Life Unexpected (2010)

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Family is the new F-word...

16-year-old Lux was given up for adoption at birth but never adopted. When she is put back into the custody of her estranged-since-high-school birth parents, Cate and Baze, the three form an unlikely family.

• Released: 2010-01-18
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 2, 26 episodes
• Episode length: 42m
• Network: The CW
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 96 votes

Created by Liz Tigelaar.

Top cast

• Britt Robertson as Lux Cassidy
• Shiri Appleby as Catherine "Cate" Cassidy
• Kristoffer Polaha as Nathaniel 'Baze' Bazile
• Austin Basis as Matthew 'Math' Rogers
• Kerr Smith as Ryan Thomas

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Life Unexpected

• United States: stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Paramount Plus Essential

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