The Fosters (season 1)

The first season of The Fosters premiered on June 3, 2013 and ended on March 24, 2014. The season consisted of 21 episodes and stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef Foster and Lena Adams, an interracial lesbian couple, who foster a girl (Maia Mitchell) and her younger brother (Hayden Byerly) while also trying to juggle raising Latino twin teenagers (Cierra Ramirez and Jake T. Austin) and Stef's biological son (David Lambert).

The Fosters
Season 1
The Fosters season 1 poster
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkABC Family
Original releaseJune 3, 2013 (2013-06-03) –
March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
Season chronology

Cast
Main article: List of The Fosters characters


Episodes
See also: List of The Fosters episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Timothy BusfieldBradley Bredeweg & Peter PaigeJune 3, 2013 (2013-06-03)1.42[1]
Lena meets a troubled teen named Callie and asks her to temporarily move in with her family. In Lena's home, Callie meets Lena's partner Stef, who is a police officer. They head up a multiethnic family composed of Stef's biological son, Brandon, and fraternal Hispanic twins, Jesus and Mariana. Callie quickly sneaks away from school with Brandon to find her younger brother Jude at his foster home. After a confrontation with the abusive foster father, who pulls out a gun, Lena and Stef arrive to help Callie, Brandon, and Jude.
22"Consequently"Timothy BusfieldBradley Bredeweg & Peter PaigeJune 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)1.70[2]
Lena and Stef decide to not punish Brandon for cutting school to help Callie, but Mike, Brandon's father, disagrees and demands to have more say when it comes to parenting his son, causing a discussion with Lena. Jesus puts his health at risk while trying to help Mariana and develops a secret relationship with his sister's best friend, Lexi. Callie gets in trouble because of Mariana's transgression. Also, Jude, Callie's little brother, moves in with Lena and Stef.
33"Hostile Acts"Melanie MayronDavid EhrmanJune 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)1.25[3]
Mike wants Brandon to move in with him and Callie meets a new friend called Wyatt. Mariana does not want Lexi to date Jesus. Talya, Brandon's girlfriend, finds out about one of Callie's biggest secrets.
44"Quinceañera"Joanna KernsJoanna JohnsonJune 24, 2013 (2013-06-24)1.89[4]
It's Mariana's quinceañera, so Lena's mom comes to visit. Talya is jealous about Callie's connection with Brandon and Mariana discovers Jesus and Lexi's relationship. Stef and Lena are surprised when they find out that Mariana wants to dance with Mike at her quinceañera rather than with her moms. Callie and Wyatt get closer.
55"The Morning After"Bethany RooneyPaul SciarrottaJuly 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)1.78[5]
Stef and Lena discuss their lack of romance. Meanwhile, Jesus and Lexi have unprotected sex and Brandon is jealous about Callie and Wyatt.
66"Saturday"Norman BuckleyMarissa Jo CerarJuly 8, 2013 (2013-07-08)1.77[6]
Lena and Stef have a debating dinner with Jesus, Lexi's parents, and Stef's conservative father, Frank. Callie attends a therapy session for foster children. Meanwhile, Brandon has an important piano audition and Mike ruins it. Callie knows more about Wyatt.
77"The Fallout"Jeff MelmanStory by : Zoila Amelia Galeano
Teleplay by : Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige		July 15, 2013 (2013-07-15)1.79[7]
Lexi makes a desperate decision, Lena wants Callie to participate in her therapy sessions, and Jude tries to impress his friend Connor. Lexi's parents punish her when they find out the truth about her and Jesus.
88"Clean"Millicent SheltonStory by : David Ehrman & Paul Sciarrotta
Teleplay by : David Ehrman		July 22, 2013 (2013-07-22)1.89[8]
Lena's ex-girlfriend comes to visit and reveals a secret. Callie wants to help Talya when an embarrassing video of her is circulating around the school. Jesus and Mariana want Ana, their biological mother, to leave them alone.
99"Vigil"David PaymerJoanna JohnsonJuly 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)1.87[9]
Stef has been shot and it's not a minor wound. Flashbacks are used to tell the history of how Lena and Stef met and how the family was formed. Callie opens up to Brandon about her dead mother. Ana is arrested. Wyatt realizes Callie is in love with Brandon. Brandon confronts Mike about his drinking problem. Jesus gets Ana into a homeless shelter.
