The Fosters is an all-time favorite of mine. There are five seasons with around twenty-one episodes in each. It starts off with Callie, a sixteen-year-old girl who is fresh out of the juvenile hall. She moves in with school vice-principal Lena and her partner, Stef– plus many other children. Mariana and Jesus are adopted 15-year-old twins and Brandon is Stef’s 16-year-old biological son from a previous marriage.

Everything is going fine in the house until Callie and Jude arrive. Their arrival creates a bunch of drama and many fun adventure-filled episodes. A possible connection between Brandon and Callie arises, yet Callie is soon to be adopted by the Fosters.. or is she? Brandon is a musical prodigy who encounters Callie and there is a questionable feeling of attraction, with this he also is balancing his life and trying to get into Julliard. Mariana deals with boy struggles and wanting to be involved in a robotic club. Jesus is struggling with many things like girls, sports, and accidents. They both have encounters with their biological mother who tries to make an appearance many times. Then Callie and Jude struggle with being adopted, but in the beginning, they just found Callie and Jude was still in an abusive foster home that they needed to save him from. Thank goodness Stef is a cop and played a huge part in rescuing him.

I believe many people like this show because it shows a whole new family aspect. Not many shows are based around them fostering children who come from many roots. But with this show, it allows for that and so much more to happen. Many daily challenges and even some unexpected ones play a part in this story.

The Fosters broke ground on a lot of teen, LGBTQ+ and race issues and was one of the leading shows to do so. The show also won two GLAAD awards in its five-year run. This show has received a 7.9 out of 10 on IMDB. A comment was made that portrayed the show decently, ” The writers obviously take their time in crafting convincing characters that we will love and absolutely relate to. But this would definitely end up being a stereotypical, cheesy show if it wasn’t for the amazing cast assembled on the screen. Even in it’s most melodramatic moments the cast finds a way to keep it one of the most grounded shows on television.” This show is not a typical and ordinary show, it has prevailed through many challenging topics and has shown sides to many people’s lives that aren’t included in many series. “In the end, “The Fosters” proves to be a wonderful family drama about love, trust, and just living life. There was much potential for this to go wrong but also just as much potential for this to go right. And I am pleased to announce that this has gone right indeed. With wonderful performances, smartly written script, and sensitive direction “The Fosters” sores beyond the usual expectations of family-dramas. And yes, Stef was right when she said “We’re definitely not the Brady Bunch” and thank God for that.”