A Million Little Things

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• On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 53% approval rating with an average rating of 6.34/10.
• Metacritic assigned the series a score of 51 out of 100, indicating mixed or average reviews.

Production

In August 2017, ABC secured a put pilot commitment for A Million Little Things, with DJ Nash writing and executive producing alongside Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor. The series was described as being in the tone of The Big Chill, and its title references the adage "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things." Nash conceived the idea after his single-camera comedy pilot Losing It, noting that comedy sometimes required apologizing for drama, whereas ABC showed enthusiasm for a drama with comedic elements. The pilot was ordered in January 2018, and ABC picked up the series in May 2018. Production was handled by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment. A full 17-episode season was ordered in October 2018. The series was renewed for a second season in February 2019, with a full season order announced in August 2019. A third season renewal came in May 2020, with Nash stating at PaleyFest New York that the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement would be incorporated into storylines. A fourth season of 20 episodes was ordered in May 2021, and a fifth season in May 2022. In November 2022, ABC announced the fifth season would be the final one. Casting began in February 2018 with David Giuntoli as Eddie, followed by Romany Malco as Rome, Christina Ochoa as Ashley, Anne Son as Katherine, Christina Moses as Regina Howard, and James Roday Rodriguez as Gary. Stéphanie Szostak was cast as Delilah and Lizzy Greene as Sophie Dixon in March 2018. Ron Livingston joined in an unspecified role, later revealed as Jon. Grace Park replaced Anne Son as Katherine in June 2018.

Release

The series premiered on ABC on September 26, 2018. Subsequent seasons premiered on September 26, 2019 (season two), November 19, 2020 (season three), September 22, 2021 (season four), and February 8, 2023 (season five). In Canada, the first three seasons aired on Citytv before moving to the W Network. In Turkey, it broadcast via Digiturk. In Germany, it streams on Disney+, and in Australia on Stan and Paramount+. The first season was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 27, 2019.