Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011)

The story of the drama surrounding a family's adult siblings.

Creator:

Jon Robin Baitz

Stars:

Dave Annable, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dave Annable	...	Justin Walker (110 episodes, 2006-2011)
Calista Flockhart	...	Kitty McCallister (110 episodes, 2006-2011)
Rachel Griffiths	...	Sarah Walker (110 episodes, 2006-2011)
Patricia Wettig	...	Holly Harper (110 episodes, 2006-2011)
Sally Field	...	Nora Walker (109 episodes, 2006-2011)
Matthew Rhys	...	Kevin Walker (109 episodes, 2006-2011)
Ron Rifkin	...	Saul Holden (109 episodes, 2006-2011)
Balthazar Getty	...	Tommy Walker (92 episodes, 2006-2011)
Kerris Dorsey	...	Paige Whedon (91 episodes, 2006-2011)
Luke Macfarlane	...	Scotty Wandell (89 episodes, 2006-2011)
Maxwell Perry Cotton	...	Cooper Whedon (81 episodes, 2006-2011)
Rob Lowe	...	Robert McCallister (78 episodes, 2006-2010)
Emily VanCamp	...	Rebecca Harper (75 episodes, 2007-2010)
Sarah Jane Morris	...	Julia Walker (65 episodes, 2006-2009)

Storyline

The story of the drama surrounding a family's adult siblings.

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Plot Keywords:

pasadena california | gay interest | los angeles california | brother sister relationship | gay brother | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Brothers and Sisters

Filming Locations:

1640 Lombardy Road, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Portsmouth, Berlanti Television, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unusually for a show that turned out to be a critical and commercial hit, in the weeks before the first episode aired, this show went through several cast and crew changes. The Walker family matriarch, Iva, played by Betty Buckley in the original pilot, was recast with Sally Field and renamed Nora. Walker brother Bryan, played by Jonathan LaPaglia, was recast with Matthew Rhys, renamed Kevin, and given a new back story (instead of Bryan being an ex-husband and father who was newly out of the closet, Kevin was a never-married lawyer who was more comfortable with his homosexuality). Marti Noxon was replaced as the showrunner by Greg Berlanti because of "creative differences."

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Connections

Referenced in Dancing with the Stars: Round Four (2009)

User Reviews

Just excellent

Just excellent!!! I don't know why TV companies are trying to hide some talented actors just like Flockhart...She is an outstanding actress..and from her first 10 minutes of the show I knew I was going to love this show..with all of its relations and characters... This show is a breath-taker and I just love it...and I can't wait to see the more of it... we are all waiting... The characters and their problems were interesting to know! Calista Flockhart gets to use her very real acting ability portraying a character who has very little in common with Ally McBeal. Tom Skerritt and Sally Field are great as the parents, and each of the brothers and sisters has his or her own problems to deal with, and yet the story doesn't have the feel of a tear-jerking melodrama. The ending of this episode was a shocker, and it will be interesting to see if the writers can maintain the tension in future episodes