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Long Lost Family

2016 to 2019 Family, Reality, Documentary 6 seasons

TMDB rating 7.5/10 Ended

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.

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Seasons6

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

    All episodes available

  • No description for this season yet.

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Cast and details

  • Chris JacobsHimself - Host
  • Lisa JoynerHerself - Host
Network
TLC
First aired
Mar 6, 2016
Latest episode
Dec 7, 2019

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