EPISODE
The Family - Season 1
It is a series of documentary events about a mysterious Christian group known as the 'family.' This Christian group is practicing more schemes that are completely unique. The family has tremendous influence in Washington, DC, where it continues to pursue its global ambitions.
October 28, 1957 in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
24 July 1969, Brooklyn, New York, USA
20 July 1968, New York, USA
27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
March 03, 2016
The cast all bring their A game, particularly Allen as the ball-busting matriarch and McCarthy, who lends genuine creepiness and dread to the role.
March 03, 2016
There's a strong cast in place, led by Joan Allen, but the writing never scratches the surface in order to get the characters where they need to be in order to develop interest or continuity.
April 19, 2017
It has heaped some soapy family issues on top of the abduction premise and the two sit uncomfortably together.
March 03, 2016
I can't say I was very intrigued by these provocative questions, mostly because The Family does such a poor job of dramatizing them in a lively, believable manner.
March 03, 2016
That layered storytelling, presented in such an undeniably catchy way, makes The Family yet another strong entry to ABC's primetime arsenal. But whether it can pivot into something even greater remains to be seen.
March 02, 2016
The Family wants to be something but, even after a couple episodes, never quite gets around to what that 'something' is.
March 03, 2016
With a story like The Family, everyone needs to be paying attention to the fine details. But at least we get to enjoy (Joan) Allen in our homes every week, for a time, anyway.
August 15, 2019
There's something fascinating, and tragic, in the way it documents a group of ordinary men so easily convinced that they're exceptional.
March 04, 2016
For The Family to become the deep and nuanced character drama it clearly wants to be, everyone needs to take a breath, perhaps join a support group, and slow the heck down.
March 04, 2016
The Family's chances of anything close to long-term survival seem iffy at best. Unlike Secrets and Lies, its cast of characters and premise are set in concrete. Or perhaps quicksand if recent history proves prophetic.
March 02, 2016
The Family is one of those shows that's so fast-paced that you don't even care how overheated and kind of ridiculous the whole thing is. It's escapist TV in the vein of How to Get Away with Murder.
March 03, 2016
There is still way too much television on Sunday night and The Family doesn't do enough to justify its existence to make it worth your time.
