The Fosters 

Teenager Callie Jacob is placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their blend of biological, adoptive, and foster children.

Creators:

Bradley Bredeweg, Peter Paige

Stars:

Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly

7 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Teri Polo	...	Stef Adams Foster / ... 104 episodes, 2013-2018
Sherri Saum	...	Lena Adams Foster / ... 104 episodes, 2013-2018
Hayden Byerly	...	Jude Adams Foster / ... 104 episodes, 2013-2018
David Lambert	...	Brandon Foster 104 episodes, 2013-2018
Maia Mitchell	...	Callie Jacob / ... 104 episodes, 2013-2018
Cierra Ramirez	...	Mariana Adams Foster / ... 104 episodes, 2013-2018
Danny Nucci	...	Mike Foster 88 episodes, 2013-2018
Amanda Leighton	...	Emma Kurtzman 54 episodes, 2014-2018
Noah Centineo	...	Jesus Adams Foster 53 episodes, 2015-2018
Jake T. Austin	...	Jesus Adams Foster 42 episodes, 2013-2015

Storyline

Stef Foster and Lena Adams, a lesbian couple, have a family of adopted, biological, and foster children. Mariana and Jesus are adopted 15-year-old twins and Brandon is Stef's 16-year-old biological son from a previous marriage. Everything is going fine in the house until Callie and Jude arrive. 16-year-old Callie and her 12-year-old brother Jude have been in many different foster homes, but when they are placed with the Fosters, things begin to happen. In this series, the Fosters will deal with many different issues: hook-ups, break-ups, romances, and important life lessons.

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Plot Keywords:

foster home | same sex parents | adoption | foster parent | lesbian couple | 

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Taglines:

How do you define family?

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Freeform [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Familia de acogida

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blazing Elm Entertainment, Nitelite Entertainment, Nuyorican Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Lambert (Brandon), Mary Mouser:Guest Star (Sarah), and Hayley Kiyoko: Guest Star (Gabi) are all left handed.

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Goofs

The series takes place in San Diego, California. In some episodes throughout the series, there are scenes when police vehicles have their lights on without a steady red light present. All police vehicles in California are required to have a steady red light on when the police lights on the front of police vehicles are on.

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Connections

Referenced in Hell's Kitchen: 17 Chefs Compete (2014)

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Soundtracks

Where You Belong (Title Song)
Performed by Kari Kimmel

User Reviews

Simply fantastic!

This show is amazing not because of its progressive stance (a multi-racial family that includes same-sex parents), but its ability to avoid stereotyping. We could've had a show that took a political standpoint for or against gay marriage, but instead we get a series that paints a loving family going through the trials that all families have to go through. Everyone's different background (the Latino twins, the delinquent foster child, the son from one of the partner's previous marriage) could've been used to create one dimensional characters whose behavior was predicted based on label. However, this show doesn't resort to that. It has a well- rounded cast in terms of acting and has you empathize with every P.O.V. :] Thank you ABC Family for giving us this rare gem. Sad we had to wait till now to get something like this on television.