
Scripted series · ABC
A Million Little Things
Life goes on. Ready or not.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How A Million Little Things actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
A Million Little Things reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friends dies unexpectedly.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 87 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201817 episodes
4.0IMDbBest episode · S01E01 pilot

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201919 episodes
2.6IMDbDelilah must help her children move forward from their father’s death, while hiding a huge secret of her own. Although she and Eddie are no longer having an affair, she is about to give birth to his baby. Eddie, trying to save his marriage, decides to tell his wife, Katherine, the truth. As the friends prepare to welcome Delilah’s baby into the world, Rome and Regina find themselves at odds. While marriage is about compromise, Regina’s not sure having kids is one she can or should make. As for Maggie and Gary, after finding out that Maggie is in remission, she and Gary move in together, ready to finally explore what being together is like when neither of them is on chemo. But adjusting to life post-cancer is easier said than done. Meanwhile, having watched Jon’s last video and learned that Mitch might not be his real father, Barbara Morgan’s son, PJ, goes on a quest to find the truth. PJ is about to turn his life and our gang’s life upside down.
Best episode · S02E01 coming home

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202018 episodes
2.6IMDbFriendship isn’t a big thing. It’s a million little things. Our gang ended last season with many challenges in front of them. In season three, we’ll see our group of friends once again lean on each other in ways that are both moving and aspirational—something we could all use right now. And just when the friends seem to find their new normal, their lives are upended when, like ours, COVID-19 rocks their world.
Best episode · S03E15 not alone

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202120 episodes
2.4IMDbJust as Eddie approaches a sense of normalcy and independence, a mysterious phone call from the woman who hit him threatens to turn his world upside down once more. Katherine allows herself to discover who she is outside of a relationship, and more importantly, who she wants to be. Maggie commits even further to her mission to help people, which will lead to new personal and professional heights … until a ghost from her past emerges and threatens to send her into a tailspin. Now that Tyrell knows the truth about his mother’s deportation, the family harmony will be thrown into discord. Rome and Regina land on their feet but on divergent paths that will test the strength of their marriage. With Delilah determined to return to France, her kids are forced to choose between keeping the family together or staying in the only home they’ve ever known. Gary fight to preserve his friendships and, most importantly, the future that he’s been longing for with Darcy.
Best episode · S04E08 the things we keep inside

Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
202313 episodes
2.6IMDbEddie faces the challenge of being a long-distance co-parent, all while pursuing a new career path helping others who've gone through similar challenges. Katherine forges a lasting relationship with Greta on a journey that ultimately reflects on true love and what it really means to be a family. Rome tackles a different kind of challenge as he deals with his father's health problems. Regina turns her attention to work, finding that being on a food truck puts her out in front of her community in a way that will change her life forever. Sophie and Danny both lean on their surrogate parents when they need them the most and find the strength to return that favor. Maggie has to balance her pregnancy, a demanding job as a radio host, and her worry over what the future holds for her and her growing family. Gary, faced with his own mortality, must make some difficult choices about his future that force him to do the one thing that's always been the hardest for him—need someone.
Best episode · S05E10 the salesman
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E01
pilot
They say friendship isn’t one big thing, it’s a million little things; and that’s true for a group of friends from Boston who bond under unexpected circumstances. Some have achieved success, others are struggling in their careers and relationships, but all of them feel stuck in life. After one of them dies by suicide, it’s just the wake-up call the others need to finally start living.
- Directed by James Griffiths
- Written by D.J. Nash

S01E07
i dare you
After discovering she might not know Rome like she thought she did, Regina is put in charge of making important decisions for him. Meanwhile, Gary tries to convince Maggie he will be there for her no matter what, and Katherine discovers she has a new admirer.
- Directed by James Griffiths
- Written by David Marshall Grant

S01E02
band of dads
The group tries to be there for Sophie as an upcoming father-daughter dance recital approaches, and when she asks a very reluctant and arrhythmic Eddie to dance with her, it leaves Delilah feeling uneasy. Against her better judgment, Maggie agrees to have Rome in for a therapy session, but it quickly becomes clear that her new friendships are a conflict of interest. Meanwhile, Danny confesses a secret to Gary; Maggie receives an unexpected visitor from her past; and someone discovers a cryptic voicemail from Jon that was left right before he died.
- Directed by James Griffiths
- Written by D.J. Nash

S01E09
perspective
Gary has trouble dealing with Maggie’s life-changing decision, which takes him back to when Jon was there for him during his chemo treatments; Rome finally opens up to his dad about his internal struggles; and Katherine battles balancing being a working mother without Eddie.
- Directed by Chris Koc
- Written by D.J. Nash, Jonathan Caren

S01E08
fight or flight
Recurring nightmares force Maggie to face a life-altering trauma from her past, while in real life, the group finally discovers that her cancer is back. Gary seeks help from an unexpected someone in order to make one final attempt at convincing Maggie to get treatment, but everything comes to a head at Regina and Delilah’s first tasting party at the new restaurant, leaving this circle of friends to wonder if things will ever be the same.
- Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
- Written by Tawnya Bhattacharya, Ali Laventhol

S01E05
the game of your life
Gary attempts to plan a romantic date with Maggie with the intentions of getting her to open up about a secret she has been hiding; Eddie begins to understand the sacrifices Katherine has made and attempts to stall Theo’s play as a grand gesture to win her back; and Rome takes steps to consult with a doctor.
- Directed by James Griffiths
- Written by Jordan Hawley
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

D.J. Nash
Showrunner
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Dana Honor
Executive producer

David Marshall Grant
Executive producer

Aaron Kaplan
Executive producer

James Griffiths
Executive producer

Dante Russo
Writer

Tawnya Bhattacharya
Writer
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Jessie Stegner
Writer
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Christopher Luccy
Writer

Geoffrey Nauffts
Writer
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Julia Cohen
Writer
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Jonathan Caren
Writer
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Lily Citrin
Writer
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Jordan Hawley
Writer

Nikita T. Hamilton
Writer

Ali Laventhol
Writer
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Katie Scheines
Writer
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Lauren Bachelis
Writer
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M.D.J Clarke
Writer

Elizabeth Laime
Writer
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Mimi Won Techentin
Writer
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Chris Erric Maddox
Writer
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Gabby Revilla
Writer
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Michelle Leibel
Writer
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Gabriela Revilla Lugo
Writer
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Terrence Coli
Writer
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Ashley Sims
Writer
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Tucker Cawley
Writer

Corey Deshon
Writer

Royale Watkins
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- D.J. NashExecutive Producer
- Dana HonorExecutive Producer
- Marshall BooneProducer
- David Marshall GrantExecutive Producer
- Aaron KaplanExecutive Producer
- James GriffithsExecutive Producer
Writing
- D.J. NashWriter
- Dante RussoWriter
- Tawnya BhattacharyaWriter
- Jessie StegnerWriter
- Christopher LuccyWriter
- Geoffrey NaufftsWriter
Direction
- Stacey K. BlackDirector
- Nicole Cummins-RubioDirector
- Robert Duncan McNeillDirector
- Rebecca AsherDirector
- Steve RobinDirector
- Nzingha StewartDirector
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