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Brothers & Sisters (2006)

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Original title
Brothers and Sisters
Directed by
Ken Olin
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States
Length
5 seasons, 109 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 199 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows the adult Walker siblings and their mother Nora as they navigate personal lives, careers, and family secrets in Los Angeles. It centers on their relationships and the ups and downs of being a large, close-knit family.

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What happens

Brothers & Sisters is an American family drama television series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. The series aired for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 2006, to May 8, 2011. For the entirety of its run, it was broadcast on Sunday nights following Desperate Housewives. Brothers & Sisters features an ensemble cast led by Sally Field as Nora Walker, with Rachel Griffiths as Sarah, Calista Flockhart as Kitty, Balthazar Getty as Tommy, Matthew Rhys as Kevin and Dave Annable as Justin Walker, Nora's grown children. Patricia Wettig co-starred as Holly Harper, with Emily VanCamp later joining the cast as Rebecca Harper, as well as Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden. Throughout the series, Field won both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for playing Nora, while Griffiths received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for portraying Sarah Walker. On May 6, 2011, ABC canceled the series after five seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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