Extended Family

***Extended Family*** (formerly known as ***We Thought We Were Done***) is an upcoming American family sitcom television series developed by Eddie Gorodetsky & Mike O'Malley. It is produced by Lionsgate Television in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and stars Jon Cryer, Donald Faison, Abigail Spencer, Sofia Capanna and Finn Sweeney. It premiered on December 23, 2023 on NBC.

## Premise

After an amicable divorce, Jim and Julia decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey, the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.

## Content

### Seasons

 “*Extended Family*” finds happily divorced couple Jim and Julia determined to maintain a thriving and friendly divorce for the sake of their two children, Grace and Jimmy. They keep their old Boston apartment, “The Nest,” as a home base for their kids, trading off parenting duties from there. The struggle intensifies when Julia begins a romantic relationship with Trey, wealthy owner of Jim’s favorite basketball franchise (maybe even favorite thing ever, after his kids of course). Can this new, larger, stranger-shaped family stick together through thick and thin, supporting and loving one another despite all their many differences? Or are they done?

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jon Cryer as Jim Kearney, a good-natured, sarcastic yet sincere corporate compliance officer who gets along famously with everyone including Julia, with whom he shares a close bond characterized by lots of laughter and warm feelings.
* Donald Faison as Trey Taylor, owner of the Boston Celtics, a proud MIT grad and Julia’s new fiancé.
* Abigail Spencer as Julia Mariano, the successful owner of her own crisis management firm.
* Sofia Capanna as Grace Kearney
* Finn Sweeney as Jimmy Kearney

## Production notes

### Development

In May 2022, NBC announced that they were finalizing deals for a pilot order to an untitled multi-camera comedy (fka *We Thought We Were Done*), from creator Mike O’Malley and Lionsgate Television, for which Jon Cryer is in talks to star. The pilot is written by Survivor’s Remorse creator O’Malley, who executive produces with *The Conners* EP Tom Werner, who also owns the Boston Red Sox, as well as Boston Celtics majority owner Wyc Grousbeck, his wife, Emilia Fazzalari, and George Geyer. In September 2022, NBC handed a series order to the series, with Cryer being announced as an executive producer.

In May 2023, NBC unveiled its fall schedule, which was to see their new comedy series *Extended Family* to run after *Night Court* on Tuesdays. Jeff Bader, President, Entertainment Program Planning Strategy, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, told Deadline that shows such as *Night Court, Quantum Leap, Found, The Irrational* and *Extended Family* will all be on the fall schedule even if there’s an extended strike “because we’re now in a continuous production model.” He added, “We’re in very good shape, considering the circumstances.”

### Filming

Production on the pilot commenced in June 2022. Filming for the series is set to begin on November 17. The series is set in Boston, Massachusetts.

### Casting

In May 2022, Jon Cryer was cast in the pilot. In June 2022, Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer were set as co-leads opposite Cryer in the pilot. In September 2022, Sofia Capanna and Finn Sweeney were announced to have joined the cast.

## Release

The thirteen-episode first season of *Extended Family* premiered on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 8/7c on NBC. The episode is available for streaming on Peacock. Then, the time period premiere for Extended Family will be Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 8:30/7:30c on NBC. From then on, Season 1 episodes will air Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c on NBC, and afterwards, each episode will be available for streaming the next day on Peacock.

## Trivia

* The series was inspired by the real-life family dynamic of executive producers Grousbeck, Fazzalari, and Geyer.

## External links

* Watch *Extended Family* on NBC
* Watch  *Extended Family* on Peacock
* Extended Family on the Internet Movie Database

## Gallery

### Videos

Extended Family - Starring Jon Cryer - First Look - NBC
## References

1. ↑ Jeff Cardoni Scoring NBC’s ‘Extended Family’
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Where to Watch Extended Family
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NBC Fall 2023 Schedule: ‘Night Court’ Moves To Fall In Tuesday Comedy Block, ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ & ‘La Brea’ Pushed To Midseason In Strike-Proof Slate
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Mike O’Malley Multi-Cam Comedy Nears NBC Pilot Order
5. ↑ NBC Sitcom ‘Extended Family’ Is Set To Bring the Laughs This Fall! Learn All About the New Series
6. ↑ Everything to Know About NBC's New Comedy, Extended Family
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Donald Faison & Abigail Spencer To Star With Jon Cryer In Mike O’Malley’s NBC Comedy Pilot
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Mike O’Malley Comedy Starring Jon Cryer, Donald Faison & Abigail Spencer Lands NBC Series Order
9. ↑ Extended Family - Studio Audience
10. ↑ New NBC Comedy ‘Extended Family’ Re-Starts Production, Kicking Off Scripted TV’s Post-Strike Comeback