''Good Trouble'' is an American drama television series. It is a spin-off of the
Freeform show ''
The Fosters''. ''Good Trouble'' began in January 2019 with a thirteen-episode first season and follows Callie Adams Foster (
Maia Mitchell
Maia Mitchell (born 18 August 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Brittany Flune in the children's television series '' Mortified'' for the Nine Network, and as Natasha Ham in the Seven Network's teen drama ...
) and Mariana Adams Foster (
Cierra Ramirez
Cierra Alexa Ramirez (born March 9, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Mariana Adams Foster in the Freeform television series '' The Fosters'' and reprising her role in the spin-off series '' Good Trouble'', w ...
), conceptually a few years after the earlier series, "as they embark on the next phase of their young adult lives working in Los Angeles." The second season premiered in June 2019,
and the third season premiered in February 2021.
In September 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on March 9, 2022.
In August 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
Plot
Taking place a few years after the events of ''
The Fosters,'' Adams Foster siblings Callie and Mariana relocate to Los Angeles to begin the next phase of their lives. As they move into a communal living apartment building called The Coterie, Callie becomes a law clerk working for Judge Wilson while Mariana becomes a software engineer. The two of them navigate their young adult lives while interacting with their neighbors and the people they befriend.
Cast and characters
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Maia Mitchell
Maia Mitchell (born 18 August 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Brittany Flune in the children's television series '' Mortified'' for the Nine Network, and as Natasha Ham in the Seven Network's teen drama ...
as Callie Adams Foster (seasons 14),
a recent graduate of
UCSD
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...
Law School and Mariana's adopted sister. She leaves to join the
ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". T ...
in Washington, D.C. in the second episode of season 4, though she has spoken to Mariana occasionally through web chat.
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Cierra Ramirez
Cierra Alexa Ramirez (born March 9, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Mariana Adams Foster in the Freeform television series '' The Fosters'' and reprising her role in the spin-off series '' Good Trouble'', w ...
as Mariana Adams Foster,
a software engineer and Callie's adopted sister who recently graduated from
MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...
* Zuri Adele as Malika Williams, a bartender and political activist who lives with Callie and Mariana in the Coterie
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Sherry Cola
Sherry Cola is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's '' Good Trouble''.
Early life
Cola was born in Shanghai, China and later moved to Temple City, California. Her parents ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, Califo ...
as Alice Kwan,
the building manager of The Coterie apartment building
* Tommy Martinez as Gael Martinez,
a bisexual graphic designer and artist who falls for Callie
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Roger Bart
Roger Bart (born September 29, 1962) is an American actor and singer. He won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Snoopy in the 1999 revival of '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''.
Bart received his second Tony Award n ...
as Judge Curtis Wilson (seasons 1–2, guest season 3),
a conservative judge for whom Callie worked as a clerk
* Emma Hunton as Davia Moss
(season 2–present;
recurring season 1), a body-positive influencer and teacher
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Josh Pence
Joshua Charles Pence (born June 8, 1982) is an American actor.
Career
Pence first appeared in the 2006 film ''The Good Shepherd (film), The Good Shepherd'' in an uncredited role as Bonesman. Pence appeared in the 2010 film ''The Social Network'' ...
as Dennis Cooper (season 2–present;
recurring season 1),
the oldest tenant in the Coterie who is an aspiring musician
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Beau Mirchoff
William Beau Mirchoff (; born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his role in the MTV series ''Awkward'', his role as Jamie Hunter in '' Good Trouble'', and his role in ''Now Apocalypse'' on Starz.
Early life
Mirchoff ...
as Jamie Hunter
(seasons 3–4;
recurring seasons 1–2), a lawyer and Callie's on-again-off-again boyfriend
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Bryan Craig
Bryan Allen Craig (born October 27, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Morgan Corinthos in the soap opera ''General Hospital''.
