The Fosters season 2

The second season of The Fosters premiered on June 16, 2014 and ended on March 23, 2015. The season consisted of 21 episodes and stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef Foster and Lena Adams, an interracial lesbian couple, who foster a girl (Maia Mitchell) and her younger brother (Hayden Byerly) while also trying to juggle raising Latino twin teenagers (Cierra Ramirez and Jake T. Austin) and Stef's biological son (David Lambert).

Premise
In this season, some will face the consequences of their past mistakes while others will fight fiercely to ensure a more promising future for their growing family. Brandon recovers from the assault but his hand is not 100%. Lena's desire for a baby ends with tragedy. Stef and Lena find themselves on the defence when Callie's biological father Robert Quinn expresses a sincere interest in having Callie be part of his family. Robert's efforts and desires leaves Callie in a tailspin, resulting in questionable decisions about her future, while Jude tries to manage his friendship with Connor amid their parents' conflict. Jesus annoys his sister by dating her friends. Brandon joins a band and the band's guitarist makes a play for Mariana. Pressure mounts as Stef and Lena start bickering more and more about decisions that are made unilaterally. Jesus deals with recruiters to mid-west schools.

Main cast

 * Teri Polo as Stef Adams Foster
 * Sherri Saum as Lena Adams Foster
 * Maia Mitchell as Callie Jacob
 * Jake T. Austin as Jesus Adams Foster
 * Cierra Ramirez as Mariana Adams Foster
 * David Lambert as Brandon Adams Foster
 * Hayden Byerly as Jude Adams Foster
 * Danny Nucci as Mike Foster

Recurring cast

 * Jordan Rodrigues as Mat Tan
 * Ashley Argota as Lou Chan
 * Caitlin Carver as Hayley Heinz
 * Kerr Smith as Robert Quinn
 * Bailee Madison as Sophia Quinn
 * Valerie Dillman as Jill Quinn
 * Alexandra Barreto as Ana Gutierrez
 * Gavin MacIntosh as Connor Stevens
 * Amanda Leighton as Emma
 * Daffany Clark as Daphne Keene
 * Annika Marks as Monte Porter
 * Alex Saxon as Wyatt
 * Samantha Logan as Tia Stephens
 * Madison Pettis as Daria
 * Izabela Vidovic as Taylor
 * Hannah Kasulka as Kaitlyn
 * Brandon W. Jones as Liam Olmstead
 * Alberto De Diego as Rafael
 * Tom Phelan as Cole
 * Cherinda Kincherlow as Kiara
 * Rosie O'Donnell as Rita Hendricks

Guest cast

 * Annie Potts as Sharon Elkin
 * Lorraine Toussaint as Dana Adams
 * Marlene Forte as Elena Gutierrez
 * Tony Plana as Victor Gutierrez
 * Jamie McShane as Donald Jacob
 * Annamarie Kenoyer as Becka
 * Alicia Sixtos as Carmen
 * Marla Sokoloff as Dani Kirkland

Casting
In March 2015, it was announced that Jake T. Austin would be leaving the show. He tweeted: "I'm honored to have been a part of such a groundbreaking series, but I personally want to let you know that my time on the show has come to an end. Thank you for letting me be a part of your family, it's been a pleasure." It was announced in June 2015, Noah Centineo would replace Austin in the role of Jesus.