1010"I Do"James HaymanBradley Bredeweg & Peter PaigeAugust 5, 2013 (2013-08-05)2.07[10]
It's Stef and Lena's wedding, but Frank won't show up. Lena's mother, Dana, and Stef's mother, Sharon, argue about the wedding. Callie ruins everything for Jude when she kissed Brandon, so she makes a decision to run away so Jude can get adopted without her. She wanted him to be happy.
1111"The Honeymoon"James HaymanBradley Bredeweg & Peter PaigeJanuary 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)1.92[11]
After Callie runs away, the family try to find her. Jude is angry with Brandon about what he did the day of the wedding, so he feels even more guilty about Callie running away. Mariana discovers that Lexi is going to stay in Honduras forever.
1212"House and Home"Martha MitchellJoanna JohnsonJanuary 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)2.14[12]
Callie joins a group home after committing a crime. Brandon tells the truth about the reason Callie ran away. Meanwhile, Mariana helps with the school play to impress a guy named Chase. Jesus tries out for the wrestling team.
1313"Things Unsaid"Joanna KernsMarissa Jo CerarJanuary 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)1.88[13]
Stef and Lena take measures to keep Brandon and Callie apart. Meanwhile, Jesus has problems in the wrestling team. Kelsey, Mariana's friend, reveals a secret of Mariana's past.
1414"Family Day"Elodie KeeneMegan Lynn & Wade SolomonFebruary 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)1.80[14]
Lena wants to become pregnant, but she has not spoken with Stef about it. Jesus and Emma, a girl of the wrestling team, flirt with each other. Meanwhile, The Fosters visit Callie in the group home and learn she may not be returning with them after all.
1515"Padre"Millicent SheltonStory by : Tamara P. Carter
Teleplay by : Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige		February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)1.83[15]
Frank's death brings up some painful memories for Callie and Jude. Meanwhile, Jesus and Emma's relationship grows up, Stef knows about Lena's secret, and Mike gets in trouble. Callie decides to move back in with the Fosters
1616"Us Against the World"Lee RoseKelly FullertonFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)1.68[16]
Brandon learns Mike has a new girlfriend, Dani, and Brandon goes to great lengths to pay Mike back for piano lessons. Stef has to testify in court about what happened the night she was shot. Her decision about what to say could threaten her job. Meanwhile, Callie makes a change to win back the trust of her loved ones and Mariana wants to steal Chase's attention away from Kelsey.
1717"Kids in the Hall"Michael GrossmanMegan Lynn & Wade SolomonFebruary 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)1.48[17]
Callie use her photography skills for a good cause. Meanwhile, Brandon gets in trouble, Mariana deals with some bad consequences, and tension comes for Emma and Jesus.
1818"Escapes and Reversals"Melanie MayronStory by : Joanna Johnson
Teleplay by : Thomas Higgins		March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)1.51[18]
Lexi comes back and Jesus has to make a decision. Mariana knows about Zac's, a friend, home life with his mother and Callie suspects Brandon is involved in a bad situation.
1919"Don't Let Go"Zetna FuentesStory by : Marissa Jo Cerar & Zoila Amelia Galeano
Teleplay by : Kelly Fullerton & Marissa Jo Cerar		March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)1.21[19]
Callie's encounter with her father leaves her confused. Meanwhile, Lena and Stef come to a major decision, Jesus struggles with his ADHD medication, and Mariana gets an invitation from Zac's mom.
2020"Metropolis"Martha MitchellJoanna JohnsonMarch 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)1.20[20]
The high school's Winter Ball is coming and Jesus and Mariana worry about their dates, Callie is nominated for Winter Queen, and Ana comes back with bad news.
2121"Adoption Day"Norman BuckleyBradley Bredeweg & Peter PaigeMarch 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)1.29[21]
Callie and Jude are getting adopted, but a problem interrupts it. Jude gets asked out on a date and Brandon makes another bad decision that he will regret. Lena reveals a secret to Stef. Callie gets an unexpected visit.

