Kevin Cutrara

Dancing her way through the haters, Whitney Way Thore is embracing her body in a world that judges people by their size. She navigates both career challenges and relationship snafus with her vivacious personality, a sense of humor and an abundance of courage. This series follows Whitney who was diagnosed with an endocrine system disorder called polyscystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which caused her, a slender dancer at the time, to gain more than 200 pounds in one year at college. Feeling trapped in a big body, she struggled with self-doubt and negative stereotypes. Now 380 pounds and eager to continue sharing her passion for dance, Whitney has learned to embrace her body and love herself again.

Autumn, fed up and exhausted, cuts ties with her heroin addict boyfriend in a gas station parking lot. Stranded and alone, she approaches a semi-truck driver eating by himself. The two strangers awkwardly share a table.

On the night of a solar flare predicted to destroy the earth, five strangers with nowhere to go and no one to be with gather in one house for an Apocalypse Party.

Melodia, a Venezuelan middle schooler struggles to fit into her new North Carolina home. She lives inside her novel that she is secretly writing in her phone on the way to school.

Two teenagers push the boundaries of their friendship while they explore an abandoned farmhouse together.