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Everything to Know About 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives'
By Jessica Sager,
2024-08-16
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives takes a TikTok sex scandal to the small screen.
The upcoming series will follow the aftermath of a group of Mormon influencers whose "soft swinging" lifestyle upended their community and marriages while it enthralled a huge swath of the Internet.
"Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line," a synopsis from Hulu reads in part. "Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?"
Juicy! Get the details on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives , including how and when to watch, the scandal that started it all and more.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives follows Taylor Frankie Paul , whose divorce announcement on TikTok shook not just her local Mormon community, but also her followers—the count of which is now in the millions. Paul said on her TikTok account in June 2022 that she and several other Mormon couples in her community had a "soft swinging" lifestyle in which they could have sexual encounters with people other than their spouses as long as they didn't engage in intercourse—and that she engaged in behavior "outside of that agreement" with her husband. She and her now ex-husband share two children.
The split wasn't Paul's only scandal: In February 2023, she was also arrested following a fight with her boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, and charged with assault, criminal mischief and domestic violence in the presence of a child. She and Mortensen share one child. She pleaded guilty in February 2023 to aggravated assault, KTVX reported , and the rest of the charges against her were dropped.
The series will also examine several other Mormon influencers, including Jennifer Affleck, who is married to Casey Affleck and Ben Affleck 's cousin Zac Affleck. Several of the influencers are in blended families, many are divorced and all of them are navigating life in the aftermath of the "soft swinging" scandal.
Other "MomTok" influencers featured are Demi Engemann, Whitney Leavitt, Mikayla Mathews, Mayci Neeley, Jessi Ngatikaura and Layla Wessel.
The full cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has not been released but a few cast members have revealed their involvement on social media.
Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck
Ben and Casey Affleck 's first cousin once removed, Zac Affleck, is set to appear along with his wife, a TikTok star who's also named Jen.
Jen, 25, told PEOPLE that she's "excited to talk about the things that have happened in my relationship."
"It feels like we got 10 years of marriage counseling in this one season of filming," she added.
Taylor Frankie Paul and Tate Paul
Taylor Frankie Paul , a #MomTok influencer with 4 million TikTok followers, stars in the series. The series opens with the announcement of her divorce from now-ex husband Tate Paul. It was the breakup of their marriage that blew up the "soft swinging scandal" in their community.
Is there a Secret Lives of Mormon Wives trailer?
A trailer for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives dropped on Aug. 14, 2024. In it, we see the influencers rebel against some of the rules of the Mormon church, trying to fight stigmas about the Mormon church and fighting against gender norms the church imposes on its members.
There's also discussions about the group's sex scandal. "It was like swapping in front of each other standing in front of each other," one woman said of the swinging scandal. Others are seen experimenting with alcohol (a no-no for the Mormon religion) and going to strip clubs—and we even get a glimpse of Paul's arrest.
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