''Extended Family'' is an American television

sitcom A sitcom, a Portmanteau, portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troup ...

created by

Mike O'Malley Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor, writer and producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show '' Nickelodeon Guts'' before moving to Los Angeles later ...

that premiered on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters ...

on December 23, 2023, and concluded on March 26, 2024. It is loosely based on the lives of co-executive producers George Geyer, Emilia Fazzalari and

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of ...

owner Wyc Grousbeck. In May 2024, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

Jim and Julia, after an amicable divorce, decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey, the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia's heart.

Cast

Main

Jon Cryer Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenage photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy '' No Small Affair''; his br ...

as Jim Kearney Sr. *

Donald Faison Donald Adeosun Faison (; born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama '' Scrubs'' (2001–2010), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film '' Clueles ...

as Trey Taylor, Julia's fiancé and owner of the Boston Celtics *

Abigail Spencer Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress. She began her career playing Rebecca Tyree on the ABC daytime television soap opera ''All My Children'' (1999–2001) before going on to star in the Lifetime crime drama series, ...

as Julia Kearney, Jim's ex-wife *Sofia Capanna as Grace Kearney, Jim and Julia's daughter *Finn Sweeney as Jim "Jimmy" Kearney Jr., Jim and Julia's son

Recurring

Lenny Clarke Lenny or Lennie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lenny (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lennie (surname), a list of people * Lenny (singer) (born 1993), Czech songwriter Arts and entertainment Music * '' ...

as Bobby Kearney, Jim's father

Guest stars

Rick Fox Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name) Rick is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Richard, Derek, Frederick or Patrick. It may refer to: People * Rick Adams (disambiguation) * Rick Astley (born 1966), British sing ...

as Kevin Kelly, GM of the Boston Celtics *

Stephen McKinley Henderson Stephen McKinley Henderson (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and director. Henderson trained at Juilliard School for acting and later became a resident member of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis from 1976 to 1981. He came to promine ...

as Dr. Eldridge Davenport *

Billy Gardell William Gardell Jr. (born August 20, 1969) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on ''Mike & Molly.'' He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on ''Yes, Dear'' and appeared in a dozen e ...

as Bill *

Erica Ash Erica Chantal Ash (born September 19, 1977) is an American actress, comedian, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs ''Mad TV, MADtv'' and ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', and she later starred in the Starz sitcom '' ...

as Lydia *Missy Yager as Thea-Lyn *

Neal McDonough Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ''Boomtown'' (2002–200 ...

as Officer Schramn *

Rico E. Anderson Rico Elliott Anderson is an American film and television actor who has appeared in over 90 TV shows, films, and commercials. Early life Anderson was born in Seaside, California and is the oldest of eleven children on his mother's side (6 biolog ...

as Officer Franks *Malcolm Kelner as Sean Bell *Korbin Marum as Derek *

Iqbal Theba Iqbal Theba (pronounced ; born December 20, 1963) is a Pakistani actor. Theba is best known for his recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show '' Glee''. Early life Theba was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He belongs to the Theba clan, a Gu ...

as Dr. Mullen *Walter Belenky as Mr. Tarmy *Dmitrious Bistrevsky as Yuri Kobilska *

Nicholas Turturro Nicholas Turturro Jr. (born January 29, 1962) is an American actor, known for his roles in New York City based films and on the television series '' Blue Bloods'' and '' NYPD Blue''. He has collaborated with director Spike Lee since the late 1980 ...

as Petey D. * Charles Parnell as Governor Devon Monohan *

Nancy Lenehan Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. She is best known for Audrey in ''Grace Under Fire'' (1993-1998), Kay Hickey in ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005-2008), and Angela in ' ...

as Rose *

Kelly Stables Kelly Stables is an American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on ''Two and a Half Men'', Eden Konkler on '' The Exes'', and Kelly on '' Superstore''. Per ...

as Kate Mackey *

Robert Cicchini Robert Cicchini is an American film and television actor and director. Among Cicchini's film appearances are his roles as Lou Pennino, Vincent Corleone's bodyguard, in ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), Bill Guidone in ''Light Sleeper'' (1992) ...

as Tony Rizzo *

Andrea Anders Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five anticipated but short-lived sitcoms, ''Joey'', '' The Class'', ''Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ...

as Kristin *

Joel Murray Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American comedy actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand'', '' Love & War'', '' Dharma & Greg'', '' Still Standing'', and '' Shameless''. He has also appeared in ...

as Danny Walsh *

Caroline Rhea Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (; born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. She has performed numerous comedy specials, including ...

as Lana Telsoup *

Paul Pierce Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics. He was most recently an analyst on ESPN ...

as Himself

Episodes

Production

''Extended Family'' was given a series order on September 29, 2022. Production of the first season was interrupted by the

2023 SAG-AFTRA strike From July 14 to November 9, 2023, the American actors' union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) was on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Produce ...

. Prior to the strike, 6 episodes of the 13 episode first season were filmed, with the series being one of the first to return to production after the strike. The series was filmed at

Radford Studio Center Radford Studio Center, alternatively CBS Studio Center, is a television and film studio located in the Studio City district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. The lot has 18 sound stages from , of office space, and 223 dressing rooms. ...

Studio City, California Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 1927 ...

, but it is set in Boston, Massachusetts. On May 7, 2024, NBC canceled the series after one season.

Release

''Extended Family'' premiered on December 23, 2023, on

Reception

The

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website

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reported a 33% approval rating based on 6 critic reviews.

References

External links

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