Unexpected
TV Show · Reality

Although unplanned teenage pregnancies have dropped by more than half since the early 1990s, nearly one in four girls get pregnant by age 20. TLC explores the complicated issue of teen pregnancy in `Unexpected' by focusing on three pregnant teen couples and how it affects their families. Cameras capture the various stages of each pregnancy and the first few weeks of parenthood. In each story, the pregnant couple is entirely unprepared to have a child, and it falls upon their parents or grandparents to help. Roles are blurred and tension begins to mount between the families, as everyone has their own ideas for what is best for the young parents and their child, from where they will live to when (or if) the couple should get married.

2017 · 44m
Starring Ananda Lewis, Ricki Lake, Jenna Wolfe

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    A Family Affair
    15-year-old Lexus thinks she's in labour, whilst pregnant McKayla struggles to find a prom dress. Meanwhile, Lilly's family gets to know her baby's dad at his party.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Mother’s Nightmare
    Lilly and her mum are upset when James bails on birthing class. Also, growing tension between her mother and Caelan's make things uncomfortable for McKayla.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Labour and Delivery
    Lexus finally gives birth, making Kelsey a 31-year-old grandmother. After getting ditched again by James, a pregnant Lilly gets some tough love from her mum.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Home Alone
    Lilly's mum doesn't want the baby to have James' surname. Two weeks before her own due date, McKayla visits her newborn sister, and one of the teen girls is given a ring.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Ticking Clocks
    McKayla must choose whom to have in the delivery room. James learns shocking facts about childbirth and the stresses of the newborn baby tear Lexus and her mum apart.
    40 min
  • EPISODE 6
    What’s In A Name
    McKayla's baby's name causes tears. Shayden struggles with Kelsey's rules and Lexus feels her mum is pushing her away. Caelen shocks McKayla with a bold proposal.
    42 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Ananda Lewis
    Host
  • Ricki Lake
    Host
  • Jenna Wolfe
    Host
  • T‌B
    Toby Barraud
    Producer
  • C‌M
    Carmen Mitcho
    Producer
  • D‌G
    Diana Giggans-Hill
    Producer
  • C‌R
    Clara Ritger
    Producer

About

Unexpected

Reality

Although unplanned teenage pregnancies have dropped by more than half since the early 1990s, nearly one in four girls get pregnant by age 20. TLC explores the complicated issue of teen pregnancy in `Unexpected' by focusing on three pregnant teen couples and how it affects their families. Cameras capture the various stages of each pregnancy and the first few weeks of parenthood. In each story, the pregnant couple is entirely unprepared to have a child, and it falls upon their parents or grandparents to help. Roles are blurred and tension begins to mount between the families, as everyone has their own ideas for what is best for the young parents and their child, from where they will live to when (or if) the couple should get married.

Information

Studio
TLC
Released
2017
Rated
15
© 2017 Discovery Communications Inc.

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English (United States)
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  • Ghana
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