Trying(2020)
Together they're a family.
Synopsis
All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they're ready to be parents?
Created by Andy Wolton
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Season 1
8 episodes · 2020
Series 1 starts with Nikki and Jason becoming devastated when they're told they'll never conceive a child.
Season 2
8 episodes · 2021
Having been approved by the adoption panel, Nikki and Jason now find that matching with a child is not as easy as they thought...
Season 3
8 episodes · 2022
Nikki and Jason wake up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity.
Season 4
8 episodes · 2024
We fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki and Jason are experienced adopters who have built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess, starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
Season 5
8 episodes · 2026
Nikki and Jason find themselves dealing with the consequences of Princess and Tyler's biological mother Kat turning up at their doorstep, and the whirlwind of chaos she brings into their settled family life.
Trying — frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Trying?+
Trying is available to stream on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel. Availability varies by country and changes over time.
When did Trying come out?+
Trying was first aired in 2020.
How many seasons of Trying are there?+
Trying has 5 seasons and 40 episodes in total.
Who created Trying?+
Trying was created by Andy Wolton.
Who stars in Trying?+
Trying stars Rafe Spall, Esther Smith, Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner.
Is Trying worth watching?+
Trying holds a 7.6/10 rating from 143 TMDB users, and is best suited to fans of comedy.
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