Life Unexpected

Life Unexpected
Intertitle
Also known as	Light Years LUX
Genre	Teen drama
Created by	Liz Tigelaar
Starring	Britt Robertson Shiri Appleby Kristoffer Polaha Austin Basis Kerr Smith Arielle Kebbel
Opening theme	"Beautiful Tree" by Rain Perry
Composers	David Baerwald Pieter A. Schlosser
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Liz Tigelaar Gary Fleder Janet Leahy
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Best Day Ever Productions Mojo Films Warner Bros. Television CBS Productions
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18) – January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18)
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Life Unexpected is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bros. Television and broadcast by The CW. Created by Liz Tigelaar, who served as an executive producer with Gary Fleder and Janet Leahy, the series stars Britt Robertson, Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, and Kerr Smith.

Set in Portland, the story follows Lux Cassidy, a teenager who was given up at birth and has spent her life in foster care who finds her biological parents, Nate Bazile and Cate Cassidy. Wishing to become emancipated, Lux is instead given in to their custody.

While Life Unexpected received mostly positive reviews, it struggled in the ratings and was canceled by The CW in 2011.