Raising Children

Raising Children is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from January 10, 2001 to January 23, 2005. The series concluded with five seasons and 87 episodes. Raising Children focused on the Newman family, including Patrick and Mary, Patrick's brother Colin and his wife Amelia, and Colin's ex-wife Danielle, along with Mary's best friend Sarah and her husband James.
== Premise ==
Set in Seattle, Washington, Patrick and Mary Newman are a happily married couple with two kids, teenagers Taylor and Robbie. Patrick's brother Colin moves back to Seattle, along with his newlywed wife Amelia. Patrick's ex-wife (and mother of his daughter) Danielle also lives in Seattle, as does Mary's best friend/neighbor Sarah and her husband James, with their two sons.
===Season One===
== Cast ==
*Dylan McDermott as Patrick Newman; a construction manager who has been married to Mary for nearly twenty years.
*Kim Delaney as Mary Newman; Patrick's loving stay-at-home wife and the mother of Taylor and Robbie.
*Matthew Fox as Colin Newman; Patrick's brother who left Danielle and Alex years ago.
*Gabrielle Anwar as Amelia Newman; Colin's second wife who moves to Seattle with him.
*Dina Meyer as Danielle Phillips; Colin's ex-wife and Alex's mother.
*Laura Linney as Sarah Hutch; Mary's best friend and neighbor, James's wife, and Brandon and Kayden's mother.
*Dermot Mulroney as James Hutch; Sarah's husband, a firefighter, and Brandon and Kayden's father.
*Claire Danes as Taylor Newman; Patrick and Mary's sixteen-year-old daughter.
*Shia LaBeouf as Robbie Newman; Patrick and Mary's fourteen-year-old son.
*Amber Heard as Alex Newman; Colin and Danielle's twelve-year-old daughter.
*Aaron Paul as Brandon Hutch; Sarah and James's sixteen-year-old son.
*Robbie Amell as Kayden Hutch; Sarah and James's twelve-year-old son.
*Cameron Monaghan as Zach Hutch; Sarah and James's six-year-old son.
== Raising (Grand)children ==
In early 2017, talks began of reviving the cult favorite series. By June, nearly all of the cast members had expressed interest. ABC officially greenlit the revival, titled Raising (Grand)children on July 8. Dylan McDermott, Kim Delaney, Matthew Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Dina Meyer, Laura Linney, Dermot Mulroney, Claire Danes, Shia LaBeouf, Aaron Paul, Robbie Amell, and Cameron Monaghan all signed on to appear as series regulars in the ten-episode revival, though Amber Heard experienced scheudling conflicts and could only appear in three episodes.