Friends with Better Lives

Did You Know?

• The remaining five episodes were aired by DSTV in South Africa and were released on DVD in the US.
• On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregate score of 13% based on 3 positive and 21 negative critic reviews.

Cast

James Van Der Beek portrays Will Stokes, a gynecologist who returns to bachelor life after learning of his wife's infidelity. Kevin Connolly and Majandra Delfino play Bobby and Andi Lutz, a married couple with two kids who miss their younger partying days. Zoe Lister-Jones is Kate McLean, the Chief Operating Officer of a thriving social media company with poor dating luck; her last name is given as Piers in the episode "The Lost and Hound". Brooklyn Decker plays Jules Talley, a former model and aspiring actress recently engaged to Lowell, portrayed by Rick Donald, a spiritual, self-righteous Australian environmentalist.

Production and development

In September 2012, Friends with Better Lives first appeared as part of the CBS development slate. On January 22, 2013, CBS placed a pilot order, with the pilot written by Dana Klein and directed by James Burrows. Casting announcements began in February 2013, starting with James Van Der Beek as Will Stokes. Brooklyn Decker was next cast as Jules Talley, followed by Rick Donald as Lowell Peddit. Kevin Connolly and Majandra Delfino then signed on as Bobby and Andi Lutz, and Zoe Lister-Jones was the last actor cast, as Kate McLean. On May 12, 2013, CBS placed a series order for Friends with Better Lives to premiere as part of the 2013–14 American television season.