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A Million Little Things

A Million Little Things is an American family drama television series created by DJ Nash for ABC. Produced by ABC Signature and Kapital Entertainment, it features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Grace Park, Romany Malco, Christina Moses, Allison Miller, James Roday Rodriguez, Stéphanie Szostak, Tristan Byon, and Lizzy Greene. The series aired from September 26, 2018 until May 3, 2023, across five seasons and 87 episodes.[1][2]

Premise

In Boston, a tight-knit circle of friends is shocked after a member of the group unexpectedly dies by suicide. The friends realize that they need to finally start living life as they cope with their loss. The title is a reference to the saying "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things".

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Production

Development

It's an optimistic look at how the loss of a friend is the impetus for the other seven to finally start living, to make a promise to him and to themselves to finally be honest about what's really going on,... I know in my own life, my friend's passing is a constant reminder to keep things in perspective.

—Creator D.J. Nash, on the underlying themes of the series.[27]

On August 18, 2017, ABC landed a series titled A Million Little Things with a put pilot commitment, to be written by DJ Nash, who would serve as executive producer alongside Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor. The series was described as "being in the tone of The Big Chill," with the title stemming from the popular adage, "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things."[27] Nash came up with the idea for the series following his single-camera comedy pilot Losing It. He said that "Sometimes in comedy, you have to apologize for adding drama, which is why I was so thrilled to see ABC's passion for a drama that has comedy."[27] ABC officially ordered the series to pilot in January 2018,[28] and the show was officially picked up to series on May 9, 2018.[17] The series is produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment.[17] In October 2018, the show was picked for a full season of 17 episodes.[29] On February 5, 2019, during the TCA press tour, A Million Little Things was renewed for a second season.[30][31][32] On August 8, 2019, it was announced that ABC had ordered a full season for the second season.[33] On May 21, 2020, ABC renewed the series for a third season.[34] At the PaleyFest New York panel, Nash announced that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement will be part of the storylines for the third season.[35] On May 14, 2021, ABC renewed the series for a fourth season of 20 episodes.[36][37] On May 13, 2022, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season.[38] On November 7, 2022, ABC announced that the fifth season would be its final season.[39]

Casting

On February 6, 2018, David Giuntoli was cast as Eddie.[3] A week later, Romany Malco was cast as Rome.[4] By the end of the month, Christina Ochoa had joined the cast as Ashley,[7] along with Anne Son as Katherine,[40] Christina Moses as Regina Howard,[6] and James Roday Rodriguez as Gary.[10] In early March 2018, Stéphanie Szostak was cast as Delilah,[12] while Lizzy Greene was cast as Sophie Dixon.[15] That month, it was also revealed that Ron Livingston had joined the series in an unspecified role,[13] which was revealed with the series order in May to be the character Jon.[17] On June 27, 2018, Grace Park was cast as Katherine, replacing Anne Son who was in the original pilot.[8][9]

Filming

Production on the pilot took place from March 12 to 29, 2018,[41] in Vancouver, British Columbia.[42] Principal photography for the first season began on July 24, 2018, and concluded on February 4, 2019.[43] Filming for the second season began on June 19, 2019, and ended on February 19, 2020.[44] Filming for the third season began on August 27, 2020, and ended on May 12, 2021.[45] Production on the fourth season began on July 27, 2021, and concluded on April 13, 2022.[46] Filming for the fifth season began on September 7, 2022, and concluded on March 3, 2023.[47]

Music

The soundtrack for the first season was released digitally on March 1, 2019, by Hollywood Records.[48]

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered on September 26, 2018 on ABC.[1] The second season premiered on September 26, 2019.[32] The third season premiered on November 19, 2020.[49] The fourth season premiered on September 22, 2021.[50] The fifth and final season premiered on February 8, 2023.[39] In Canada, the series aired on Citytv for the first three seasons before moving to the W Network.[51] In Turkey, the series broadcast through pay broadcaster Digiturk.[52] In Germany, it streams on Disney+.[53] In Australia, it streams on Stan and Paramount+.[54]

Home media

The first season was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 27, 2019.[55]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregation Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 53% with an average rating of 6.34/10, based on 32 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite a decent ensemble and a few intriguing elements, A MillIon Little Things breaks under the weight of its own emotionally lofty ambitions."[56] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 51 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[57]

Ratings

Overall

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Fee-Fi-Fo... ...Next Thing You Know through season 1
  2. ^ Credited as ABC Studios through season 2
  3. ^ Christina Ochoa is credited through 1x13.
  4. ^ Stephanie Szostak is credited through 4x01.

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