The Fosters (American TV series)

This article is about the American series. For the British series, see The Fosters (British TV series).

The Fosters
Genre
Created by
Showrunners
  • Bradley Bredeweg
  • Peter Paige
Starring
Theme music composerKari Kimmel
Opening theme"Where You Belong" by Kari Kimmel
Ending theme"Where You Belong" (instrumental)
ComposerAlec Puro
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes104 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Christine A. Sacani
  • Paul Sciarrotta
  • David Hartle
  • Mark Benton Johnson
  • Megan Lynn
  • Wade Solomon
Cinematography
  • Lowell Peterson
  • Kees Van Oostrum
  • Checco Varese
Editors
  • Kristin Windell
  • Sharon Silverman
  • Debra Weinstein
  • Michael Jablow
  • Meghan Robertson
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFreeform
ReleaseJune 3, 2013 (2013-06-03) –
June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
Related
Good Trouble
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The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg. It premiered in the United States on June 3, 2013, on the ABC Family (later Freeform) television network and concluded on June 6, 2018. It followed the lives of the Adams-Foster family led by a lesbian couple, Stef Foster, a police officer, and Lena Adams, a school vice principal, who raise one biological son and four adopted teenagers in San Diego, California.

The first season received generally favorable reviews and particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes. It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award.

On January 3, 2018, Freeform announced that The Fosters would end after five seasons. It concluded with a three-episode finale, which also acted as an introduction to Good Trouble, the spin-off series starring Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez.[1]

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 3, 2018). "'The Fosters' To End Run With 3-Episode Finale As Freeform Orders Spinoff Series Starring Maia Mitchell & Cierra Ramirez". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2018.