“Awww thank you 🙏🏽 and yes you will definitely see more of us, we are filming right now for our new season.” Deon Derrico’s reply to a fan on Instagram sent the fandom into overdrive. But it was the fifth time he has promised the Derricos are coming back. Here is every promise ranked, from the one that already expired to the only one with receipts.
Doubling Down With the Derricos ran five seasons on TLC, from 2020 to 2024. The two years since have played like a second series no network filmed: a June 2024 divorce after 19 years, a house auctioned with zero bids, a custody fight still open — as the two lost years since the cameras stopped show all too clearly.
#5 — “All New Television in 2026”: The Promise With an Expired Deadline
In an Instagram Q&A in August 2025, Deon told fans: “All new television show, all new season, and all new episodes of our television show airs in 2026.” Then 2026 came and went with no title, no network, no premiere date. It ranks last because fans can check the calendar themselves.
#4 — “Shooting for a May Release”: The Spring That Never Came
By May 2026, Deon had narrowed the window: according to reports, he was “shooting for a May release” — a month, not a mood. May came and went with no show on any screen. It ranks higher for arriving after months of silence. But “shooting for” was doing a lot of heavy lifting. Fans heard a date; they got more waiting.
#3 — “GG, and I Will Be Filming”: The Sentence Without Karen’s Name
Also in May 2026, Deon told fans “GG, and I will be filming” — and the fandom noticed instantly what was missing: Karen’s name. Slip, or the first hint of a Deon-and-the-kids show? He has never said. That ambiguity puts it mid-list: a plan with a cast list, and the cast list became the argument. Fans are still split over whether Karen should even be in the comeback.
#2 — “We’ll Release It Ourselves”: The Backup Plan With No Platform
Deon has floated releasing the new footage himself if no network deal lands — no gatekeepers, no waiting on a timeslot. It ranks this high because it needs nobody’s permission. But it has the least to show for itself: no platform named, no clip released. If the family could simply put the show out themselves, fans keep asking, why haven’t they?
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Then October 2026: a fan commented on Deon’s post about the kids prepping the Thanksgiving meal, and Deon answered: “Awww thank you 🙏🏽 and yes you will definitely see more of us, we are filming right now for our new season.” Asked when — “When do y’all show come back on??” — he replied: “Not yet, next year.” It ranks first: the only promise in the present tense, with a screenshot fans can pass around.
But the fine print has not changed: still no network, no title, no premiere date; the TLC chapter is closed, the family free agents. A 2027 premiere needs a network to sign it, and Karen’s open case — June 2026 arrest, not-guilty plea — is not baggage networks ignore. It is one of the five questions the new season still has to answer.
Five promises, four unkept, one still live. Believers trust the present tense; skeptics note the one named month passed anyway. So here is the split: if the 2027 comeback really happens, should Karen Derrico be in the first episode back, or should Deon film it without the mother of his 14 kids?
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