“You Can’t Put A Cease & Desist On Love”: Chris Harrison Talks About Returning To The Dating Scene With ‘The Vow’

Chris Harrison is returning to dating television with *The Vow*, a Fox Nation series he says is designed to pursue more authentic love stories. After nearly 20 years on *The Bachelor*, he and his wife Lauren Zima wanted a format that felt meaningful and less dependent on familiar reality-show conventions.

The series stars 30-year-old Jace Cates, who meets 10 single women, and does away with scheduled elimination ceremonies. Harrison and Zima say they want filming to follow genuine interactions, even when the outcome is uncertain. In the first episode, Cates chose to send one woman home, a decision that surprised the production team and set an unpredictable tone.