The wait between The Bachelor [1]'s finale and The Bachelorette [2]'s premiere isn't as painful as the months-long gap between Bachelor in Paradise [3] and The Bachelor [4], but we still feel the absence in our hearts every Monday night. Thankfully, "Alabama Hannah" Brown's season is set to premiere on May 13 [5], just in time for us to fully judge her 33 hopeful contestants [6]. Hannah is getting to know them all as we speak — she may even be on a date right friggin' now!

While Bachelor Nation patiently waits for the cast and crew to complete filming [7], we already have plenty of behind-the-scenes peeks, courtesy of producer Mike Fleiss [8] and host Chris Harrison [9]. In the looks ahead, you'll see Hannah in her stunning first-night gown, chilling with an unidentified suitor in an empty theater, posing by a helicopter (natch), and roller skating with a guy who I'm 99 percent sure is 33-year-old Joe B. [10] from Bethesda, MD.

We'll be updating with more pictures as they roll in, but for now, enjoy these!