Fam (TV series)

Fam is an American sitcom created by Corinne Kingsbury and that aired on CBS from January 10 to April 11, 2019. It stars Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Gary Cole.

Synopsis
The series revolves around Clem, a young woman who envisions her life as perfect after getting engaged to fiancé Nick, and loves her future in-laws Walt and Rose. However, her world is turned upside down when her out-of-control teenage half-sister Shannon moves in, and her estranged police detective father Freddy comes back into her life.

Main

 * Nina Dobrev as Clem, a recently engaged woman who works in event planning for Metropolitan Museum of Art
 * Tone Bell as Nick, Clem's fiancé and an associate professor of world literature at NYU
 * Odessa Adlon as Shannon, Clem's rebellious 16-year-old half-sister who dropped out of high school and ends up living with her
 * Sheryl Lee Ralph as Rose, Nick's mother and a therapist
 * Brian Stokes Mitchell as Walt, Nick's father and a Broadway star
 * Gary Cole as Freddy, Clem and Shannon's estranged father who is a homicide detective at New York City Police Department

Recurring

 * Blake Lee as Ben, Clem's best friend and an indoor cycling instructor
 * Brendan Calton as Evan
 * Charles Maceo as Officer Lopez
 * Jearnest Corchado as Janelle

Guest stars

 * John Ales as Darryl
 * James Urbaniak as Tom
 * Leslie David Baker as Mr. Kersey
 * Kate Walsh as Jolene
 * Curran Walters as Kyle
 * Andre G. Ward as Felix
 * David Pressman as Dean Kaiser
 * Peter Adrian Sudarso as JoJo
 * Christina DeRosa as Linda
 * Emily Kosloski as Stacy
 * Katie Wee as Kristen
 * Matthew Broussard as Charlie
 * Cooper Mothersbaugh as Max
 * Andrew Santino as Spence
 * Audrey Whitby as Beth
 * Lindsey Kraft as Molly
 * Ravi Patel as Joe
 * Ryan Cartwright as David

Development
On May 11, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a pilot-to-series order. The series' creator, Corinne Kingsbury, was also expected to executive produce alongside Bob Kushell, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, and Dana Honor. Production companies involved with the series were slated to include Kapital Entertainment and CBS Television Studios. On July 13, 2018, it was reported that the first season would consist of thirteen episodes.

On November 5, 2018, it was reported that CBS had fired executive producer Bob Kushell for "inappropriate language in the workplace". After Kushnell was fired, it was announced that Joe Port and Joe Wiseman were promoted to executive-produce alongside Kingsbury, Trilling, and Honor. On May 10, 2019, CBS canceled the series after one season.

Casting
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Brian Stokes Mitchell had been cast in series regular roles.

Filming
Fam was filmed at Radford Studio Center in Studio City, California, but it is set in New York City, New York.

Critical reception
The series holds an approval rating of 40% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite an appealing cast, FAM flounders under the weight of its sitcom stylings, drowning much of its potential in a sea of familiar jokes that don't serve its progressive premise." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 54 out of 100 based on 7 critics.