One comment from Deon Derrico sent the Doubling Down With the Derricos fandom into overdrive this week: “we are filming right now for our new season.” For a family off TLC since Season 5, it felt like the comeback fans have waited years for.
But slow down. This is a promise tracker, not a premiere announcement. No network has announced the show, no title is confirmed, and no premiere date exists yet. Here is every comeback promise Deon has actually made, what happened to each one, and what would finally prove this time is different.
The Comment That Restarted the Countdown
According to TV Shows Finder, reporting on October 28, 2026, the exchange started under Deon’s post about the kids helping prep the Thanksgiving meal. A longtime fan wrote that her family had watched since Season 1 and prayed for the show’s return. Deon replied: “Awww thank you 🙏🏽 and yes you will definitely see more of us, we are filming right now for our new season.”
Pressed further — “When do y’all show come back on??” — Deon answered, “Not yet, next year,” adding that the kids were getting kitchen lessons while filming.
Promise #1: August 2025 — A New Show in 2026
The timeline starts in August 2025, when Deon told fans in an Instagram Q&A that an all-new show, with all-new episodes, would air in 2026, according to reports. Fans waited, rewatched, and refreshed. Then 2026 arrived — and nothing did. No network, no title, no trailer, no date. The promise quietly slid from “in 2026” to “someday.”
Promise #2: May 2026 — Shooting for a May Release
By May 2026, Deon was narrowing the window, telling fans he was “shooting for a May release,” according to reports. May came and went with no announcement. Around the same period, Deon even floated self-distributing the footage himself, according to reports — telling, because stars with a signed network deal rarely need a backup plan.
YOU MAY LIKE“We’re Filming Right Now” — Deon Derrico Confirms the Derricos’ TV Return Is ComingThat is the pattern: the dates keep moving, but the details never arrive.
Promise #3: October 2026 — We Are Filming Right Now
So why are fans more excited this time? Because “we are filming right now” is present tense, and it came with a scene attached: kids learning their way around the kitchen during Thanksgiving prep.
Still, honesty matters. What Deon has confirmed is filming — not a premiere. Fans in the same thread also asked about Marian “GG” Derrico, the grandmother the whole fandom adores, and no new announcement about her role was attached to this update. Fair summary: cameras may be rolling, but a show has not been announced.
3 Proofs Fans Should Wait For Before Believing
Here is the checklist that separates a real comeback from another reset clock. First, a network or platform name stated publicly, not hinted at in comments. Second, a trailer or first-look photos from an official channel. Third, a premiere date a network is willing to be held to.
Until one of those appears, treat every “premiere date” from fan pages as invented. If a date does not come from Deon’s own account or a network, do not share it.
Fans should hope with their eyes open. The fandom has waited through two missed windows and deserves proof, not just another promise. So tell us: are you Team “Believe It When the Trailer Drops,” or Team “Cameras Are Rolling, Just Wait”? What would convince you — a network name, a trailer, or nothing short of a premiere date? Sound off in the comments!
