Raising Whitley: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Raising Whitley is a humorous, poignant docu-series following actress and comedienne Kym Whitley and her riotous collective of friends—whom she calls "The Village"—as they attempt to do something none of them have ever done before:raise a baby...together. When Kym signed up to mentor a troubled young girl, she never imagined she'd get a call from the hospital saying, "Your baby is ready." After learning that her mentee exited the maternity ward leaving only Kym's contact information, Kym experienced a cataclysmic moment. With less than an hour to make a life-changing decision—and to do a lifetime of soul-searching—Kym chose to become a mother. The Village banded together to help Kym bring up baby Joshua the best they know how, but sometimes it's hard to tell who is more mature—Joshua or the adults tasked with raising him.

Series details

• Title: Raising Whitley
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-04-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-01-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Oprah Winfrey Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6851
• IMDb ID: tt3034686
• TVDB ID: 269815

Cast and credited roles

• Kym Whitley — Kym Whitley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-20; final listed air date 2013-11-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-01-04; final listed air date 2014-03-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-01-03; final listed air date 2015-02-21; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-11-21; final listed air date 2016-01-16; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Raising Whitley on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.