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The first season of the family drama television series The Fosters originally aired on Freeform in the United States. It premiered on June 3, 2013 and ended on March 24, 2014. The season consisted of 21 episodes.

The show premiered to 1.42 million viewers and retained a regular audience of 1.7 million viewers during its summer run. The summer finale scored 2.07 million viewers, achieving a series high. The show went on hiatus and returned with its winter premiere on January 13, 2014, with 1.92 million viewers. The season ended on March 24, 2014 with a total of 1.29 million viewers.

Main cast

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

Guest cast

 * Colby French as Jim Pearson
 * David Sullivan as David Fressola
 * Geoffrey Rivas as Bill
 * Lorraine Toussaint as Dana Adams
 * Noah St. John as Garret Paul
 * Suzanne Cryer as Jenna Paul
 * Tahlena Chikami as Savannah George
 * Sam McMurray as Frank Cooper
 * Justina Machado as Sofia Rivera

Recurring cast

 * Madisen Beaty as Talya Banks
 * April Parker Jones as Captain Roberts
 * Alexandra Barreto as Ana Gutierrez
 * Jay Ali as Timothy
 * Bianca Santos as Lexi Rivera
 * Anne Winters as Kelsey
 * Alex Saxon as Wyatt
 * Norma Maldonado as Karina Sánchez
 * Rosie O'Donnell as Rita Hendricks
 * Amanda Leighton as Emma
 * Daffany Clark as Daphne Keene
 * Annamarie Kenoyer as Becka
 * Cherinda Kincherlow as Kiara
 * Hayley Kiyoko as Gabi
 * Tom Phelan as Cole
 * Alicia Sixtos as Carmen
 * Julian de la Celle as Zac Rogers
 * Reiley McClendon as Vico Cerar
 * Marla Sokoloff as Dani Kirkland


 * John Rubinstein as Henry Marshall
 * Carlos Sanz as Ernie Rivera
 * Mary Mouser as Sarah
 * Brandon W. Jones as Liam Olmstead
 * Page Leong as Dr. Kodema
 * Necar Zadegan as Gretchen
 * Michael Filipowich as Evan
 * Scott Lowell as Dr. Aldicott
 * Gus Buktenica as I.A. Agent #2
 * Juan Pope as I.A. Agent #1
 * Annie Potts as Sharon Elkin
 * Andrew Leeds as A.D.A. Colbert
 * Stephen Collins as Stewart Adams
 * Jeffrey Nicholas Brown as Mike
 * Cyrus Farmer as Ed Craig
 * Garrett Clayton as Chase Dillon
 * Michael Dempsey as Davis
 * Stephanie Erb as Dr. Vivian Hillcroft
 * Romy Rosemont as Amanda Rogers
 * Jamie McShane as Donald Jacob

Casting
On August 23, 2012, sources reported that ABC Family had ordered a pilot for The Fosters, a series which would tell the story of a lesbian couple raising a "21st-century" multi-ethnic mix of foster and biological children. On September 24, 2012, it was reported that Teri Polo and Sherri Saum had been cast to star in the pilot as the two leads, Stef Adams Foster and Lena Adams Foster respectively.

On February 6, 2013, it was reported that ABC Family had picked up the show, with production set to begin that spring for a summer 2013 premiere. The rest of the principal cast was also announced at that time, including Danny Nucci as Stef's ex-husband Mike Foster, David Lambert as their biological son Brandon Foster, Jake T. Austin and Cierra Ramirez as Stef and Lena's adopted twins Jesus and Mariana Foster, and Maia Mitchell and Hayden Byerly as their foster children Callie and Jude Jacob.

When recounting the casting process, Bredeweg explained, "[W]e spent tireless hours trying to find the right person for each role. Then they all began to line up—it was like dominos—the moment we found our Lena, the moment we found our Callie, the moment we found our Stef, it sort of all started to line up perfectly for us." On April 11, 2013, TV Guide unveiled the first official cast photo of The Fosters.