How to watch An Update On Our Family? Streaming details explored 

An Update On Our Family, streaming on HBO is a three-part docuseries on the life of the Stauffer family is finally streaming, and here is everything you need to know about it.

Ohio-based Myka and James Stauffer are an American couple who are family vloggers. They document their daily life with their three children. Like many other American families, the Stauffers also boast a typical American lifestyle on the Internet. But their channel shot up to one million subscribers in the pandemic when they adopted a Chinese boy Huxley.

The show is inspired by the New York Magazine article by Caitlin Moscatello and is directed by Rachel Mason for HBO.

As per Warner Bros Discovery, An Update On Our Family

''explores the complex world of family vlogging – a popular and potentially lucrative phenomenon in which parents post a steady stream of lifestyle videos on their social media channels to be consumed by loyal subscribers.''

More on streaming details for An Update On Our Family in our story.

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How to watch An Update On Our Family in the US?

An Update On Our Family debuted on HBO on January 15, 2025, at 9 pm ET/PT. Viewers can catch the premiere on Max, which starts at $9.99/month.

Viewers can also buy an HBO subscription with Sling Blue + Max for $57.97/month and enjoy 40+ channels. Canadian viewers can catch An Update On Our Family via HBO and the Crave streaming service, which starts at $9.99/month for a basic plan.

The three-part docuseries will be available weekly, and Episodes 2 and 3 will be released on January 22 and 29, 2025, respectively.

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Exploring the controversy around An Update On Our Family

The couple adopted a two-and-a-half-year-old Chinese boy in 2017 and documented his whole adoption process.

Since the Stauffers' adoption of this Chinese boy, Huxley, their channel gained a lot of new subscribers, with one million subscribers by 2020.

After Huxley's adoption, the Stauffers' became quite regular in portraying the highs and lows of parenting and Huxley's adjustments into a culturally different family, especially after he was diagnosed with Autism some years later.

Since the Stauffers' regular vlogs about their personal family life and Huxley, their audience noticed Huxley's absence from them and social media, hinting that the family has given him up. This sparked a controversy accusing the family of adopting a Chinese boy for followers and views, and the need to regulate privacy on the Internet.

After news about Huxley's autism came to light, James released a statement in an interview with People Magazine:

“We’ve never wanted to be in this position. And we’ve been trying to get his needs met and help him out as much as possible…we truly love him.”

Myka added:

“There’s not an ounce of our body that doesn’t love Huxley with all of our being. There wasn’t a minute that I didn’t try our hardest and I think what Jim is trying to say is that after multiple assessments, after multiple evaluations, numerous medical professionals have felt that he needed a different fit and that his medical needs, he needed more.”

An Update On Our Family explores the family's dynamics in the wake of Huxley's disappearance and unveils the dark web of parenting and the need for online validation.

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