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The Family (2016)

The Family poster
Genre
thriller television series, LGBT-related television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mayor's son returns home years after being kidnapped, but his reappearance stirs up secrets and suspicion in a small town.

suspensefulintriguingdarkmysterioustensefamily-drivenslow-burnunsettling

What happens

The Family is an American thriller television series. It was created and executive produced by Jenna Bans, former ShondaLand regular writer, for ABC. The series follows on the return of the mayor's young son, who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. The series stars Joan Allen as Claire Warren, the ambitious and manipulative mayor of the fictional city Red Pines, Maine, and matriarch of the Warren family, who announces her candidacy for governor when her son Adam, played by Liam James, returns after having been kidnapped 10 years prior. The series premiered on ABC on March 3, 2016, before moving to its regular Sunday night timeslot on March 6, 2016. Its last episode aired on May 15, 2016. On May 12, 2016, it was announced that the series had been cancelled by ABC after one season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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