Overview
- ABC announced Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, that 27‑year‑old Sam Hartman will be the star of The Bachelor Season 30 with a premiere set for March 21, 2027 at 8 p.m. ET and next‑day streaming on Hulu.
- Producers plan to film Hartman’s season after the NFL season ends, a scheduling decision that must accommodate his role on the Commanders and the league calendar.
- Hartman is a former Wake Forest and Notre Dame starter who set ACC passing records, went undrafted in 2024, signed with Washington and has spent most of his pro time on the practice squad without a regular‑season game appearance.
- On Good Morning America Hartman said he was “excited but also very nervous,” joked about the challenge of dating 30 women at once, and credited host Jesse Palmer with persuading him to join the show.
- The casting continues the franchise’s recent turn to football figures and comes as ABC seeks a visible comeback after a yearlong hiatus and the cancellation of a Bachelorette season due to domestic‑abuse allegations.