This is Us

TitleThis is Us
Year of Publication2016
Publication TypeTelevision Script
Number of Pages or Episodes106 episodes
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsFogelman, Dan
Keywordsactors and actresses; addiction; adoption; Black Americans; contractors; fires; grief; Latino/Latina/Latinx Americans; local politicians; Pittsburgh Steelers; singers; Super Bowl; triplets; Vietnam War
Abstract

A young couple, Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore), raise three young childrenKate (Chrissy Metz), Kevin (Justin Hartley), and Randall (Sterling K. Brown)in suburban Pittsburgh in the 1980s and '90s. Each episode pivots between past and presentwhere Kate is an aspiring singer, Kevin is a famous sitcom star, and Randall is a city councilorwith brief glimpses of the future.

Author Biography

Dan Fogelman (1977- ), born in River Vale, New Jersey and educated at the University of Pennsylvania, is a screenwriter and producer.

Time

1960s-2040s

Published

unpublished