The last time America saw the Derricos together on television, there were 14 kids under one roof and a marriage with two months left. That was Season 5, in the spring of 2024. Since then, the family has divorced, split into two households — and, according to Deon Derrico, started filming again. Here is every piece of the comeback puzzle, sorted into three piles: what is confirmed, what is only rumored, and what nobody can answer yet.
The Sentence That Restarted Everything
Two weeks before Thanksgiving, a family from Chicago asked Deon Derrico when the show was coming back. His answer, reported by fan outlets, was present tense: “we are filming right now for our new season.” Asked when it would air, he reportedly added: “Not yet, next year.”
That tense matters. Deon has promised a comeback twice before — an all-new show in 2026, announced in August 2025, then a May 2026 release. Neither arrived with a title, a network or a date. This time he says the cameras are already rolling, with a premiere reportedly targeted for 2027. Filming, however, is not a premiere, and no date is confirmed.
Confirmed: The Family the Cameras Would Find
The Derricos the cameras would film are not the family viewers left behind. Deon and Karen Derrico filed for divorce on June 4, 2024, ending a 19-year marriage. According to court papers reported by TMZ in late October 2026, 12 of the 14 children now live in Deon’s home, and Deon pays $1,166 a month in child support. That is where Deon, Karen and the 14 kids stand now — two households, not one.
Both parents have day jobs now: Deon drives a school bus and Karen works as a substitute teacher, he revealed in a November 2025 podcast interview. The eldest, Darian, is 20 and chasing a music dream. And Marian “GG” Derrico, the grandmother of 14, remains the family’s anchor — she battled cancer on camera and shut down fake death hoaxes herself this year. GG’s comeback story is the warmest thread in the whole saga.
Rumored: The Network, the Title and the Money
Here is where the ledger gets thin. The TLC chapter is closed — the family announced their contract ended in 2025, so there will be no Season 6 there. Deon has floated a new show on a new network, and even floated releasing footage himself if no deal lands, which is exactly whether the comeback needs a network deal or should go DIY.
YOU MAY LIKE“We’re Filming Right Now” — Deon Derrico Confirms the Derricos’ TV Return Is ComingThe money question is the quiet one. The Sun has reported five bankruptcy filings over the years, the Las Vegas home went to auction on September 1, 2026, with opening bids at $430,254 — and drew zero bids, according to reports. A network deal would bring real money and a real production team; a DIY release would need funding the family may not have.
Still Missing: The Three Questions Nobody Can Answer
First, Karen. When Deon talked about filming again in May 2026, his words were “GG, and I will be filming” — Karen’s name was not in the sentence. She was arrested in Las Vegas in June 2026 on charges including harassment, aggravated stalking and violating a restraining order. She has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent, and the case remains open. Deon has not said whether Karen is in the new footage at all.
Second, the kids. Twelve of the 14 live with Deon, and they are the reason most fans want the show back — but they are also minors who have already spent their childhoods on camera, through a divorce and a custody fight they never chose. Nobody has said what the kids themselves want.
Third, the date. “Next year” is not a premiere date. August 2025 promised 2026, May 2026 promised May — neither aired. Until a network, a title and a date appear together in one announcement, the comeback is a promise with cameras attached — not a show.
What is real today is the divorce, the two households, the open case, and a grandmother who refuses to be counted out. What is not real yet is a network, a title, a date — and an answer to the only question that matters. If the cameras roll into Deon’s house in 2027 and Karen is filming from the outside looking in, is that still the Derrico family show — or a different show wearing its name?
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