Early life
Craig was born in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1991 to Lissett Craig & Donnie Craig, he ...
as Joaquin Peréz (season 4), a mysterious new resident to the Coterie and investigative journalist who is looking for his estranged sister Jenna
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Priscilla Quintana
Priscilla Ann Quintana is an American actress and model. Quintana stars in The CW science fiction series '' Pandora'' as Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou, and has the recurring role of Isabella on Freeform's '' Good Trouble''.
Early life
Quintana is fro ...
as Isabella Tavez (season 4;
recurring seasons 2–3), an aspiring actress and model
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2019)
Season 2 (2019–20)
Season 3 (2021)
Season 4 (2022)
Production
Development
After announcing the ending of ''The Fosters'', Freeform ordered a spin-off series of the show, featuring Callie Adams Foster and Mariana Adams Foster living in Los Angeles five years after the series finale of the parent show. It was given a 13-episode order. On December 10, 2018, it was reported that the
California Film Commission
The California Film Commission (CFC) was founded in 1985 by then California Governor George Deukmejian to act in an economic development capacity for the state. It is a part of the California Trade and Commerce Agency, formerly the Business, Trans ...
had approved $6.6 million of tax credits for a potential second season should Freeform decide to renew the series. On February 5, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 18, 2019.
On January 17, 2020, Freeform renewed the series for a third season which premiered on February 17, 2021.
On September 8, 2021, Freeform renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on March 9, 2022.
On August 2, 2022, Freeform renewed the series for a fifth season.
Casting
On June 11, 2018, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele,
Sherry Cola
Sherry Cola is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's '' Good Trouble''.
Early life
Cola was born in Shanghai, China and later moved to Temple City, California. Her parents ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, Califo ...
, and Roger Bart were cast in regular roles as Gael, Malika, Alice, Judge Wilson respectively.
Additionally, Emma Hunton and Ken Kirby were cast in recurring roles as Davia and Benjamin.
On November 6, 2019,
Shannon Chan-Kent
Shannon Chan-Kent (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian voice and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Silver Spoon and Smolder and the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Misa Amane in the English ...
was cast in a recurring role for the second season.
On January 24, 2020, Priscilla Quintana joined the cast in a recurring capacity for the second season.
On January 28, 2021, Marcus Emanuel Mitchell and
Jayson Blair
Jayson Thomas Blair (born March 23, 1976) is an American former journalist who worked for ''The New York Times''. He resigned from the newspaper in May 2003 in the wake of the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in his stories.
Blair publis ...
were cast in recurring roles for the third season.
On March 3, 2021, Catherine Haena Kim and
Craig Parker
Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Guy Warner in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' (1992–96, 2007–08, 2020), Haldir in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films ''The Fellowship of the Rin ...
joined the cast in recurring capacities for the third season.
On August 16, 2021,
Odelya Halevi was cast in a recurring role for the third season.
On February 7, 2022, Quintana was promoted to series regular while
Bryan Craig
Bryan Allen Craig (born October 27, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Morgan Corinthos in the soap opera ''General Hospital''.
Early life
Craig was born in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1991 to Lissett Craig & Donnie Craig, he ...
joined the cast as a new series regular and
Booboo Stewart
Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'', Warpath in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', Jay in the Disney television film franchise '' Descend ...
was cast in a recurring capacity for the fourth season.
On February 24, 2022, Yasmine Aker was cast to replace Halevi in a recasting.
Maia Mitchell later stepped down from her role and her position as an executive producer in order to be with her family in Australia. Her character's final appearance was in the second episode of season four.
Filming
Principal production on season 1 commenced on June 11, 2018.
Reception
Critical reception
On the review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...
, the series holds an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 8.93/10, based on 13 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Good Trouble'' is a spinoff that leaves the nest and takes graceful flight, bringing a deft comedic touch to the trials and tribulations facing Generation Z."
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ...
, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 83 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."
Ratings
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Accolades
Notes
References
External links
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2019 American television series debuts
2010s American drama television series
2010s American LGBT-related drama television series
2020s American drama television series
2020s American LGBT-related drama television series
American television spin-offs
English-language television shows
The Fosters (American TV series)
Freeform (TV channel) original programming
Television series about families
Television shows set in Los Angeles