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Since its initial episode in 1998, MTV's award-winning True Life documentary series has told remarkable real-life stories of young people and the unusual subcultures they inhabit. Whether documenting the lives of gay marriage activists, individuals...

Highlights

  1. True Life's Behind the Scenes Production Blog Now that you've watched them take the plunge on True Life: I'm Getting Married 2, head to the production blog to learn how Jeff and the True Life team kept the wedding a secret from Melissa and catch a video from Sarah and Tristan's real wedding day.

  2. True Life: I'm A Single Parent Sheena, Jocelyn and Nick all struggle to take care of their children without the help of a significant other.

  3. True Life: On Demand Missed an episode? Don't worry. Check out our library of True Life episodes on demand right now!

  4. True Life: I'm Living Off The Grid Derik and Ginny leave the luxuries of everyday life behind to learn how to live completely off the land.

  5. Photos | Photos | True Life | I'm In A Summer Share 2 Check out photo highlights from "True Life: I'm In A Summer Share 2".

  6. True Life: I'm Graduating High School On this episode of True Life, we follow Miracles, Adam and Jason in the weeks leading up to their high school graduation.

  7. Photos | True Life | I'm Getting Married 2 Check out pics from the latest episode of True Life.

  8. True Life Special: Sarah's Story Check out this unaired bonus story about eighteen year old Sarah who's trying to get her life back on track after being released from a mental hospital.

  9. True Life Wants To Hear From You Do you want to tell your story on True Life? We're adding new episode ideas all the time, so make sure you keep checking our casting calls.

  10. True Life On Facebook What, you aren't a fan? Become a fan of True Life on Facebook now!

  11. think MTV Got a drinking problem? Struggling with anxiety? Find helpful resources as you explore these issues and many more at think.mtv.com

  12. True Life Message Boards The boards are open! Dive into discussions about your favorite True Life moments and episodes. Sign up, sign in, and start discussing!

  13. Episode Recaps Miss an episode? Make sure you catch all of the highlights from the latest episode of True Life right here.

Show summary

Since its initial episode in 1998, MTV's award-winning True Life documentary series has told remarkable real-life stories of young people and the unusual subcultures they inhabit. Whether documenting the lives of gay marriage activists, individuals dealing with obesity, or teens in high school--the True Life series tells its stories solely from the varied voices and points-of-view of its characters--putting the series in the unique position of reflecting the state of youth culture at any given moment.

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