EPISODE
SEASON
The Fosters - Season 1
Stef Foster and Lena Adams, a lesbian couple, have a family of adopted, biological, and foster children.Mariana and Jesus are twins who were taken in and later adopted by Stef and Lena. Showing the complexities and difficulties of foster care, the show also demonstrates the positive effects of unconditional love.
2 July 1997, Colorado, USA
8 June 1971, Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
20 July 1992, Sydney, Australia
30 August 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 September 1968, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
June 02, 2013
For the most part, the scenarios feel real and there's a lived-in quality to the family and how they relate to one another.
June 04, 2013
It could end up being an understated - but provocative - must watch.
May 31, 2013
The characters are appealing, and the actors seem to appreciate the easy work.
June 03, 2013
The show cannily plays to teen hopes and dreams - the school, for example, is on the edge of a gorgeous beach (the kids at 90210 never had it this lush) - but there's story for the adults as well.
June 03, 2013
The pilot episode is a pretty entertaining and well-plotted introduction to the series.
June 03, 2013
It suffers for being too tidily plotted, and a little too pleased with itself for its multiethnic and LGBT representations.
January 21, 2014
It's hard to deny the storyline is offering up some meaty material for the series to explore.
January 16, 2014
The Fosters delights in the intricacies of family, and tackles those intricacies with largely endearing frankness.
June 03, 2013
The Fosters, well-written and very well-acted, doesn't need to be unpredictable to be involving.
June 03, 2013
It's probably worth sticking with The Fosters for an episode or two, simply because the show has all the upside in the world.
