Alt-life Reality Show Welcome to Plathville’s Season 2 Out in Nov

If watching The Social Dilemma had you wondering if there ever was a way out of this digital mess that’s our lives, here’s the story of the Plaths who have ditched modern life to live on a farm in TLC Go’s reality series Welcome to Plathville.

With the reality series getting ready for its return in November, viewers can expect some tension at the Plath house. After all, it ain’t so easy to evade modern life charms!

New Series First Look: Welcome to Plathville
Welcome to Plathville

Kim and Barry Plath chose to raise their nine children on a 55-acre farm to shield them from the chaos of the modern world and instil their traditional values and beliefs.

In the TLC GO original series, members of the Plath family discuss how their personal experiences and journey have shaped the values, beliefs, and aspirations they have today.

However, their little slice of heaven looks very different at the moment. Several of the Plath children are pushing the boundaries and questioning their family lifestyle.

The second season follows the separation of the conservative extended family into three households within blocks of each another.

1. When is Season 2 Out?

TLC revealed details about the new season in a press release. The second season premieres on Tuesday, November 10 at 10 pm ET/PT.

2. The Separation

The Plath family has splintered into three separate households: Barry, Kim and their younger kids; Ethan and wife Olivia; and now, Micah and Moriah, teens who also have left the nest.

Welcome to Plathville's Season 2 to release in Nov
Welcome to Plathville | Source: IMDb

This season the Plath children will continue to relish in new experiences beyond the fields of the family farm. There will be some of adventure-seeking, exploring new love interests, and even tattoos, putting to test the family bond.

3. Cows,Cars and Boyfriends

Micah and Moriah have rented their own house, just blocks away from Ethan and Olivia, and their parents. They love what their newfound freedom is allowing them to experience!

Micah is embracing the “outside world;” he is dating, traded in his cows to buy a new car and pursuing his modeling career, which includes a steamy photo shoot.

Moriah is working two jobs as a fitness instructor and a mechanic, which provides her with the money to support a budding music career as she also starts dating and meets her first boyfriend, who soon wants to meet her parents. Drama points!

4. The Tattoo Rrebellion  

Their rebellion to get married despite their restrictive families continues even after they said, “I Do.”

Welcome to Plathville's Season 2 to release in Nov
Micah | Source: TLC

No longer trusted to see the younger kids unsupervised, the family drama put a lot of strain on their relationship, pushing them to talk of divorce. So, Ethan cut off all contact with Kim and Barry to focus on saving their marriage.

They continue to try and escape their past with new adventures such as heading west to California, getting in touch with their spiritual side at the desert and rebellious acts like getting tattoos.

Despite the family struggles, Ethan and Olivia are determined to make their marriage work!

5. Phones, Internet and Sugar

The Plath family have moved off the farm and into their dream house and continue to pursue their idyllic lifestyle. They now live literally blocks away from Ethan and Olivia who have made it clear they want their own space.

As Micah and Moriah challenge Kim and Barry to relax their rules for the younger kids Barry and Kim stay resolute in their beliefs.

They continue to follow their own rules and conservative lifestyle; protecting their younger kids from any outside, disruptive influence.

The kids are still not allowed to use phones, access the internet and sugar is still taboo!

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