Deon Derrico gave fans the sentence they had waited two years to hear. Asked when the family would return to television, he reportedly told a fan: “We are filming right now for our new season.” Asked when it would air, he reportedly answered: “Not yet, next year.”
It is the most concrete comeback claim since Doubling Down With the Derricos ended its five-season TLC run in 2024. But fans have been burned before: a show teased in August 2025 and a release promised for 2026 both came with no network, title, or date. According to reports, the 2027 target is real in Deon’s telling — but filming is not a premiere, and this time the fandom has a contract. Five demands will decide whether the comeback is must-watch or a skip.
1. No Fake Happy Family — Show the Divorce Honestly
Deon and Karen Derrico divorced in June 2024 after 19 years of marriage. They share 14 children and, according to reports, joint custody of the 13 who are still minors. Any comeback that stages cozy family dinners as if nothing changed would lose the audience in episode one.
Fans are not asking for a misery show. They want honesty: two divorced co-parents figuring out birthdays and school runs on camera, without the gloss.
2. Let the Kids Choose the Camera
The kids fans met as toddlers are not toddlers anymore. Eldest daughter Darian is an adult, pursuing music on her own terms after years as the big sister holding the family together on screen. The twins and quintuplets are teenagers; even the youngest triplets are school-age.
That changes the deal. Fans want the older kids to opt in — their own storylines, their own voices, the right to step back. Teenagers who clearly do not want to be filmed would feel wrong, and this fandom notices that fast.
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If the fandom agrees on one thing, it is Marian “GG” Derrico. Deon’s mother has been the family’s backbone across five seasons, and her long cancer fight has made her the person fans pray for by name. When the family talked about filming in May 2026, the comment that set fans buzzing named GG directly.
Viewers do not want GG reduced to a sweet two-minute check-in. They want her wisdom, humor, and no-filter opinions given real room — the grandmother as the show’s heart, not its garnish.
4. Show the Real Money and Real Work
The Derricos’ off-screen life has been anything but glossy. According to reports, Deon has worked as a school bus driver and Karen as a substitute teacher, and the family’s finances have been strained, with past bankruptcies and a Las Vegas home that went to auction with no bids.
Fans say the comeback should own that reality: the grocery math for a house of 14, the second jobs, the trade-offs. The original show worked because the logistics were the entertainment. A comeback that shows real work will feel real; one that fakes wealth will feel like a commercial.
5. Keep the Courtroom Off the Kids’ Storylines
The adults’ legal battles are still ongoing, and they have dominated headlines for months. Fans are blunt about this one: the kids did not ask for any of it, and they should not have to carry it on camera.
The demand is a firewall: adult conflict stays an adult storyline, handled with restraint — or left off screen. The kids’ episodes should be about school, music, friendships, and growing up, not about being put in the middle.
So here is where the fandom splits. Some fans say a comeback must show everything — divorce, money, legal fights and all — or it is not worth watching. Others say the kids’ privacy comes first, even if that means a softer show. Which side are you on — Team “Show Everything” or Team “Protect the Kids”? And which demand is your dealbreaker? Tell us in the comments.
