The ninth season of Bachelor in Paradise premiered on September 28, 2023, with Jesse Palmer returning as host.
Production
Filming took place in the town of Sayulita, located in Vallarta-Nayarit, Mexico. Wells Adams returned as the bartender for the sixth season in a row.
For the first time, the season was moved from its usual Monday and Tuesday timeslot to Thursday following the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor, on account of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
Former Bachelorettes Hannah Brown, Katie Thurston, and Charity Lawson made guest appearances this season.
Casting
On August 14, 2023, Brayden Bowers and Katherine Izzo were confirmed as contestants during the Bachelorette season 20 Men Tell All special.
On August 21, 2023, Aaron Bryant, Brooklyn Willie, and former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia were confirmed as contestants during the Bachelorette season 20 After the Final Rose special. Recchia is the second ever lead to return as a contestant on Paradise, after Becca Kufrin on season 7.
The rest of the original cast was announced on August 25, 2023.
Contestants
Elimination table
Key
The contestant is male
The contestant is female
The contestant went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony
The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony
The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition The contestant received the last rose The contestant went on a date and received the last rose The contestant went on a date and was eliminated The contestant was eliminated The contestant had a date and voluntarily left the show The contestant voluntarily left the show The contestant was medically evacuated. The couple broke up and was eliminated The couple had a date, then broke up and was eliminated The contestant split after Bachelor in Paradise ended The couple decided to stay together and won the competition The contestant had to wait before appearing in paradise The contestant split then started dating again after paradise The contestant split before a rose ceremony and started dating again after BIP ended