''Saint George'' is an American television

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created by

George Lopez George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rec ...

David McFadzean David Campbell McFadzean (born April 9, 1947) is an American television producer, television writer, film producer and playwright. He is best known for co-creating the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement'' with Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams. C ...

, and Matt Williams, which originally aired on FX from March 6, 2014, to May 8, 2014. It is Lopez's first starring role in a scripted series since his

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show ''

''. As part of Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate Television's

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model, if the series hit certain ratings thresholds in its first 10-episode run, that would have triggered an additional 90-episode order. The program fell short of those thresholds and ''Saint George'' was canceled on June 25, 2014, after one season.

Plot

''Saint George'' revolves around the hectic life of a recently divorced

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Mexican-American who has become a successful

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. Lopez portrays the main character who must balance his family life—consisting of a demanding ex-wife, an 11-year-old son, and his mother, uncle, and cousin—and teaching history class at a

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once a week.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as George Lopez *

Jenn Lyon Jennifer Lyon is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jennifer Husser on the TNT series ''Claws'' (2017), Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez on the FX sitcom ''Saint George'' (2014), and Lindsey Salazar on the FX drama '' Justified'' ( ...

as Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez *

Olga Merediz Olga Merediz (born February 15, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Merediz originated the role of Abuela Claudia in the Broadway musical ''In the Heights'', for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured ...

as Alma Lopez * Kaden Gibson as Harper Antonio Bradford-Lopez *

David Zayas David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series '' Dexter'' and Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series '' Oz''. Early life Zayas was born in Ponce, Puer ...

as Junior *

Danny Trejo Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed ...

as Tio Danny

Recurring cast

Diana-Maria Riva Diana-Maria Riva (born July 22, 1969) is an American actress, known for her performances on television. She was regular cast member in series including ''Philly'' (2001-02), ''Side Order of Life'' (2007), '' The Good Guys'' (2010), ''Telenovela' ...

as Concepcion *

Joey Pollari Joey Pollari (born April 9, 1994) is an American actor who became well known for his role as Eric Tanner on ABC's second season of '' American Crime'', and in 2018, appeared in the film ''Love, Simon'', as Lyle, one of Simon's potential boyfriend ...

as Tanner Whitman *

Tobit Raphael Tobit Raphael is a Filipino-American actor best known for his role portraying Yo-Yo Santos in the 2013 film, ''The Internship'' alongside Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. Early life Raphael's parents both immigrated from the Philippines to San Fr ...

as Walden Penfield

Episodes

Reception

''Saint George'' has been panned by critics. Reviews on the site

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were very scathing, with the show holding a 0% rating and average score of 3.6/10. The consensus reads: "You'd need the patience of a saint to sit through an episode of ''Saint George'', a tired sitcom with bad potty-humor jokes and thin characters." Reception on

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was somewhat better, but still negative, having a score of 31 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

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