He tweeted, “There will be another Bachelor season that airs after Clayton’s season.
Starts filming mid to end of February.
Will air, most likely, in the Bachelorette spot which is May-July.

Hearing this could be the new norm moving forward.
I just got it confirmed like an hour ago.
They haven’t chosen who it is yet, so no, I don’t know who it is.

They pretty much always cast the women before the lead” (viaTwitter).