Almost Family

Almost Family is an American drama television series based on the Australian television series Sisters, developed by Annie Weisman which aired from October 2, 2019, to February 22, 2020, on Fox.
In March 2020, Fox canceled the series after one season.

Premise

When it is revealed that fertility doctor Leon Bechley had used his own sperm to conceive at least 100 children throughout his career, Julia Bechley unites with two of her half siblings—including childhood friend Edie Palmer, and retired Olympic athlete Roxy Doyle —as they deal with issues that have been affecting their lives.

Cast

Brittany Snow as Julia Bechley, a communications director for her father's fertility clinic
Megalyn Echikunwoke as Edie Palmer, Julia's childhood friend and one of Julia's half siblings who is a criminal defense attorney
Emily Osment as Roxy Doyle, a retired gymnast and one of Julia's half siblings
Mo McRae as Tim Moore, Edie's husband who is also a criminal defense attorney at the same law firm and Julia's ex-boyfriend
Mustafa Elzein as Dr. Isaac Abadi, an employee of the Bechley clinic and Leon's trusted second-in-command
Victoria Cartagena as Amanda Doherty, the woman that Edie is cheating on her husband with and the assistant district attorney assigned to prosecute Leon
Timothy Hutton as Leon Bechley, a fertility doctor and Julia's father, accused of fathering dozens of children without his patients' knowledge or consent
Production

Development

On October 16, 2018, it was announced that Fox had given the production, then titled Sisters, a pilot production commitment. The pilot was written by Annie Weisman who was also set to executive produce alongside Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Imogen Banks, Sharon Levy, Leslye Headland. Production companies involved with the pilot include Universal Television and Fox Entertainment. On February 13, 2019, the production officially received a pilot order.
On May 9, 2019, it was announced that Fox had given the series order. A few days later, it was announced that the title of the show had been changed to Not Just Me. A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019 and air on Wednesdays at 9:00 P.M. In June 2019, Fox changed the title from Not Just Me to Almost Family. The series debuted on October 2, 2019. On March 2, 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

Casting

In February 2019, it was announced that Brittany Snow and Megalyn Echikunwoke had been cast in the pilot's lead roles. In March 2019, it was reported that Emily Osment and Victoria Cartagena had joined the cast.

Episodes

Release

On May 13, 2019, Fox released the first official trailer for the series.

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Almost Family holds an approval rating of 28% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 4.40/10. The website's critical consensus states, "An appealing cast can't make up for Almost Family appalling premise." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".