Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos.
  • After the success of "The Golden Bachelor," ABC is releasing a "Golden Bachelorette" spinoff.
  • Season one of "The Golden Bachelorette," starring Joan Vassos, premieres on ABC this fall. 
  • Here's what we know about the newest series in the franchise.

Gerry Turner may not have found lasting love on his season of "The Golden Bachelor," but maybe his ex Joan Vassos will have better luck as the very first Golden Bachelorette this fall.

After the massive success of "The Golden Bachelor," the first show in the "Bachelor'" franchise to focus exclusively on older men and women looking for love, a spinoff series called "The Golden Bachelorette" was almost immediately rumored.