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16 and Pregnant

2009–2021 · 6 seasons

An intimate, unflinching look at young women navigating the emotional and practical weight of early motherhood, often raw and quietly tense.

Created by: Felicia Stevens
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Starring: Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood, Catelynn Lowell

Overview: This hourlong documentary series focuses on the issue of teen pregnancy, with each episode detailing the wide variety of challenges -- marriage, adoption, finances, gossip and graduating high school among them — a pregnant teenager faces while still coming of age.

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Created by: Felicia Stevens
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Starring: Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood, Catelynn Lowell

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
coming-of-age
family
class
identity
Places: small town
suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	10
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary, reality
Created by: Felicia Stevens
Starring: Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood, Catelynn Lowell, Jenelle Evans, Chelsea DeBoer, Leah Messer, Kailyn Lowry, Markai Durham
Length: 6 seasons, 84 episodes, 60 min each
Network: MTV
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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