The Eight of Us

The Eight of Us is an NBC drama television series that premiered on September 20, 2016 and has aired four seasons and sixty-three episodes.
== Plot ==
== Cast and characters ==
=== Family ===
*Maxwell "Max" McAllister; a factory worker and Lyla's ex-husband, and father of Olivia, John, David, Chris, Anna, Jake, Lily, and Lucas.
*Lyla McAllister; Max's ex-wife, and mother of Olivia, John, David, Chris, Anna, Jake, Lily, and Lucas. She is diagnosed with cancer later in her life.
*Olivia McAllister; Max and Lyla's oldest. Olivia has severe OCD and never settled down with a husband or children.
*John Maxwell; Max and Lyla's second child, and Vicki's husband and father of three. John always felt like an outsider to the family and when he became a politician, he changed his surname.
*David McAllister; one of Max and Lyla's quadruplets, and Julia's husband, and father of three. David also is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
*Chris McAllister; one of Max and Lyla's quadruplets, a famous actor whose career has gone down the drain recently.
*Anna Darby; one of Max and Lyla's quadruplets, and Mark's wife and mother of Adam. Anna was always seen as a trophy wife and is trying to break away from the title.
*Jake McAllister; one of Max and Lyla's quadruplets, and Marissa's husband. Jake was hired by Mark due to being Anna's brother, but was fired recently.
*Lily Andrews; Max and Lyla's second youngest, and Isaac's wife and adoptive mother of Cal. Lily is infertile and learns that her adoptive son is sick.
*Lucas McAllister; Max and Lyla's youngest, who has trouble getting sober. Lucas has had an alcohol addiction for over a decade, before finally joining AA.
*Vicki Maxwell; John's wife who becomes suspicious of Jenna.
*Jenna Stern; John's illegitimate daughter who he had in college.
*Alex Maxwell; John's thirteen-year-old son.
*Benny Maxwell; John's ten-year-old son.
*Julia McAllister; David's widow and mother of three who has been forced to get a job as a barista, while also being helped out by Chris.
*Kaya McAllister; David's sixteen-year-old daughter who has quit her sports following her father's death.
*Jack McAllister; David's fourteen-year-old son who has begun flunking his classes.
*Molly McAllister; David's ten-year-old daughter who has had trouble with depression.
*Mark Darby; Anna's husband, and the father of Adam. Mark is a powerful CEO with anger management problems.
*Adam Darby; Anna and Mark's five-year-old son.
*Marissa McAllister; Jake's wife who is assaulted and paralyzed.
*Isaac Andrews; Lily's husband and Cal's adoptive father. Isaac has always wanted children, but has had trouble accepting Cal as his own.
*Cal Andrews; Lily's adoptive son who is diagnosed with a disease.
== Reception ==