Love Child is an Australian television drama series that follows the lives of staff and residents at the fictional
Kings Cross Hospital and Stanton House in Sydney in 1969. The drama was created by
Sarah Lambert and was first broadcast on the
Nine Network on 17 February 2014. The series is based on the real life
forced adoption in Australia for which former Prime Minister
Julia Gillard offered a national apology to those affected in 2013.
Love Child was renewed for a second season on 2 March 2014. The series was renewed for a third season on 23 February 2015.