Trying
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Trying

Older not wiser.

7.6 /10 122 votes
May 1, 2020 4 Seasons 32 Episodes Returning Series TV-14

Overview

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?

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

2020 8 Episodes

Series 1 starts with Nikki and Jason becoming devastated when they're told they'll never conceive a child.

Season 2

Season 2

2021 8 Episodes

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

Season 3

2022 8 Episodes

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

Season 4

2024 8 Episodes

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.

Key Information

Created By Andy Wolton
Network Apple TV
Type Scripted
Rating 7.6/10
Language EN
Country United Kingdom

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Cast & Crew

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Jason

Esther Smith

Esther Smith

Nikki

Oliver Chris

Oliver Chris

Freddy

Ophelia Lovibond

Ophelia Lovibond

Erica

Sian Brooke

Sian Brooke

Karen

Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd

Scott

Yasmine Holness-Dove

Yasmine Holness-Dove

Olivia

Scarlett Rayner

Scarlett Rayner

Princess

Cooper Turner

Tyler

Marian McLoughlin

Marian McLoughlin

Jilly

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Vic

Roderick Smith

John

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Frequently Asked Questions

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...

Trying has 4 seasons with 32 episodes.

Trying premiered on May 1, 2020.

Yes, Trying is currently ongoing with new episodes.

Trying originally aired on Apple TV. Check your local streaming services for availability.

Trying was created by Andy Wolton.

Trying has a rating of 7.6/10 based on user reviews.

Trying is classified as Comedy.