The Little Mom Series Examines The Fate Of Pregnant Out Of Wedlock Teens

Serial Little Mom (Foto: WeTV)

JAKARTA - WeTV's original series titled Little Mom will air on September 10, 2021, every Friday at 18:00 WIB. This 13-episode teen drama series is studded with popular stars such as Natasha Wilona, Al Ghazali, Teuku Rassya, Elina Joerg, Raisya Bawazier, Sarah Tuff, Indra Brasco and Irene Librawati.

Little Mom tells the story of Naura (Natasha Wilona), a 16-year-old girl who is beautiful, accomplished, and the pride of her parents who aspires to become an obstetrician. Unfortunately, her dreams are ruined because she is pregnant with Yuda (Teuku Rassya), the cool and popular guy at school.

The situation becomes more complicated because Yuda moves to Japan and Naura has to face Keenan (Al Ghazali), the troublemaker at school but always there for Naura in difficult times. Naura also has to face Celine (Elina Joerg), Naura's arch rival in every way, who also likes Keenan.

Lesley Simpson, Country Head of WeTV and iflix Indonesia as well as Executive Producer of WeTV Original Little Mom said WeTV Original Little Mom has become one of the flagship series that the audience has been waiting for.

“Since we announced WeTV Original Little Mom, the audience response has been incredible. Repeatedly being on trending lists on social media shows how impatient the audience is waiting for it to be broadcast. This kind of response also motivates us to continuously provide quality entertainment content for the Indonesian people,” explained Lesley Simpson.

WeTV Original Little Mom became an attraction not only because of the acting of the players who stole the public's attention. But also in terms of stories and conflicts raised are issues that are close to everyday people.

By watching WeTV Original Little Mom, viewers will be invited to follow the twists and turns of Naura's journey through pregnancy out of wedlock in her teens and how she continues to struggle to achieve her goals. In addition, his love triangle with Keenan and Yuda and his rivalry with Celine will be the spice of this story.

"This is not to teach teenagers to have promiscuity. But we show how difficult it is for teenagers who have to deal with pregnancy outside of marriage. This is a problem and they don't give up. We hope that by following the story episode by episode, there will be many moral messages, "said Rocky Soraya as Producer of WeTV Original Little Mom.

According to WHO data in 2018, there were more than two million teenage girls aged 15-19 years who gave birth between 2015 and 2020, this figure is 10% of the total birth rate in Indonesia. The number of cases that is increasing every year has made Indonesia ranked 7th in the country with the highest number of early marriages.

"We want WeTV Original Little Mom to have a positive impact on the future of young Indonesians," said Lesley Simpson.