Becoming Us

2015
Becoming Us

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 #WelcometoMyWorld Jun 08, 2015

Ben struggles in school and goes on a strange shopping trip with his girlfriend and their dads.

EP2 #FalloutBoy Jun 15, 2015

Danielle's family invite Ben to dinner to try to help him sort out his feelings. Brook hopes Ayton and Lathan will bond at an outing she's organized. Sutton and Carly select items for Sutton's wedding registry.

EP3 #IntoTheWild Jun 22, 2015

Carly hosts a camping trip for Ben and his pals, and she bans cell phones in order to promote conversation. Brook and Lathan have clashing memories about their youth. Sutton's fiancé assists with the wedding planning. Ben gets a driving lesson from Carly.

EP4 #Heart2Heart Jun 29, 2015

Lathan and Carly grow closer as Lathan opens up about a new relationship. Carly tries to get to the root of why Ben's having trouble in school. Ben and Ayton come up with a business idea. Danielle assists her dad with an online dating profile.

EP5 #RulesOfEngagement Jul 06, 2015

Carly meets Kevin's parents at Kevin and Sutton's engagement party. The arrival of Susan's family makes Carly uneasy. Ben and Ayton seek investors for their T-shirt business. Events in Sutton's life lead Danielle to ponder her relationship with Ben.

EP6 #LoveHurts Jul 13, 2015

Ben seeks relationship advice from Carly as he questions where things stand with him and Danielle. Ayton devotes himself to his T-shirt business. Sutton becomes uneasy when Suzy expresses concerns about Carly's role in Sutton's wedding.

EP7 #TheLetter Jul 20, 2015

Carly shares a heartfelt letter with Ben and Sutton, and it sheds light on why she transitioned. Emilia wants Ben to showcase his photography in a gallery. Suzy and Mandy find a common bond. Danielle assists her dad as he gets ready for a date.

EP8 #AlltheTrimmings Jul 27, 2015

EP9 #Blindsided Aug 03, 2015

Everyone is taken by surprise by a sudden medical emergency. Sutton and Kevin are given some bad news. Lathan and Chris grow closer. Danielle finds out something unexpected about Ben.

EP10 #EveryPictureTellsAStory Aug 10, 2015

Season Finale
4.9| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 08 June 2015 Returning Series
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Official Website: http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/becoming-us
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In this unscripted drama, a teenager named Ben learns to live with his dad becoming a woman. The series will follow Ben, his family and his friends as they support one another through this unexpected journey and navigate their new world with Charlie now living as Carly. The show is a generational story of a loving family and circle of friends supporting one another through this unfamiliar situation.

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shani_dayo I don't understand why this disgusting abomination was allowed to air on National Television. These Men are just sick minded individuals who have actually tricked themselves into thinking they are women, and "transformed" themselves, thus ruining their family and confusing their poor children. I will be completely honest here, because I say My opinions even if people don't like it, I am not a supporter of Being a Gay, or Transgeder. I believe by teaching people that this is acceptable, that We are doing a disservice to our youth coming up, because it is far from natural, and far from the word of God. I feel bad for these poor kids, having to deal with their perverted confused Father's foolishness like this, and on live television were anybody can see their business! I am a harsh critic, and this is by far the worst show that has ever been on T.V! Take it off now! For my sake, and the rest of the world!
beara530 Being transgender not only affects you but also the ones you love. People may have different feelings about it and the idea of this show is to discuss that. This could be a really informative, good show that teaches people. But it falls short.Ben is a highschool student whose parent is going through the process from Charlie to Carly. Ben's girlfriend Danielle also has a parent who has gone through the same changes to becoming female. Is this really a coincidence that these two teens are dating and both have parents going through big changes? Or did the producers kind of just set up Danielle and Ben because they knew these kids had a similarity? It is never told in the show how Danielle and Ben actually meet.....Later in an episode, one of Ben's friends comes out as transgender. What a coincidence, a third transgender person in this show! How common is that? I believe that all 3 of these people really are transgender. But I also believe the network/producers coaxed these people along together to form the story of the show. I doubt these people even knew each other before the idea of the show came along.
rksharp I think this is a great show and wish people would leave their prejudices at the door and give it a fair chance. I see two wonderful families working to communicate and understand each other for who they really are instead of molding each person into the stereotype they are supposed to fit into without communication and acceptance like I've seen in too many families. I love how they are learning to communicate, understand each other, love each other as they are, and learning to be together with all needs considered and met instead of some assertive or patriarchal personality at the top dictating who everyone is supposed to be without any regard for people's feelings. I see healthy communication and healthy effort building a healthy family. I love this show, and I hope it is on for many seasons.
Taco_Lips On first watch I kept flipping back and forth on whether or not this is supposed to be scripted reality. Reading the blurb here on IMDb they are saying it is reality, and UNscripted...The problem is how much of the reality seems to be massaged. So many of the scenes seem scripted.I do think a lot of it may definitely be staged and setup and that makes it lose the "realness" of it. A few times throughout I was snapped out of the subject matter by how certain characters were saying and doing things - which felt forced and unrealistic - so much of it didn't feel natural, at all.They are choosing to tell the stories and show the people in seemingly very clichéd and one dimensional ways. It definitely appears they are trying to setup this "sister villain Bridezilla" thing, and pressing the melodrama for all it's worth, and that worries me.I do worry about the network and creators stretching and staging this 'reality' into being more melodramatic for effect and entertainment, than a real representation of the family and people therein.And that's the thing... There are supposed to be real lives and actual emotions on the line here, the stakes are so high that scripting and staging them so blatantly seems unnecessary and untoward. By this point we know that reality TV isn't all that real, but there are some things that just seem more deserving of being portrayed honestly. This is one of them, but sadly the honesty is not there.They owed it to the subject matter to be more authentic and honest. This could have been groundbreaking and beautiful and emotional. But it just wasn't "real" enough to get me to care.