<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 4 </Td> </Tr> <P> The fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on August 7, 2018 . Chris Harrison reprised his role from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette as the host of the show . </P> <P> During the Women Tell All of the twenty - second season of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison announced that Bekah Martinez was scheduled to be in Paradise for the upcoming season, but a few months later, she declined to join, due to having a boyfriend . For the first time, it was announced past contestants from the international versions of The Bachelor franchise will join the cast similar to The Bachelor Winter Games and the Australian version . On June 26, 2018, the cast of season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise has been announced . After Wills Reid was eliminated during week 7, it was announced that he would be joining the season 5 cast in Paradise . It was announced that Colton Underwood will be joining the cast of season 5 in Paradise after he was eliminated during week 8 after the hometown dates . </P>

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