Almost Family
An American adaptation of the Australian series Sisters.
Almost Family is an American drama television series developed by Annie Weisman, based on the Australian series Sisters. It aired on Fox from October 2, 2019, to February 22, 2020. Fox canceled the series after one season in March 2020.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Drama
- Based on
- Sisters, Jonathan Gavin & Imogen Banks
- Developer
- Annie Weisman
- Starring
- Brittany Snow
- Megalyn Echikunwoke
- Emily Osment
- Mo McRae
- Mustafa Elzein
- Victoria Cartagena
- Timothy Hutton
- Music
- David Schwartz
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
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Did You Know?
- The series holds a 28% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews.
- On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.
- The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes states: 'An appealing cast can't make up for Almost Family appalling premise.'
Production
On October 16, 2018, Fox gave the production, then titled Sisters, a pilot production commitment. Annie Weisman wrote the pilot and was set to executive produce alongside Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Imogen Banks, Sharon Levy, and Leslye Headland, who also directed. Universal Television and Fox Entertainment were involved. The pilot was ordered on February 13, 2019. Fox gave the series a green light on May 9, 2019. The title changed to Not Just Me days later, then to Almost Family in June 2019. The series premiered on October 2, 2019, and was canceled on March 2, 2020. Brittany Snow and Megalyn Echikunwoke were cast in lead roles in February 2019; Emily Osment and Victoria Cartagena joined in March 2019.
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