The Family (2016 TV series)

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The Family
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Promotional poster
Genre
Created by Jenna Bans
Starring
Composer Robert Duncan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
ProducerSean Ryerson
Running time44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 3 (2016-03-03) 
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)

The Family is an American thriller television series. It was created by and executive produced by Jenna Bans, former ShondaLand regular writer, for ABC. The series follows on the return of the mayor's young son, who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. The series stars Joan Allen as Claire Warren, the ambitious and manipulative mayor of the fictional city Red Pines, Maine, and matriarch of the Warren family, who announces her candidacy for governor when her son Adam, played by Liam James, returns after having been kidnapped 10 years prior.

Contents

The series premiered on ABC on March 3, 2016, before moving to its regular Sunday night timeslot on March 6, 2016. Its last episode aired on May 15, 2016. [1] On May 12, 2016, it was announced that the series had been cancelled by ABC after one season. [2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Paul McGuigan Jenna Bans March 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)5.70 [6]
2"All You See Is Dark" John Gray Jenna BansMarch 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)3.13 [7]
3"Of Puppies and Monsters" Andrew McCarthy Alexandra Cunningham March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)3.52 [8]
4"Feathers or Steel"John GrayCorey MillerMarch 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)2.64 [9]
5"I Win"Andrew McCarthyJeannine RenshawMarch 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)2.61 [10]
6"Nowhere Man"Andrew McCarthyBill KrebsApril 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)3.13 [11]
7"All the Livelong Day"Paul McGuigan Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10)3.15 [12]
8"Sweet Jane" Colin Bucksey Nicole PaulhusApril 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)2.98 [13]
9"Betta Male" Michael Offer Mark K. Turner & Davita ScarlettApril 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)2.92 [14]
10"Fun Ways to Tell Boyfriend You're Pregnant" Holly Dale Jeannine RenshawMay 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)2.85 [15]
11"Election Day"Colin BuckseyBill Krebs & Corey MillerMay 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)2.56 [16]
12"What Took so Long"Paul McGuiganStory by: Jenna Bans
Teleplay by: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)3.30 [17]

Production

Development and filming

On September 24, 2014, it was announced that ABC bought the original concept of the untitled mystery drama from Grey's Anatomy and Scandal regular writer Jenna Bans. [18] [19] The series is produced by ABC Studios and Mandeville Television; Bans serves as executive producer with David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Laurie Zaks. ABC greenlighted the pilot on January 28, 2015. [20]

The pilot episode, directed by Paul McGuigan, began filming on March 12, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia. [21] [22] [23] Later episodes began filming in New York City in September 2015. [24]

Casting

Casting advertisement began in February 2015. On February 13, Zach Gilford was the first to be announced as a regular cast member, playing the role of the older brother. [25] On February 19 Liam James was cast in the key role of the young son who was presumed dead. [26] On February 25, it was announced that Margot Bingham was cast as one of the female lead roles, playing a police sergeant. [27] On February 25, it was announced that three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen will play the leading role of mayor and Warren family matriarch. [28] The show would be her first broadcast series regular role after many years starring in movies. [28] [29] [30] On the same day Alison Pill was cast as the mayor's daughter and campaign manager. [31] [32] Floriana Lima was cast as a young reporter. [30] On March 10 it was announced that Andrew McCarthy will play Warren's former neighbor who spent 10 years in prison for Adam's murder. [33] On March 16, it was announced that Rupert Graves was cast in the final series regular role as Claire Warren's husband. [34]

On October 2, 2015, Grant Show joined the series in the major recurring role as the Democratic governor and Claire's rival. [35] [36]

Reception

Critical response

The Family has received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of 33 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads, "The Family takes a confusing, convoluted course to solve its central mystery that few will want to follow, despite a game performance from Joan Allen." [37] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [38]

The performances of McCarthy, Pill, and Allen were praised by critics. Stacey Ritzen of Uproxx wrote that "the cast all bring their A game, particularly Allen as the ball-busting matriarch and McCarthy, who lends genuine creepiness and dread to the role." [39] Dominic Patten of Deadline Hollywood praised Allen's and Pill's performances, and wrote that Pill "delivers a rooted multi-level performance that is pretty big league unto itself". [40] Ellen Gray of Philadelphia Daily News praised McCarthy's performance, writing that "while we're waiting to be further mystified, there's plenty to see, including McCarthy's scene-stealing performance as a character who might be as misunderstood as Boo Radley, or might truly be the bogeyman of our worst nightmares." [41]

Other critics slammed the writing and casting. Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter called the show, "Poorly written and completely ridiculous." [42] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly gave it a C−, summarizing it as a "sour, formulaic expression of ABC's penchant for buzzy, 'sticky' potboilers." He wrote that the show delivered a "shallow treatment of material that deserves more maturity, more empathy, more savvy about American culture. It shows capacity for interesting ideas but has only meager, cliché imagination for them." [43]

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateRating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"March 3, 20161.5/5 [6] 5.70 [6] TBATBATBATBA
2"All You See Is Dark"March 6, 20160.8/2 [7] 3.13 [7] 0.72.301.55.43 [44]
3"Of Puppies and Monsters"March 13, 20160.8/3 [8] 3.52 [8] 0.82.111.65.63 [45]
4"Feathers or Steel"March 20, 20160.7/2 [9] 2.64 [9] 0.61.961.34.60 [46]
5"I Win"March 27, 20160.6/2 [10] 2.61 [10] 0.7TBA1.3 [47] TBA
6"Nowhere Man"April 3, 20160.7/2 [11] 3.13 [11] 0.61.791.34.91 [48]
7"All the Livelong Day"April 10, 20160.8/2 [12] 3.15 [12] 0.61.841.44.99 [49]
8"Sweet Jane"April 17, 20160.8/2 [13] 2.98 [13] 0.61.791.44.76 [50]
9"Betta Male"April 24, 20160.8/2 [14] 2.92 [14] 0.71.901.54.82 [51]
10"Fun Ways to Tell Boyfriend You're Pregnant"May 1, 20160.8/2 [15] 2.85 [15] 0.51.601.34.45 [52]
11"Election Day"May 8, 20160.7/2 [16] 2.56 [16] 0.61.761.34.31 [53]
12"What Took so Long"May 15, 20160.8/3 [17] 3.30 [17] 0.61.711.45.01 [54]

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