Mormon Wives: Orange County trailer introduces California’s new group
Jen Affleck connects the California spin-off to the original series, joining a group whose public lives span podcasting, fashion and family content.
The short answer: Jen Affleck connects the California spin-off to the original series, joining a group whose public lives span podcasting, fashion and family content.
A new group of Californian mothers is building its own answer to #MomTok. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County has an official trailer, shared by Disney+ UK, and an announced Disney+ premiere of 12 November. The announcement does not separately confirm UK availability. Among its nine stars is Jen Affleck, bringing a familiar face from the original series into the new setting.
Orange County centres on women whose religious beliefs are closely bound up with their identities, but who differ over what to preserve and what to change. Some defend their way of life; others want to challenge it. Those competing outlooks shape the series’ friendships and family relationships as the women build a shared platform.
How the new group connects to the original
The original series began in Utah in 2024. Orange County takes the format to California, with Affleck returning from the original cast. There is a family connection, too: McCall DaPron is the sister of Mayci Neeley, another of the original series’ stars.
Affleck also explains how the new circle came together. In trailer remarks reported by ABC7 on 20 October, she says she brought together two groups of women with ties to the Mormon church, whom she and Whitney had befriended. Her move to California provides another part of that story.
After 'Dancing with the Stars,' I decided to move to Orange County. Jen Affleck, in the trailer, as reported by ABC7
Creators with different public lives
Several participants bring established platforms beyond reality television. ABC News profiles Bobbi Althoff as the host of The Really Good Podcast, known for her unconventional interview style and viral interviews with Drake and Offset. Avery Woods followed a different route: a former intensive care nurse, she now hosts CHEERS! With Avery Woods and shares content about motherhood, fashion and beauty.
The same profiles describe Aspyn Ovard’s beauty and fashion content on YouTube. Alongside Ovard, Althoff, Woods, Affleck and DaPron, Hulu’s cast list names Ashleigh Pease, Jordan McClanahan, Madison Bontempo and Salomé Andrea. Their different public careers give the new series more than one kind of creator to follow.