Almost Family is an American drama television series based on the Australian television series Sisters, developed by Annie Weisman which aired from October 2, 2019, to February 22, 2020, on Fox.
In March 2020, Fox canceled the series after one season.
Premise
When it is revealed that
fertility doctor Leon Bechley (
Timothy Hutton) had used his own
sperm to conceive at least 100 children throughout his career, Julia Bechley (
Brittany Snow) unites with two of her
—including childhood friend Edie Palmer (Megalyn Echikunwoke), and retired Olympic athlete Roxy Doyle (
Emily Osment)—as they deal with issues that have been affecting their lives.
Cast
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Brittany Snow as Julia Bechley, a communications director for her father's fertility clinic
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Megalyn Echikunwoke as Edie Palmer, Julia's childhood friend and one of Julia's who is a criminal defense attorney
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Emily Osment as Roxy Doyle, a retired gymnast and one of Julia's half siblings
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Mo McRae as Tim Moore, Edie's husband who is also a criminal defense attorney at the same law firm and Julia's ex-boyfriend
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Mustafa Elzein as Dr. Isaac Abadi, an employee of the Bechley clinic and Leon's trusted second-in-command
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Victoria Cartagena as Amanda Doherty, the woman that Edie is cheating on her husband with and the assistant district attorney assigned to prosecute Leon
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Timothy Hutton as Leon Bechley, a fertility doctor and Julia's father, accused of fathering dozens of children without his patients' knowledge or consent
Production
Development
On October 16, 2018, it was announced that Fox had given the production, then titled
Sisters, a pilot production commitment.
The pilot was written by Annie Weisman who was also set to executive produce alongside
Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Imogen Banks, Sharon Levy, Leslye Headland (also the director). Production companies involved with the pilot include Universal Television and Fox Entertainment. On February 13, 2019, the production officially received a pilot order.
On May 9, 2019, it was announced that Fox had given the series order.
Casting
In February 2019, it was announced that
Brittany Snow and Megalyn Echikunwoke had been cast in the pilot's lead roles.
In March 2019, it was reported that
Emily Osment and Victoria Cartagena had joined the cast.
Episodes
Release
On May 13, 2019, Fox released the first official trailer for the series.
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes,
Almost Family holds an approval rating of 28% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 4.40/10. The website's critical consensus states, "An appealing cast can't make up for
Almost Family appalling premise."
On
Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Ratings
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