''Relativity'' is an American
drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...
television series which followed a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens (played by
Kimberly Williams) and Leo Roth (played by
David Conrad), and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
.
The short-lived ABC series was the product of ''
thirtysomething'' producers
Edward Zwick
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and historical drama, epic historical film genres and was awarded an Academy Awards, Academy Award, as well as a British Academy Film Aw ...
and
Marshall Herskovitz (who also produced ''
Once and Again
''Once and Again'' is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999, to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. It was created by Marshall Herskovi ...
'' and ''
My So-Called Life'', two other critically acclaimed series).
The series ran on
ABC from September 24, 1996 until April 14, 1997; it was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings.
The first open-mouth kiss between two women on prime time television occurred on the show in 1997.
Cast
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Kimberly Williams as Isabel Lukens
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David Conrad as Leo Roth
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Jane Adams as Karen Lukens
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Randall Batinkoff as Everett
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Cliff De Young as David Lukens
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Lisa Edelstein as Rhonda Roth
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Adam Goldberg as Doug
* Devon Gummersall as Jake Roth
* Robert Katims as Hal Roth
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Poppy Montgomery as Jennifer Lukens
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Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on ''The West Wing'', a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with ''The West Wing'', directing an ...
as Barry Roth
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Mary Ellen Trainor as Eve Lukens
Episodes
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0115332, Relativity
Review: Relativity on AllYourScreens
1990s American drama television series
1996 American television series debuts
1997 American television series endings
Television shows set in Los Angeles
1990s American LGBTQ-related drama television series
American English-language television shows
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
American Broadcasting Company television dramas