Piece by Piece (NBC)

***Piece by Piece*** is an American family drama television series revolving around the large McCallister family. The series premiered on NBC on January 9, 2018. The series has aired three seasons and 57 episodes.

## Premise

The large McCallister family resides in Portland, Oregon. Focusing on the several members of the family, each is in a different state in their lives. Matriarch and patriarch Dave and Katherine are raising their late-in-life youngest child, sixteen-year-old James. Their eldest son Mark and his wife Kate have three children; seventeen-year-old Taylor, fourteen-year-old Shawn, and ten-year-old Liv. Their daughter Nicole and her husband John are in the middle of adopting two kids; Morena and Diego, while recently-married Chris and Julia welcome home their first baby.

## Cast and characters

* Emjay Anthony as Shawn McCallister
* Hayley Atwell as Nicole Anders
* Rhys Matthew Bond as James McCallister
* Josh Bowman as Chris McCallister
* Jacobo Diez as Diego Vasquez
* Peter Gallagher as Dave McCallister
* Melissa George as Kate McCallister
* David Giuntoli as Mark McCallister
* Claire Holt as Julia McCallister
* Holly Hunter as Katherine McCallister
* Jeté Laurence as Liv McCallister
* Isabela Moner as Morena Vasquez
* Chloë Grace Moretz as Taylor McCallister
* D.B. Woodside as John Anders

## Production

The series was a hot pilot when it began, but NBC bought the script and gave it a pilot order on January 8, 2017. Peter Gallagher and Holly Hunter joined the pilot in February, with David Giuntoli, Melissa George, Hayley Atwell, D.B. Woodside, Josh Segarra, and Claire Holt joining in early March, and Rhys Matthew Bond, Chloë Grace Moretz, Emjay Anthony, Jeté Laurence, Isabela Moner, and Jacobo Diez joining later that month. The pilot was picked up to series on May 11, and the next day Segarra dropped out due to unknown reasons. A week later, on May 19, the series was announced to premiere midseason, and Josh Bowman joined the pilot in Segarra's place. On November 8, the season was extended by three episodes, bringing the total to 16.

A second season was ordered on May 11, 2018, with thirteen episodes ordered at first. After continuing to garner good ratings in its second season, a "back nine" was ordered, bringing the second season total to 22. The series was renewed for a third season on May 11, 2019. Sixteen episodes were ordered to begin with, but an additional six episodes were ordered on October 29, 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three episodes were left unfilmed. A fourth season was announced on May 10, 2020. The three unfilmed episodes from the third season will act as the first three episodes of the fourth season.

## Series overview

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## Reception

### **Critical reception**

*Piece by Piece* is well received by critics, and is often considered to be a highlight on network television. The series has been nominated at the Primetime Emmys in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, the series won the Outstanding Drama Series, and Peter Gallagher won for Outstanding Supporting Actor, with Josh Bowman and D.B. Woodside being nominated as well, and Holly Hunter winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress, with Melissa George and Isabela Moner being nominated. David Giuntoli was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor and Hayley Atwell for Outstanding Lead Actress. The series was also nominated in the Directing and Writing categories, both for "Si Vales Valeo". In 2019, the series lost Outstanding Drama Series to *Game of Thrones* but continued to win in acting categories, with Hayley Atwell winning for Lead Actress and Melissa George winning for Supporting Actress. David Giuntoli was once again nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor, losing to Billy Porter, while Peter Gallagher and D.B. Woodside lost in Supporting Actor to Peter Dinklage, and Holly Hunter losing to George in Supporting Actress. The season premiere and finale were nominated for Writing, while the premiere was also nominated for directing.