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Speechless (2016)

Speechless poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 63 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 109 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family deals with the daily challenges of raising a teenager with cerebral palsy. They use humor and determination to navigate school, social situations, and their own relationships.

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What happens

Speechless is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 21, 2016, to April 12, 2019. Created by Scott Silveri and co-executive produced with Christine Gernon, Jake Kasdan, and Melvin Mar, the 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios co-production was greenlighted to series order on May 13, 2016. A first-look trailer was released on the same day. Starring Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie and Micah Fowler, the sitcom explores the serious and humorous challenges a family faces with a teenager with a disability. On September 29, 2016, the series was picked up for a full 22-episode season. An additional episode was ordered on December 13, 2016, for a 23-episode season. On May 10, 2019, ABC cancelled the series after three seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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