Louis Theroux's Altered States

Louis Theroux's Altered States (2018)

EndedDocumentary show

Louis Theroux's Altered States exploring the unusual ways modern America deals with birth, love and death. Changing social attitudes and radical new laws have transformed how Americans can experience some of life's most intimate moments - how we raise children, how we love and even how we die.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Take My Baby
Season 1Episode 360 min

Take My Baby

Louis heads to California, the US adoption capital, where the majority of new-born adoptions are carried out privately in what is now a multi-million dollar industry.

Agencies, facilitators and lawyers can earn thousands of dollars per baby by matching pregnant women prepared to give up their newborns, with adoptive parents willing to pay up to $50,000 for a baby.

Spending time with birth mothers as they prepare to hand over their babies, Louis uncovers the stories of poverty, addiction and abuse which have informed their decision.

He also meets adoptive families who are paying out huge amounts of money in the hope of being able to raise a child they can't have by natural means. But in a system open to abuse, whether or not the birth mother hands over the baby can hang in the balance until after the birth.

Nov 25, 2018

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E03Take My BabyNov 25, 2018
S01E02Choosing DeathNov 18, 2018
S01E01Love Without LimitsNov 4, 2018
View all episodesView all seasons

Cast

Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux

plays himself
View all cast

Characters

Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux

View all characters

Related Shows

When Louis Met...
Ended

When Louis Met...

Louis Theroux
To Be Determined

Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
Ended

Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Ended

Louis Theroux's Forbidden America

Louis Theroux's LA Stories
Ended

Louis Theroux's LA Stories

Louis Theroux, Dark States
Ended

Louis Theroux, Dark States

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
Watch What Happens Live
Running

Watch What Happens Live

Watch What Happens Live is an interactive series hosted by Bravo programming executive Andy Cohen, Bravo's Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development, is best known to viewers as the host of the network's often explosive Watch What Happens reunion specials. Watch What Happens originally debuted as a live online show on www.bravotv.com. Watch What Happens welcomes guests from some of the cable network's most popular series, as well as other entertainment stars, to chat about pop culture and celebrities in the news!

Press Your Luck
Running

Press Your Luck

A game of wits, strategy and high stakes as contestants try to avoid the iconic WHAMMY for a chance at life-changing cash and prizes.

Below Deck
Running

Below Deck

The upstairs and downstairs worlds collide when this young and single crew of "yachties" live, love and work together on board a luxurious mega yacht while tending to the ever-changing needs of their wealthy, demanding charter guests on Below Deck.

GenreDrama, Travel
The Not Very Grand Tour
Running

The Not Very Grand Tour

Richard Hammond and James May look back at nostalgic clips of The Grand Tour.

GenreComedy, Sports
Revival
Running

Revival

Revival is set on one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin when the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the "revived" appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.

GenreCrime, Science-Fiction, Mystery
* This is an affiliate link. If you click and purchase, we will receive a commission from the provider. This will not incur any additional costs for you and you will support our project. We thank you for your support!