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Trying

7.62020– · 5 seasons · 40 episodes

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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?

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Esther Smith

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Scarlett Rayner

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