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Long Lost Family

7.5
6 seasons
54 episodes
Returning Series
Family
Reality
Documentary
Drama

Plot Summary

Follow the touching stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation and are yearning to be reunited with their birthparents and biological families or find children they had to place for adoption long ago.

First Aired:March 6, 2016
Last Aired:December 7, 2019
Episode Runtime:42m
Networks:
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Cast & Characters

Where to watch free (US)

Spectrum On Demand
Plex
Plex Channel
Pluto TV
TLC

Seasons (6)

Season 1

Season 1

9 episodes

Aired: 2016

Long Lost Family features the emotional stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation, who are desperate to be reunited with people they feel an intense closeness to, but whom they’ve barely, if ever, met. A successful investigation offers the promise of not just a heartwarming reunion, but a chance of redemption for people who have wrestled with emotional agony for years.

Season 2

Season 2

13 episodes

Aired: 2017

This season features those who have been haunted by the sudden disappearance of their parents, siblings that believe in each others existence but have never had it confirmed, and parents who yearn to discover what become of the babies they reluctantly had to part with ages ago.

Season 3

Season 3

6 episodes

Aired: 2017

Long Lost Family follows more incredible stories, including a woman whose mother dropped her off in front of a house at just four years-old; a pair of siblings seeking their sperm donor father; a gay man who finds out for the first time that he is a father at 49 years old and a woman.

Season 4

Season 4

9 episodes

Aired: 2018

With everything from closed adoptions, to family secrets standing in their way, the path to finding long lost family members is always different and extremely challenging, and the stakes are high. Not only does a successful search bring the possibility of a heartwarming reunion, but also a chance of redemption for people who have been subject to decades of emotional agony.

Season 5

Season 5

9 episodes

Aired: 2018

Long Lost Family features the emotional stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation, who are desperate to be reunited with people they feel an intense closeness to, but whom they’ve barely, if ever, met.

Season 6

Season 6

8 episodes

Aired: 2019

Production

Shed Media