Interior designer Nate Berkus is returning to HGTV after a three-year hiatus—but this time, he won’t be commandeering his own show, but rather serving as a judge on the highly-anticipated new ABC crossover, “Bachelor Mansion Takeover.”
Berkus, 54, who last appeared on HGTV in 2023 on his own series, “The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project,” is now showcasing his skills as a design pro on the reality TV spinoff, set to hit screens March 2.
The designer will be among a host of other guests judges, including former “Bachelor” stars JoJo Fletcher and Sean Lowe, “The O.C.” star Rachel Bilson, and HGTV personality Christina Haack. Meanwhile, former “Bachelor” stars Tayshia Adams and Tyler Cameron will serve as the show’s main judges.
HGTV announced Berkus’ role in the series in a teaser clip shared on Instagram, where the designer revealed his criteria for a winning design.
“Really great interior design is not about what’s expensive or the fanciest option, it’s about what tells a story,” he said in the clip.
“Meet your #BachelorMansionTakeover judges! Don’t miss the series premiere next Monday (March 2) at 8|7c on HGTV,” the caption of the Instagram post read.
“Bachelor Mansion Takeover” will see a host of former stars of the popular dating series turning their attentions from romance to renovations, going head-to-head in a competition-style format, while giving the iconic property a full makeover.
Members of “Bachelor Nation,” the dedicated fanbase of more than 1 million dating show devotees, will be given an up-close-and-personal tour of the property in a new six-episode collaboration with HGTV, “Bachelor Mansion Takeover.”
The series will pull a cast of contenders from various “Bachelor” franchise series who are set to compete to redo the famous site of countless limo exits, ugly cries, last‑chance toasts, backstabbings, and rose ceremonies.
Instead of chasing roses, 12 former “Bachelor” franchise contestants will compete for a $100,000 prize, ensuring a fiercely fought competition that will be hosted by the dating show’s longtime emcee—and former star—Jesse Palmer.
What’s more, they will be competing against the clock as it counts down to “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul‘s debut as “The Bachelorette.”
The final results will then be judged by Adams, a television personality who appeared on “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” and Cameron, a runner-up on “The Bachelorette,” a model and, most important for this series, a general contractor.
But perhaps more important for true “Bachelor” fans, the show will offer something that no version of the dating series has given them: true insight into the sprawling property and its crumbling design, which is sorely in need of a makeover.
“For the first time ever we’re pulling back the curtain and revealing the mansion as you’ve never seen it before,” Palmer said in a statement.
“Our 12 contestants have already lived through the twists and turns of ‘The Bachelor’ franchise. They know this is not going to be easy. And the clock is ticking because this renovation has to be finished before a new season of ‘The Bachelorette’ begins.”
A number of Bachelor Nation vets will get fresh design starts on the “Bachelor Mansion Takeover.”
Hannah Brown will help critique the completely reimagined men’s and women’s bunk rooms, and other Bachelor Nation favorites will drop in to weigh in on spaces like the pool area or the rose room as the season unfolds.
The 12 competitors are all described as “legends” from across “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “The Golden Bachelor,” and “The Golden Bachelorette,” including Dean Bell, Jill Chin, Noah Erb, Allyshia Gupta, Tammy Ly, Sandra Mason, Sam McKinney, Brendan Morais, Courtney Robertson Preciado, Jeremy Simon, Christopher Stallworth, and fan favorite “Golden Bachelorette” Joan Vassos.
The dozen players begin as a big group and are gradually whittled down, not just at the end of episodes but sometimes in the middle of challenges, thanks to reality‑show twists with names like “fate cards.”
Berkus last filmed with the network in 2023 alongside his husband Jeremiah Brent in their series, “Nate & Jeremiah Home Project.”
Brent and Berkus previously had a different HGTV series titled, “Nate and Jeremiah: Save My House,” which ended in 2020.
Berkus previously gave fans tips on decorating their spaces during a 2025 interview with CBS Mornings.
He said that “home should tell our stories,” adding, “What I mean by that is not only who we are today, but also who we’ve been and even possibly more importantly who we aspire to be
He noted that he doesn’t like “a home that’s staged that doesn’t feel real.”
“However, there are certain things that you can do to contain that kind of chaos and present the home in a way that sort of reflects back to you your your best self,” he added.
