'Home Sweet Home': Release date, spoilers and all about NBC social experiment show

Drastically different worlds collide as families exchange lives on 'Home Sweet Home' on NBC
A still from the trailer of 'Home Sweet Home' (NBC)
A still from the trailer of 'Home Sweet Home' (NBC)

NBC is coming out with a brand-new show and it's set to explore cultural differences, looking to be quite an interesting watch. 'Home Sweet Home' is the newest addition to NBC's shows and is already gaining attention for its unique, heartwarming concept.

Have you ever wondered about the life of your neighbor or the kid at school or maybe your office colleague? A general curiosity of a different family's life or how it would be to actually live their lives? 'Home Sweet Home' is set to explore exactly that, a complete exchange of lives. Yep, you heard it right, the NBC docuseries will see different families live in each other's homes, prepare and eat each other's food, and experience a lifestyle different from the usual. In an intimate and wholesome portrayal, we will see families of different kinds delve into the lives of one another as they experience each other's way of life. Here's everything to know about NBC's new series.

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Release date

'Home Sweet Home' will premiere on October 15, 2021, on Friday at 8/7c.

How to watch

You can watch 'Home Sweet Home' on NBC and later on Peacock TV.

Plot

According to NBC, 'Home Sweet Home' will follow two families who lead very different lives for a life-changing experience. These families will learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender and identity assumptions as they exchange homes for a week and experience the lives of those unlike them. At the end of each hour-long episode, the two families reunite to share their eye-opening and life-changing experiences.



 

Spoilers

Real families experience a different way of life when they trade homes. In an eye-opening exchange of cultures, we will see the two families bond in this unique documentary series. 

Cast

The cast list for 'Home Sweet Home' hasn't been revealed yet, with the families set to be revealed on the season premiere. Keep watching this space for further updates.

Creators

'Home Sweet Home' is from Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated executive producer Ava DuVernay.

Trailer



 

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