The 'Bachelor' Franchise Announces First Wave of Castmembers for Spinoff Series 'Paradise' | THR News - video Dailymotion

David Ravitz, Jordan Kimball and Joe Amabile — aka "Grocery Store Joe" — from Becca Kufrin's current season of 'The Bachelorette' lead the men.

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00:00Summer is here and in Bachelor Nation, that means it's time for a trip to paradise.

00:04ABC has announced the first wave of Bachelor and Bachelorette cast members who will be

00:09returning for the spin-off series Bachelor in Paradise on August 7th.

00:12Leading the cast are a slew of women from Ari Leyendijk Jr.'s recent dramatic season of The Bachelor,

00:18including fan favorite Tia, season villain Crystal, taxidermy enthusiast Kendall,

00:24first Impression Rose recipient Chelsea, the cut-too-soon Bibiana, Annalise aka the one who had

00:30a dramatic childhood bumper car experience and Nisha.

00:34The men joining them are several recent cast-offs from Becca Kufrin's current season of The Bachelorette,

00:39and it looks like David the chicken and Jordan the model will face off once again in paradise.

00:45John, who was also eliminated on Monday's episode, will appear on the spin-off as well,

00:49along with tracksuit guy Nick and the fan favorite who was surprisingly cut night one, grocery store Joe.

00:55Other cast members include Kevin of Bachelor Winter Games, Eric and Kenny from Rachel Lindsay's season

01:01of The Bachelorette, and Astrid and Angela from Nick Viall's season of The Bachelor.

01:06Wells Adams will return as the show's bartender and be joined by Bachelor Winter Games breakout star Yuki.

01:12The newest batch of Mexico-bound singles could also include more women and men from both Ari's and Becca's seasons,

01:19as more contestants looking for love will be announced at a later date.

01:22Previous cycles of the reality dating competition have resulted in two marriages and three engagements,

01:28including recently reunited and now engaged Paradise pair Ashley and Jared.

01:33Their engagement will play out on camera on the upcoming season.

01:36The return of the summer spin-off series follows a controversial 2017 cycle,

01:41when production on Paradise was halted over a sexual misconduct investigation.

01:46A female contestant, later identified to be Corinne Olympios, accused male co-star DeMario Jackson

01:51of misconduct only days into filming. An internal investigation by show producers Warner Bros. TV

01:56later found that no misconduct took place, but the controversy was addressed during the season.

02:02New rules surrounding consent and alcohol were put into place as a result.

02:06So Bachelor Nation, what do you think of this summer's Bachelor in Paradise cast?

02:10And who do you think will possibly link up and be our new favorite Paradise pair?

02:15Be sure to let me know all your thoughts in the comments.

02:17Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.