The Bachelorette star Katie Thurston's season reportedly wrapped production so soon because her journey to find love ended unexpectedly early.

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According to a source, Season 17 of The Bachelorette "went great and it wrapped a week ahead of schedule," Us Weekly reported.

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Katie was reportedly a decisive Bachelorette who meant business and so production ended on Saturday, April 24 earlier than producers had planned.

"Katie was in control and made sure the men she wanted were there and the men she wasn't interested in, she sent packing," the source told the magazine.

Katie's entire season taped at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, where cast and crew were required to quarantine and follow safety measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone.

ABC had announced Katie's cast of 34 potential bachelors last month, just a few days before filming began on March 22.

Season 17 of The Bachelorette premieres with a two-hour episode Monday, June 7 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.

Viewers are curious how the new The Bachelorette edition will look with former The Bachelorette stars Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe serving as co-hosts.

"Tayshia and Kaitlyn can relate to Katie's journey in a lot of different ways, which you'll see play out, so it was nice to have them there to help out with whatever situation came up," the source told Us.

"Tayshia had fun and loved doing it. She and Kaitlyn made a great team."

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ABC hired Kaitlyn and Tayshia to fill in for longtime host Chris Harrison after he announced in February he'd be "stepping aside" from his hosting duties to educate himself on racism in society on a "profound" level.

Chris came under fire during Matt James' The Bachelor season after he defended Season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racially-ignorant and racially-insensitive actions in the last several years during a controversial interview he had with Extra's Rachel Lindsay, who starred as the first Black Bachelorette.

Kaitlyn, who starred on The Bachelorette's eleventh season, and Tayshia, who just starred on the series' sixteenth edition last year, "were brought in at the last minute" to guide Katie through her journey to find The One, an insider told the magazine.

"They act professional, they're on time and are helping the franchise as much as they can in this funky situation," the insider revealed, although there was reportedly a learning curve and the crew missed Chris on the set.

Unlike the seasoned Chris Harrison -- who hosted the franchise ever since The Bachelor premiered nearly 20 years ago -- Kaitlyn and Tayshia reportedly had "to do a lot of retakes" during filming.

"It's a lot of memorizing lines," the insider continued. "They didn't have years of experience before hopping on. Scenes that could be done in one take with Chris can now take, like, two hours."

Tayshia teased during a recent appearance on the Going to Bed with Garcelle podcast that the world will see something "fresh and new" with Katie's season.

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"I think that people are looking for change in the franchise," Tayshia said following the Chris and Rachael racism controversy as well as years of diversity lacking in the franchise.

"And I really think that this is something that they're going to be really excited about," she added.

It remains unclear who will host Season 18 of The Bachelorette starring Michelle Young when it films later this year and premieres in Fall 2021.

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