ultimately launching the very beginning of what could be the best Bachelor iteration yet. This season of Bachelor in Paradise will feature fan-favorite members of Bachelor Nation, including Rachel Recchia, Brayden Bowers, Aven Jones, Greer Blitzer, Tyler Norris, Nate Mitchell, Kylee Russell, Blake Moynes, Aaron Bryant, and more — you will definitely want to stick around after The Golden Bachelor‘s highly-anticipated premiere!

The Golden Bachelor was announced in mid-July and instantly prompted widespread interest in the franchise’s first-ever Golden Bachelor. Queries about how to pronounce his name, questions about his age and background, and most importantly, demands to know just when his first episode will air have been littering the web for weeks, as audiences prep themselves to enjoy Turner’s bout in The Bachelor ring.

This leaves us with less than a month’s wait before The Golden Bachelor is officially gracing our screens. Interested fans can catch the series as it airs its weekly glimpses into Turner’s life and his unique, televised journey to find fresh love.

Who will be on The Golden Bachelor?

Upon the announcement of The Golden Bachelor, we knew that Gerry would be surrounded by several stunning senior suitresses during the inaugural season of the soon-to-be hit series, but we officially have our first look as to who these eligible Bachelorettes truly are.

Thanks to the YouTube video titled “Meet the Ladies of The Golden Bachelor – Series Premiere THURS SEPT 28 on ABC” posted by Bachelor Nation on ABC, fans of The Bachelor franchise were able to get their first glimpse as to who are the whopping 22 women vying for Gerry’s heart. From Peggy to Sylvia to Susan to Natascha to Faith and beyond, it looks like Gerry’s newfound girlfriends are golden (no pun intended).

To top it all off, the mother of one of Bachelor Nation‘s beloved leads, Matt James, Patty Cuculo James, will be pursuing a relationship with the oh-so-handsome Gerry Turner — fingers crossed that she is the one!

Pour yourself a glass of rosé and gear up for the premiere of The Golden Bachelor, because it is certainly going to be a season to remember.