Closing chapter: Chantel and Pedro split in final season of ‘The Family Chantel’

What TLC calls the series’ “most explosive” season yet, the final chapter of “The Family Chantel” begins Monday, Nov. 6, on the network, documenting the end of the relationship between Chantel Everett and Pedro Jimeno.

First introduced on TLC’s highly-popular series “90 Day Fiancé,” this couple first met (in person) and fell in love when Chantel traveled to the Dominican Republic to meet Pedro during the series’ fourth season, where the pair subsequently got (secretly) engaged. Later, Pedro moved to Atlanta, where he and Chantel married in 2016 and continued to live, despite concerns from both of their families. The newlyweds then returned to document the ups and downs of their intercultural marriage during “90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?” and later on, during “90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined.”

With ample drama to share (and not just their own, but that of their opposing families) the duo soon secured their own spinoff on the network — “The Family Chantel” — a first for an individual couple from the “90 Day” franchise. During the series’ second season, its accompanying debrief show, “The Family Chantel: Pillow Talk,” began.

Despite their television success, not all was well for the couple. Season 4 of “The Family Chantel” ended as Pedro announced he would be filing for divorce from Chantel after six years of marriage.

TLC has announced that Season 5 begins nine months after Pedro’s announcement, beginning as the once-couple’s divorce inches towards finalization. However, the network warns that “accusations and old resentments make any kind of agreement no easy feat, [as] decisions such as selling the house, and who gets what possession, are almost impossible between the two. While both believe they are on the right side of this divorce, each family is intensely feuding as they fight to defend their own.

“From cultural clashes and language barriers to secrets revealed, this final chapter promises to deliver highly charged moments until the very last minute when the families meet faceto-face for one last time.”

For Chantel and Pedro, the true adventure began after the happily ever after — but every story has to end. The final chapter of “The Family Chantel” begins when Season 5 premieres, Monday, Nov. 6, on TLC.