8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 Running time 60 minutes Network TLC Presented by Chris Jacobs, Lisa Joyner | 7.9/10 IMDb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 8 First episode date 6 March 2016 Genre Documentary film Cast Chris Jacobs, Lisa Joyner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Producer(s) Pam Healey
John Hesling
Kathryn Takis
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Long Lost Family is an American documentary-style television series based on the British series of the same name, airing on TLC since March 2016. Presented by Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner, the show helps provide aid to individuals looking to be reunited with long-lost biological family members. The show is produced by Shed Media for TLC, and is co-sponsored by Ancestry.com, which helps provide family history research and DNA testing to help make discoveries possible.
Contents
- Long lost family s incredibly moving reunion story this morning
- Synopsis
- Season 2 2017
- International versions
- References
Season 1 of Long Lost Family aired between March and April 2016, and in June 2016 it was announced by TLC that the show had been renewed for a second season.
Long lost family s incredibly moving reunion story this morning
Synopsis
The series format follows the original British series very closely, offering a chance for people who are desperate to find long lost relatives. The series helps a handful of people, some of whom have been searching in vain for many years, find the family members they are desperately seeking. It explores the background and context of each family's estrangement and tracks the detective work and often complex and emotional process of finding each lost relative before they are reunited. With the help and support of Christopher and Lisa, each relative is guided and supported through the process of tracing the member of their family they have been desperately seeking.
As with the British series, the American series hosts (Joyner and Jacobs) were both adopted at birth and searched for their own biological families. One of the few differences between the British and American versions is that in the British version, if it is discovered that someone an individual is searching for is deceased, the reveal of this information to the individual searching for that family member is not televised out of respect for the individual.
Season 2 (2017)
In June 2016, it was announced that TLC had renewed Long Lost Family for a second season. The second season of TLC’s Long Lost Family premiered on Feb. 12, 2017.
International versions
The original British program began airing in 2011 and has so far distributed 5 seasons. It is hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell.
An Australian version of Long Lost Family, hosted by Chrissie Swan and Anh Do, began airing around the same time as the U.S. version in 2016, but was canceled by 2017.