Farmer Wants a Wife goes through a significant casting change ahead of season 4.
Fox announced on Wednesday, February 11, that season 4 will feature farmers Braden Pridemore, Brett Maverick and Sean Cavanaugh on their seek for love as they court eight women each.
Viewers conversant in the format know that typically Farmer Wants a Wife has 4 leading men, which has shifted to seemingly allow for more give attention to making successful onscreen connections.
Based on a British series of the identical name, Farmer Wants a Wife premiered on The CW in 2008. It didn’t return for one more season until Fox announced a reboot in 2023, with Allen Foster, Ryan Black, Hunter Grayson and Landon Heaton becoming the most recent group of eligible single farmers.
Season 2 aired in 2024 with Brandon Rogers, Mitchell Kolinsky, Nathan Smothers and Ty Ferrell searching for love, while season 3 introduced Us to John Sansone, Jay Woods, Matt Warren and Colton Hendricks as they looked for The One.
Jennifer Nettles hosted the primary two seasons before Kimberly Paisley-Williams was brought in for season 3. While most couples broke up within the months after filming the show, some lasted longer.
“I enjoyed being myself on this show, which was a brand new experience for me with my first unscripted series,” Williams-Paisley told People in January 2025 in regards to the hosting opportunity. “Because I’m a city girl who embraced the country life after I married my husband twenty-one years ago, I related to the allure of a farmer for these ladies. I actually appreciate how dedicated this show and its producers are in helping these hopeful farmers and ladies find love.”
The truth dating series has turn into a world success that Fox has reported has resulted in 250 marriages and greater than 500 children.
Based on a press release, season 4 farmer Pridemore is “a fifth-generation farmer who co-owns and lives on his family’s 3,000-acre operation.” He’s “searching for a girl who’s kind, fun, faith-minded, and able to construct a life — and a family — on the farm his grandfather built.”
Maverick, meanwhile, is a former bull rider who “eventually traded broken bones for business suits, constructing a successful protein bar company in addition to a tequila brand.” Now, he’s “back home on his family’s 1,000-acre farm, starting his own horse and cattle ranch while trying to find a partner to construct a legacy rooted in love, loyalty, and land.”
Cavanaugh is the ultimate farmer featured in season 4.
“Sean is a California native with strong roots in each agriculture and hospitality,” read his show bio. “He works on his family’s 22-acre produce farm, growing all the things from tomatoes and peaches to figs, kiwis, and avocados — all of which supply their beloved farm-to-table restaurant, The Gathering Table, and other eateries across California. Focused, driven, and prepared for something real, Sean knows exactly what he’s searching for in love and life.”
Farmer Wants a Wife returns April 21 on Fox.