When his mother comes to visit, the echoes of childhood haunt Jerrod. He feels torn between the impulse to reconcile or confront her.

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After opening his relationship with Mike, Jerrod struggles with jealousy and the rules of non-monogamy.

Opening

Jerrod brings his boyfriend Mike home to meet his Christian mother.

Homecoming

Jerrod pushes his friend Jamar Neighbors to confront his childhood traumas onstage.

Jamar

Jerrod makes an awkward but heartfelt attempt to make amends with his father by fitting all of the tough talks into a four-day road trip.

Road Trip

When his childhood best friend, Jessica, moves in to try to make it in New York City, Jerrod struggles to make up for years of being a terrible friend.

Friendship

As Jerrod falls in love with his new boyfriend, he learns he has a problem with fidelity.

Mike

As his experiment in radical honesty begins, Jerrod confronts his crush, avoids his mother and scrambles to find a date to the Emmys.

Emmys

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A darkly funny documentary series about Jerrod's tumultuous quest for love, sex and truth.

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