Production

Conception

The Fosters was originally conceived by openly gay creators Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige[22] who wanted to write a drama that reflected the "modern American family". After originally considering a story about two gay fathers, the pair decided the subject of two men raising a family had already been done on television and began to instead consider a story about two women.[23] When asked about the concept of two lesbian mothers raising a blended family, Bredeweg stated, "We realized that there was a kind of a vacuum when it came to stories about women raising families. So we set off in that direction. Many of our own friends are moms raising biological kids. Some of them have fostered and adopted. Suddenly, we realized that we had a story here that hadn't been told on television before."[23] Additionally, certain elements of the series which deal with the foster care system are said to have been inspired by a troubled childhood friend of Bredeweg, who struggled in the foster system before eventually being adopted in her senior year of high school.[23]

Development
Executive producer Jennifer Lopez

When developing the concept, Bredeweg and Paige were initially met with some resistance from Hollywood, with Bredeweg recounting, "[T]here were some people around us, some people in town who said, 'You know, it is just not going to happen. You are never going to sell this show.'" After completing the first draft of the pilot script, the team was introduced to Jennifer Lopez through a friend who worked at her production company Nuyorican Productions, which was looking to branch out into scripted television. When describing their initial pitch to Lopez, Bredeweg stated, "When we met with Jennifer, she really fell in love with it. The moment we had her, we knew that we had a force behind us."[23]

Lopez's decision to become involved in the project is said to have been largely inspired by her late Aunt Marisa, Lopez's mother's gay elder sister who had faced discrimination during her lifetime due to her sexual orientation and was unable to have a family of her own.[24][25][26] When discussing the show's concept, Lopez stated, "Although [the script] was about a non-traditional family and had some newer themes, it had some really basic themes as well about family and love and what's really important. And life can be complicated and messy sometimes and not simple. It gives a really good depiction of family in this day and age."[26]

With Lopez on board, the team took the concept to several networks, including ABC Family, with Bredeweg recalling, "ABC Family was really receptive from the very beginning. Strangely, it felt a little like a match made in heaven. I mean, their slogan is 'A new kind of family.' We had a new kind of modern family, and it took off from there."[23] On July 6, 2012, The Hollywood Reporter, among other sources, reported that Jennifer Lopez and her production company, Nuyorican Productions, were developing the yet-to-be-titled hour-long drama for ABC Family, with Lopez set to executive produce alongside Simon Fields and Greg Gugliotta, as well as showrunners and head writers Peter Paige and Brad Bredeweg.[27][28]

Finally, the first televised promo appeared on ABC Family on April 19, 2013.[29]

Casting

On August 23, 2012, sources reported that ABC Family had ordered a pilot for The Fosters, a series which would tell the story of a lesbian couple raising a "21st-century" multi-ethnic mix of foster and biological children.[30][31][32] On September 24, 2012, it was reported that Teri Polo and Sherri Saum had been cast to star in the pilot as the two leads, Stef Adams Foster and Lena Adams Foster respectively.[33]

On February 6, 2013, it was reported that ABC Family had picked up the show, with production set to begin that spring for a summer 2013 premiere. The rest of the principal cast was also announced at that time, including Danny Nucci as Stef's ex-husband Mike Foster, David Lambert as their biological son Brandon Foster, Jake T. Austin and Cierra Ramirez as Stef and Lena's adopted twins Jesus and Mariana Foster, and Maia Mitchell and Hayden Byerly as their foster children Callie and Jude Jacob.

When recounting the casting process, Bredeweg explained, "[W]e spent tireless hours trying to find the right person for each role. Then they all began to line up—it was like dominos—the moment we found our Lena, the moment we found our Callie, the moment we found our Stef, it sort of all started to line up perfectly for us."[23] On April 11, 2013, TV Guide unveiled the first official cast photo of The Fosters.[34]

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