A Million Little Things

A Million Little Things
Promotional poster
Genre
Created by D. J. Nash
Starring
Composer(s) Gabriel Mann
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Production location(s) Vancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography Bryce Fortner
Editor(s) Andrew Doerfer
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 43 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Audio format 5.1 surround sound
Original release September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) – present (present)
External links
Official website

A Million Little Things is an American family drama television series created by D.J. Nash for ABC. Nash, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, and James Griffiths serve as executive producers on the series. The series is produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment.

The series features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday, Stéphanie Szostak, Tristan Byon and Lizzy Greene. The series received a put pilot commitment at ABC in August 2017; A Million Little Things was ordered to series in May 2018 and premiered on September 26, 2018.

Premise

Set in Boston, a group of friends, who are intertwined in each other's lives, realize they need to start living more when one of them suddenly dies by suicide. The title is a play on the saying "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things."

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Ron Livingston as Jonathan "Jon" Dixon, a successful businessman who unexpectedly takes his own life.[13]
  • Chance Hurstfield as Daniel "Danny" Dixon, Jon and Delilah's son and Sophie's little brother.[11]
  • Sam Huntington as Tom, a mystery man from Maggie's past.[14]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"James GriffithsD. J. NashSeptember 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)1015.07[15]
2"Band of Dads"James GriffithsD. J. NashOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)1023.79[16]
3"Save the Date"Richard J. LewisD. J. Nash & David Marshall GrantOctober 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)1033.66[17]
4"Friday Night Dinner"[18]J. Miller TobinJulia CohenOctober 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)104TBD
5"The Game of Your Life"[19]James GriffithsJordan HawleyOctober 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)105TBD
6"Unexpected"[20]TBATBAOctober 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)106TBD

Production

Development

It's an optimistic look at how the loss of a friend is the impetus for the other seven to finally start living, to make a promise to him and to themselves to finally be honest about what's really going on,... I know in my own life, my friend's passing is a constant reminder to keep things in perspective.

—Creator D. J. Nash, creator on the underlying themes of the series.[21]

On August 18, 2017, ABC landed a series titled A Million Little Things with a put pilot commitment, to be written by D. J. Nash, who would serve as executive producer alongside Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor. The series was described as "being in the tone of The Big Chill," with the title stemming from the popular adage, "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things."[21] Nash came up with the idea for the series following his single-camera comedy pilot Losing It. He said that "Sometimes in comedy, you have to apologize for adding drama, which is why I was so thrilled to see ABC's passion for a drama that has comedy".[21] ABC officially ordered the series to pilot in January 2018,[22] and the show was officially picked up to series on May 9, 2018.[13] The series is produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment.[13]

Casting

On February 6, 2018, David Giuntoli was cast as Eddie.[1] A week later, Romany Malco was cast as Rome.[2] By the end of the month, Christina Ochoa had joined the cast as Ashley,[5] along with Anne Son as Katherine,[23] Christina Moses as Regina Howard,[4] and James Roday as Gary.[8] In early March 2018, Stéphanie Szostak was cast as Delilah,[9] while Lizzy Greene was cast as Sophie Dixon.[12] That month, it was also revealed that Ron Livingston had joined the series in an unspecified role,[10] which was revealed with the series order in May to be the character Jon.[13] On June 27, 2018, Grace Park was cast as Katherine, replacing Anne Son who was in the original pilot.[6][7]

Filming

Production on the pilot took place from March 12 to 29, 2018,[24] in Vancouver, British Columbia.[25] Principal photography for the first season began on July 24, 2018 and will last until December 12, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[26]

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered on September 26, 2018 on ABC in the United States.[27] In Turkey, the series broadcast through pay broadcaster Digiturk.[28]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregation Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 48% with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 25 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite a decent ensemble and a few intriguing elements, A MillIon Little Things breaks under the weight of its own emotionally lofty ambitions."[29] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 51 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[30]

Ratings

No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 26, 20181.1/55.07[15]1.14.272.29.34[31]
2 "Band of Dads" October 3, 20180.8/33.79[16]TBDTBDTBDTBD
3 "Save the Date" October 10, 20180.8/33.66[17]TBDTBDTBDTBD

References

  1. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2018). "David Giuntoli To Star In ABC Pilot 'A Million Little Things' From DJ Nash". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (February 15, 2018). "'A Million Little Things': Romany Malco To Co-Star In ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2018). "'A Million Little Things': Allison Miller To Star In ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 28, 2018). "'A Million Little Things': Christina Moses Cast In ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2018). "'Valor' Star Christina Ochoa Cast In 'A Million Little Things' ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2018). "'A Million Little Things' New ABC Drama Series Recasts Role". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (June 27, 2018). "Grace Park To Co-Star In New ABC Drama Series 'A Million Little Things' In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2018). "James Roday To Star In 'A Million Little Things' ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2018). "'A Million Little Things': Stephanie Szostak To Star In ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley (January 22, 2018). "TV Pilots 2018: The Complete Guide to What Lives, Dies and Still Has a Pulse". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  11. 1 2 A Million Little Things [@1MLittleThings] (July 30, 2018). "The lineup #AMillionLittleThings" (Tweet). Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Twitter.
  12. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 16, 2018). "Lizzy Greene Joins ABC's 'A Million Little Things'; Feliz Ramirez In 'Grand Hotel'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Otterson, Joe (May 9, 2018). "ABC Orders Drama 'A Million Little Things' to Series". Variety. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 31, 2018). "Jolene Purdy Joins 'The Magicians'; Sam Huntington In 'A Million Little Things'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Welch, Alex (September 27, 2018). "'Chicago Fire' and 'Survivor' adjusts up, 'Star' adjusts down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Welch, Alex (October 4, 2018). "'Single Parents,' 'Empire,' everything else unchanged: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  17. 1 2 Welch, Alex (October 11, 2018). "'Survivor,' 'Empire,' and 'Chicago Fire' adjust up: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  18. ↑ "(#104) "friday night dinner"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ "(#105) "the game of your life"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Shows A-Z - million little things, a on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (August 18, 2017). "DJ Nash Sells 2 Projects With Kapital Entertainment: Dramedy To ABC As Put Pilot, Comedy To CBS". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  22. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2018). "ABC Orders Dramas From Marcia Clark, D.J. Nash, Pam Veasey & More To Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  23. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 21, 2018). "'A Million Little Things': Anne Son To Co-Star In ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  24. ↑ "DGC BC Production List" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  25. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 9, 2018). "Pilot Locations 2018: New York Business Booming, Chicago Gains As Atlanta Slips". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Upcoming". What's Filming?. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  27. ↑ Holloway, Daniel (July 24, 2018). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: 'Roseanne' Spinoff 'The Conners' Sets Debut". Variety. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  28. ↑ White, Peter (July 5, 2018). "'FBI' & 'Charmed' Head To Turkey As CBS Studios International Strikes Major Deal With Digiturk". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  29. ↑ "A Million Little Things: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  30. ↑ "A Million Little Things Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  31. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (October 10, 2018). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Manifest' is Most-Watched NBC Drama Series Premiere in 19 Years". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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