Single Parents

Single Parents is an American television sitcom that stars Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis, Brad Garrett, and Jake Choi. It follows a group of adults who must venture through single parenthood with their young kids. The series premiered on ABC on September 26, 2018, and had a full 23-episode first season. ABC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 25, 2019. In May 2020, the series was canceled after two seasons. Premise The series begins when the group meets Will, a divorced man in his 30s who is so focused on raising his daughter that he has lost sight of who he is as a man. When the other single parents see just how invested Will has become with PTA, parenting, and princesses, they band together to get him out in the dating world and make him realize that parenthood does not mean sacrificing everything about one's own identity. Cast Taran Killam as Will Cooper, a 30-something single father with a daughter. Leighton Meester as Angie D'Amato, a single mother with a needy son. Brad Garrett as Douglas Fogerty, an older widowed single father with identical twin daughters who often puts them to work and an adult son. Kimrie Lewis as Poppy Banks, a single mother with a son. Jake Choi as Miggy Park, a young single father with a baby son named Jack. Marlow Barkley as Sophie Cooper, Will's daughter. Tyler Wladis as Graham D'Amato, Angie's needy son, who is named for the craps dealer in Las Vegas who helped Angie when she went into labor. Devin Trey Campbell as Rory Banks, Poppy's son who has a knack for fashion. Mia and Ella Allan as Emma and Amy Fogerty, Douglas' identical twin daughters. Production The series initially received a put pilot commitment from ABC in October 2017, written by Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, which later evolved to a series order with Jason Winer directing the pilot. In March 2018, Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, and Brad Garrett were announced to star in the series.