FYI to air Bride & Prejudice


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Michelle Clancy

| 14 February 2016




FYI Network’s new docuseries, Bride & Prejudice, follows three star-crossed couples who desperately want to get married, but whose prejudiced family members do not approve of their unions.



Bride & Prejudice is produced by Kinetic Content for FYI. FYI, not to be confused with the FYI Television entity that Ericsson recently revealed plans to acquire, is part of the A+E family of networks, focused on the lifestyle space in an edgier way than its sister channel, Lifetime.

Six episodes are set to premiere in the US in March and in the two-hour kick-off show, viewers will meet three couples as they decide to make a life-long commitment and get married in the face of staunch opposition from their family and friends. The episode features an interfaith couple in Baltimore, a gay couple in Boston and an interracial couple from Houston – all striving to show doubtful loved ones how differences in race, religion and sexual preference do not affect their ability to love and be loved.

“FYI continues to pioneer brand-definitional relationship content," said Gena McCarthy, SVP, programming and development, FYI.

“Bride and Prejudice shares culturally diverse and emotionally powerful stories of real people, tackling real issues, like race, religion and sexual orientation, on their path toward marriage and love."

Bringing each other’s families together may be challenging, but for the couples featured in Bride & Prejudice, approval is necessary before walking down the aisle. As they announce their engagements and meet the in-laws, emotions run high. Viewers will see the difficulties each couple must deal with along the way.