Series synopsis
Single Parents is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on September 26, 2018. It ended on May 13, 2020. It was created by J. J. Philbin, Elizabeth Meriwether. It stars Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis and Jake Choi.
A group of single parents lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.
Premise
A group of single parents lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Taran Killam as Will
- Leighton Meester as Angie
- Kimrie Lewis as Poppy
- Jake Choi as Miggy
- Brad Garrett as Douglas
- Marlow Barkley as Sophie
- Tyler Wladis as Graham
- Devin Trey Campbell as Rory
Supporting cast
- Mia Allan as Emma Fogerty
- Ella Allan as Amy Fogerty
Guest cast
- Brent Alan Henry as Cop
- Monique Lea-Gall as Cop
- Ali Ghandour as Raj
- David Theune as Gerald
- Heather Wynters as Organ Player
- Cameron Crovetti as Carol
- Al Madrigal as Rick
- Gee Alexander as Shirtless Man (as Gee Alexander)
- Kylia Ramos as Cha-Cha
- Kaitlin Yamano as Dancer Girl #1
- Jasmine Sison as Dancer Girl #2
- Lily Liquigan as Dancer Girl #3
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 45 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 23 | September 26, 2018 | May 8, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 25, 2019 | May 13, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Will, a 30-something guy, has been so focused on raising his daughter that he’s lost sight of who he is as a man. When the other single parents see just how far down the rabbit hole of PTA, parenting and princesses Will has gone, they band together to get him out in the dating world and make him realize that being a great parent doesn’t mean sacrificing everything about your own identity. |
September 26, 2018 |
| 2 |
Sleepover Ready Douglas is stuck hosting the kids' Saturday sleepover, and Will uses this as an opportunity to try to bond with Douglas, something he hasn't been able to do before. Angie and Graham both struggle with their own fear of sleepovers - Graham is worried to stay the night without his mom and not in his own house, and Angie is worried to sleep over with her man friend Owen. Meanwhile, Poppy helps Miggy come up with potential job ideas in order to help him become more responsible. |
October 3, 2018 |
| 3 |
A Leash Is Not a Guinea Pig After seeing the way Douglas and the twins are barely affected by the death of their guinea pig, Pickle, Poppy encourages Douglas to stop repressing his and the twins' feelings. After seeing how close Graham and Will are becoming, Angie gets jealous when Graham asks Will to go get a colonoscopy to check on his health, so Angie decides to get one herself. |
October 10, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Summer of Freedom The kids are away for the summer, and the gang looks forward to their freedom. But three months later, it looks like summer is a bust with Will doing all the things on the "Angie and Will's List of Summer Fun" with Tracy Freeze; Angie obsessing over writing the world's longest email to her ex; and Douglas inexplicably ghosting Poppy on their first date. |
September 25, 2019 |
| 2 |
Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won Will feels like everything is changing as Sophie returns home from camp a seemingly different person and as he loses out on being room parent to Douglas. Meanwhile, Miggy gets a new temp job at Angie’s law firm to help him earn more money to go toward Jack’s preschool costs, but he ends up discovering he may like the position more than anyone expected. |
October 2, 2019 |
| 3 |
Derek Sucks Angie is sent into a tailspin when her long-absent ex-boyfriend Derek, Graham's father, suddenly appears on her doorstep. She asks Will and Miggy for help because, despite his faults, she can't resist Derek. Meanwhile, Douglas and Poppy try for a romantic second date. |
October 9, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 26, 2018 |
| Last aired | May 13, 2020 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:30:00 |