An Adoption Story

2022 – 2026
Returning Series
Documentary
3 seasons

An Adoption Story is an online series where we follow the lives of adoptees' with their journeys. Sitting down with Russian-New Zealand adoptee, Alex Gilbert to give an insight to their lives that may come with challenges along the way.

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Latest: Season 3 · 2026

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E1. Tracy
Jan 15, 2026
Adopted as a baby in Auckland, Tracy grew up with many unanswered questions about her identity. As an adult, she began searching for her birth family to better understand her origins and early connections.
E2. Daniela
Feb 11, 2026
Adopted from Romania at age three, Daniela Brown was born in Jilava Prison and spent her early months with her birth mother before placement in an orphanage. Raised in New Zealand, in her late twenties she begins to explore her origins.
E3. Oksana
Mar 11, 2026
Oksana was born in 1991 in Russia's Smolensk region and adopted at five and a half to Christchurch, New Zealand. In her thirties, after becoming a mother, she searches for answers and discovers a sister and cousin she never knew.
E4. Arna
Apr 11, 2026
Adopted as a baby in Auckland, Arna always knew she was adopted. As an adult, she searched for answers about her past. Meeting her grandmother changed everything, helping her understand parts of her story that had long been missing.