This Is Us season 3

The third season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.

A third season was ordered, alongside a second season, in January 2017, with production for season three beginning in July 2018. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Melanie Liburd, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, and Lyric Ross.

The third season premiered on September 25, 2018 and concluded on April 2, 2019. The season consisted of 18 episodes.

Main

 * Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson
 * Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson
 * Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson
 * Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson
 * Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson
 * Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson
 * Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson
 * Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson
 * Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson
 * Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson
 * Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson
 * Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson
 * Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon
 * Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas
 * Melanie Liburd as Zoe Baker
 * Eris Baker as Tess Pearson
 * Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson
 * Lyric Ross as Deja Andrews

Recurring

 * Caitlin Thompson as Madison
 * Sumalee Montano as Dr. Gail Jasper
 * Rob Morgan as Solomon Brown
 * Michael Angarano as young adult Nicholas "Nick" Pearson
 * Porter Duong as Hien
 * Peter Onorati as Stanley Pearson

Guest

 * Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill
 * Jane Kaczmarek as Mrs. Philips
 * Charlie Robinson as present-day Donald Robinson
 * Wendie Malick as Mary Damon, Toby's mother.
 * Dan Lauria as Mr. Damon, Toby's father.
 * Tim Jo as Jae-Won Yoo
 * Joy Brunson as Shauna, Deja's mother.
 * Denis O'Hare as Jessie
 * Griffin Dunne as Nicholas "Nick" Pearson
 * Phylicia Rashad as Carol Clarke, Beth's mother.
 * Carl Lumbly as Abe Clarke, Beth's father.
 * Akira Akbar as young Beth Pearson
 * Rachel Hilson as teenage Beth Pearson
 * Dakota Baccelli as young Zoe Baker
 * Brianna Reed as teenage Zoe Baker
 * Goran Visnjic as Vincent Kelly, Beth's ballet teacher.
 * Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie

Development
On January 18, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second and third season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes.

Casting
Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas and Ron Cephas Jones return from the second season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, Miguel Rivas, and William H. Hill, respectively. Lyric Ross, who recurred as Deja throughout the second season, was subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the third season. In August 2018, Michael Angarano was cast to recur as Nick Pearson, Jack Pearson's brother; the character was first mentioned in the second season, and previously was depicted only briefly as a child. Melanie Liburd was promoted to series regular after guest starring in the second season as Zoe, Beth Pearson's cousin and Kevin Pearson's new love interest.

Filming
Production on the season officially began on July 10, 2018, in Los Angeles.