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Michael Cudlitz Tackles Fatherhood in Trailer for ABC’s New Comedy ‘The Kids Are Alright’

The very first trailer for ABC’s new comedy The Kids Are Alright was revealed on Tuesday during the network’s Upfront presentation! The new series is one of several new comedies picked up by the network heading into the fall 2018-2019 season.

The official synopsis for the series reads:

[row]”Set in the 1970s, this ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during one of America’s most turbulent decades. In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son Lawrence returns home and announces he’s quitting the seminary to go off and “save the world.” Times are changing and this family will never be the same. There are 10 people, three bedrooms, one bathroom and everyone in it for themselves.”[/row]

Check out the trailer below:

The Kids Are Alright stars Michael Cudlitz as Mike Cleary, Mary McCormack as Peggy Cleary, Sam Straley as Lawrence, Caleb Martin Foote as Eddie, Sawyer Barth as Frank, Christopher Paul Richards as Joey, Jack Gore as Timmy, Andy Walken as William and Santino Barnard as Pat.

The series is inspired by the childhood of writer/executive producer Tim Doyle, who also narrates in voiceover as older Timmy. Randall Einhorn directed and was an executive producer on the pilot.

What do you think of the first trailer for The Kids Are Alright? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.