In the preview of "Road to Redemption," which begins in May 2022, Mama June Shannon hints that a lot has been going on behind the scenes since the last season. Daughters Alana and Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon are worried that "her bad choices are finally catching up to her." Newspaper headlines onscreen allege that June has been dropping thousands on a new, younger boyfriend. 

In addition to being her younger sister's custodian, Lauryn has a young daughter, and a newborn son — and TMZ has reported that she's currently pregnant with twins as well. Alana, now 16, has a steady boyfriend, so Lauryn and her husband Josh have to make sure the new guy treats her respectfully. But Lauryn is proud of being able to provide a stable life for her sister, so it's a huge blow when their mother comes back into their lives, "piling on more drama," as the narration explains.

Snippets of the upcoming season indicate that the newly sober June feels ready to care for her youngest daughter again. Despite Lauryn's protest that "I'm her mama now,"  June smugly says to the camera, "Alana is mine, and I can take her back any time I want." We see Lauryn talking to a lawyer about getting full physical custody of the sister formerly known as "Honey Boo Boo," and an apparent confrontation in which we hear, "You better get ready for a fight."