Nuclear Family (2021)

09/26/2021 (US)

Documentary

Divided they fall.

Overview

Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.

Top Billed Cast

Sandy Russo

Self

3 Episodes

Robin Young

Self

3 Episodes

Ry Russo-Young

Self

3 Episodes

Cade Russo-Young

Self

3 Episodes

Tom Steel

Self (archive footage)

3 Episodes

Jacob Aaron Estes

Self

3 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2021 | 3 Episodes

Season 1 of Nuclear Family premiered on September 25, 2021.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

family

lgbt

20th century

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