Born This Way (TV series)
| Born This Way |
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| Genre |
Reality series |
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| Created by |
Jonathan Murray |
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| Directed by |
Laura Korkoian |
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| Composer(s) |
Jeffrey Cain (Season 1)Eddie Grey |
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| Country of origin |
United States |
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| Original language(s) |
English |
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| Production |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Jonathan Murray, Laura Korkoian |
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| Running time |
60 minutes per episode |
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| Release |
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| Original network |
A&E |
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| Original release |
2015 – present |
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| External links |
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Website |
Born This Way is an American reality television series, Emmy Award winning series produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, featuring seven adults with Down Syndrome who work hard to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.[1][2]
It is being renewed for a third season.
Cast
- Rachel works in a mailroom for an insurance company. Spends much of the time hoping to find love. Her favorite music artist is Adam Lambert.
- Sean is good at sports, and is particularly excellent in golf. He has a crush on his best friend's girlfriend. He loves to drink a beer and hang out with his friend, Steven. Sean is in the process of moving out of his parents' home.
- John Tucker is pursuing a career as a rap artist. He attends a high school where he focuses on rapping and dancing.
- Steven works in Anaheim as a dishwasher and customer service agent at a grocery store. He says that he prefers to think of Down Syndrome as more like "Up Syndrome", the name of the premiere episode.
- Cristina is a young woman who works at a middle school. She has a fiancé named Angel.
- Megan Bomgaars is an entrepreneur who has created her own clothing line under the brand Megology and is looking to become a film producer. She is visiting Los Angeles and hoping to transfer to a college there. She is struggling to be independent from her mother, and has goals of living in her own apartment, getting married, and the much discussed and debated having a baby one day.
- Elena is a young woman who lives on her own and is proud of her independence. She also attends high school with John Tucker and loves to dance.
Synopsis
| Season |
Episodes |
First Aired |
Last Aired |
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1 |
6 |
December 8, 2015 |
January 16, 2016 |
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2 |
11 |
July 26, 2016 |
September 27, 2016 |
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Season 1 (2015-16)
| No. In Season |
No In Episode |
Episode |
Original Air Date |
Viewers |
| 1 | 1 | "Up Syndrome" | December 8, 2015 (2015-12-08) | N/A |
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| 2 | 2 | "What's Normal" | December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15) | N/A |
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| 3 | 3 | "Dream Makers" | December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22) | N/A |
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| 4 | 4 | "Love and Chromosomes" | December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29) | N/A |
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| 5 | 5 | "Fear and Gears" | January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) | N/A |
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| 6 | 6 | "Don't Limit Me" | January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16) | N/A |
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Season 2 (2016)
| No. In Season |
No In Episode |
Episode |
Original Air Date |
Viewers |
| 7 | 1 | "Game of Love" | July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) | N/A |
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| 8 | 2 | "Vegas, Baby!" | August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02) | N/A |
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| 9 | 3 | "Breaking Away" | August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09) | N/A |
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| 10 | 4 | "Rights of Passage" | August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) | N/A |
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| 11 | 5 | "Bachelor Pad" | August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) | N/A |
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| 12 | 6 | "Great Expectations" | August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23) | N/A |
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| 13 | 7 | "Reality Check" | August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) | N/A |
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| 14 | 8 | "Rough Waters" | September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) | N/A |
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| 15 | 9 | "Dream Come True" | September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) | N/A |
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| 16 | 10 | "Oh Baby!" | September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) | N/A |
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| 17 | 11 | "Unlimited!" | September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) | N/A |
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References
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