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This Is Us
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Pilot

  • Episode aired Sep 20, 2016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
6.3K
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Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia in This Is Us (2016)
This Is Us: Pilot
Play trailer0:48
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ComedyDramaRomance
Rebecca goes into an early labor; Randall finds his biological father; Kevin faces a personal and professional crisis; Kate finds herself at a low point.Rebecca goes into an early labor; Randall finds his biological father; Kevin faces a personal and professional crisis; Kate finds herself at a low point.Rebecca goes into an early labor; Randall finds his biological father; Kevin faces a personal and professional crisis; Kate finds herself at a low point.
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    • Directors
      • Glenn Ficarra
      • John Requa
    • Writer
      • Dan Fogelman
    • Stars
      • Milo Ventimiglia
      • Mandy Moore
      • Sterling K. Brown
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Glenn Ficarra
      • John Requa
    • Writer
      • Dan Fogelman
    • Stars
      • Milo Ventimiglia
      • Mandy Moore
      • Sterling K. Brown
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews

    Videos3

    This Is Us: Kate Meets Toby
    Clip 0:58
    This Is Us: Kate Meets Toby
    This Is Us: Jack Tells Rebecca And Dr. K They Are Going To Have Three Healthy Babies
    Clip 1:58
    This Is Us: Jack Tells Rebecca And Dr. K They Are Going To Have Three Healthy Babies
    This Is Us: Pilot
    Trailer 0:48
    This Is Us: Pilot

    Photos19

    Justin Hartley and Chrissy Metz in This Is Us (2016)
    Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson in This Is Us (2016)
    Mandy Moore in This Is Us (2016)
    Chrissy Metz and Chris Sullivan in This Is Us (2016)
    Ron Cephas Jones in This Is Us (2016)
    Justin Hartley, Alena Savostikova, and Sydney Schafer in This Is Us (2016)
    Milo Ventimiglia in This Is Us (2016)
    Gerald McRaney in This Is Us (2016)
    Ron Cephas Jones and Sterling K. Brown in This Is Us (2016)
    Sterling K. Brown in This Is Us (2016)
    Milo Ventimiglia in This Is Us (2016)
    Gerald McRaney and Milo Ventimiglia in This Is Us (2016)

    Top cast

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    Milo Ventimiglia
    Milo Ventimiglia
    • Jack Pearson
    Mandy Moore
    Mandy Moore
    • Rebecca Pearson
    Sterling K. Brown
    Sterling K. Brown
    • Randall Pearson
    Chrissy Metz
    Chrissy Metz
    • Kate Pearson
    Justin Hartley
    Justin Hartley
    • Kevin Pearson
    Susan Kelechi Watson
    Susan Kelechi Watson
    • Beth Pearson
    Chris Sullivan
    Chris Sullivan
    • Toby Damon
    Ron Cephas Jones
    Ron Cephas Jones
    • William Hill
    Alan Thicke
    Alan Thicke
    • Alan Thicke
    Andrew Santino
    Andrew Santino
    • Casey
    Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    • Tanya
    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Dr. Nathan Katowski
    Richard Tanner
    Richard Tanner
    • Director John
    Lisa Schurga
    Lisa Schurga
    • Stage Manager
    Mark Cohen
    Mark Cohen
    • Warm Up Guy
    Brian Oblak
    Brian Oblak
    • Firefighter
    Faithe Herman
    Faithe Herman
    • Annie Pearson
    Eris Baker
    Eris Baker
    • Tess Pearson
    • Directors
      • Glenn Ficarra
      • John Requa
    • Writer
      • Dan Fogelman
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the original script of the pilot, the big three were originally called "fearsome threesome".
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Dr. Nathan Katowski: I like to think that maybe one day you'll be an old man like me, talking a younger man's ear off, explaining to him how you took the sourest lemon that life has to offer and turned it into something resembling lemonade. If you can do that, then you will still be... taking three babies home from this hospital. Just maybe not the way you planned.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      9 Crimes
      Written by Damien Rice (uncredited)
      Performed by Damien Rice

    User reviews11

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Perfect
    Good acting (so, so good), good presentation, awesome music, good screenwriting. EVERYTHING is good in this pilot.

    It's a MUST-WATCH even if you don't feel like following up with the rest (you should thought, at least through season 1).
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    • lixeix
    • Jan 22, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rhode Island Ave. Productions
      • Zaftig Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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