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‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ expands with Orange County spinoff
Hulu has released the first season of its Orange County spinoff of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
The reality series follows a group of women in California, including Jen Affleck and internet personalities Aspyn Ovard and Bobbi Althoff.
The new cast formed after some stars moved on from Utah as their careers grew, including appearances on “Dancing With the Stars” and Broadway.
Affleck brought together two groups of women who had been approached through separate social circles.
Their differing views on faith, marriage and family drive much of the tension in the first season.
Executive producer Jeff Jenkins said the groups begin to build understanding and a genuine friendship by the end, though disagreements remain.
The season was released in full on Hulu on Thursday.
Hulu released the first season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: O.C.” on Thursday.
The Orange County spinoff brings together women from different social circles and with differing views on faith, marriage and family.
Executive producer Jeff Jenkins said Jen Affleck helped bring the two groups together after Whitney Leavitt changed her plans to move to New York.
The cast includes Affleck, McCall DaPron, Madison Bontempo, Ashleigh Pease, Jordan McClanahan, Aspyn Ovard, Bobbi Althoff, Salomé Andrea and Avery Woods.
Jenkins said the groups faced tension but ended the season with more understanding and the beginnings of a genuine friendship.
- Who
- The cast includes Jen Affleck, McCall DaPron, Madison Bontempo, Ashleigh Pease, Jordan McClanahan, Aspyn Ovard, Bobbi Althoff, Salomé Andrea and Avery Woods.
- What
- Hulu released the first season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: O.C.,” a spinoff of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
- When
- Thursday; the article was published on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Orange County, California.
- Why
- The spinoff grew from cast members’ moves and plans to build a community, with Affleck bringing together two groups of women.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt reached out to acquaintances to build communities like Utah’s MomTok.
Affleck tried to bring the two groups together.
Aspyn Ovard filed for divorce from her then-husband, Parker Ferris.
Hulu released the full first season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: O.C.
- Platform
- Hulu
- Setting
- Orange County, California
- Season
- First season, released in full on Thursday
- Executive producer
- Jeff Jenkins
- Cast size
- Nine named cast members in the article
What people are saying
Jen and Whitney are at different places with their faith, so I think Jen seemed to be reaching out to women who were a little bit more faith-based, and Whitney was reaching out to women who were are a little bit — I guess they’d use the term Jack Mormon, sometimes Mormon or former Mormon
Bobbi is anti-religion and McCall is all in — to see the evolution of their very unexpected relationship is one of my very favorite things in the season
There’s still friggin’ potholes of disagreement, but I think they end stronger as a group than when they began.