The Kids Are Alright (TV series)

The Kids Are Alright
GenreSitcom
Created byTim Doyle
Starring
Narrated byTim Doyle
ComposerSiddhartha Khosla
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producers
ProducerKris Eber
CinematographyCraig Kief
EditorCasey Brown
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16) –
May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)
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The Kids Are Alright is an American television sitcom created by Tim Doyle for ABC, inspired by Doyle's own childhood. The series is a single-camera comedy about an Irish Catholic family raising eight sons in suburban Los Angeles circa 1972, navigating the trials and tribulations of the era.

The series stars Michael Cudlitz and Mary McCormack as parents Mike and Peggy Cleary, with Jack Gore, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote, Sawyer Barth, Christopher Paul Richards, Andy Walken, and Santino Barnard starring as their first seven sons. The series received a put pilot commitment at ABC in September 2017, with a pilot ordered in January 2018. The Kids Are Alright was ordered to series by ABC in May 2018, and it was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes in November 2018. ABC ordered an additional episode in December 2018, bringing the order to 23 episodes. Filming for the series took place primarily in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.

The series premiered on October 16, 2018, and received generally positive reviews, a 2019 Best Comedy Episode nomination from the Writers Guild of America for its pilot script, and a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite these accolades, on May 10, 2019, ABC canceled the series after one season.[1]

  1. ^ Mason, Charlie (May 10, 2019). "The Kids Are Alright Cancelled at ABC". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.