United We Fall (TV series)

United We Fall is an American television sitcom created by Julius Sharpe that premiered on ABC on July 15, 2020.[1] It stars Will Sasso and Christina Vidal Mitchell as a couple with young children whose household is turned upside down when his mother (Jane Curtin) moves in with them.

United We Fall
GenreSitcom
Created byJulius Sharpe
Starring
Music byJeff Cardoni
Opening themeby Andy Paley & Julius Sharpe
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Cinematography
  • Donald A. Morgan
  • Wayne Kennan
Editor(s)
  • David Helfand
  • Cheryl Campsmith
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor
Release
Original networkABC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseJuly 15, 2020 (2020-07-15) –
present (present)
External links
Official website

Plot

A couple with young children and overzealous extended families lets the husband's judgmental mother move in with them.

Cast

Main
  • Will Sasso as Bill Ryan, an engineer and father with two young daughters. He and his wife Jo strive to raise their family as hands-off as possible, which often annoys his mother Sandy.[2]
  • Christina Vidal Mitchell as Jo Rodriguez, Bill's wife who works for her family's contracting firm called Chuy & Sons Construction.[2]
  • Ella Grace Helton as Emily Ryan,[2] Bill and Jo's older daughter who is both very intelligent and slightly antisocial.
  • Guillermo Díaz as Chuy Rodriguez, one of Jo's brothers who likes to offer unsolicited advice and criticize his sister for not raising her kids properly.[3]
  • Jane Curtin as Sandy Ryan, Bill's mother who moved in with him while recovering from an illness. She now lives with the family and takes every opportunity to challenge his style of parenting.[2]

Recurring
  • Ireland & Sedona Carjaval as Lulu Ryan,[2] Bill and Jo's younger daughter

Guest stars
  • Natalie Ceballos as Brie Rodriguez, Chuy's wife.
  • Olivia Taylor Cohen as Marta Rodriguez, Chuy's daughter.
  • Gloria Calderón Kellett as Ms. Molina, the head of Lulu's daycare ("The Biter")
  • Sarah Levy as Kendra, a parent of Lulu's classmate ("The Biter")
  • Sam McMurray as Dave Plonker, Sandy's first husband ("My Favorite Marta")
  • Craig Kilborn as Dr. Sharpe, Sandy's doctor ("My Favorite Marta")

Episodes
No.Title [4]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4] Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Mark CendrowskiJulius SharpeJuly 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)4.23[5]
Bill and Jo are two young parents with an infant daughter, Lulu, and an older daughter named Emily, who is having trouble in school due to her inability to make friends. Bill's mother Sandy and Jo's brother Chuy both tell Bill and Jo that they are failing their daughter as parents and need to step up. In response, the couple decide to start living "positive" and ignore anyone who criticizes their parenting style. When Emily's teacher complements her for her critical thinking skills, Bill invites Sandy and Chuy for drinks so he can gloat, but the evening takes a turn for the worse when Emily suddenly needs to go to the hospital. A social worker interviewing Jo implies that she is a negligent mother, which causes her to snap and go on a tirade about how much work being a parent is. On the way home, a cop pulls Bill over and tests him for drunk driving; after all this, Bill and Jo decide that they are content with the way they raise their children.
2"The Biter"Mark CendrowskiGloria Calderón Kellett & Mike RoyceJuly 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)3.61[5]
At Chuy's suggestion, Bill and Jo agree to transfer Lulu to preschool instead of day-care; however, she gets in trouble on her first day for biting another student. Bill and Jo assume that the school will simply ignore the incident, but the next day, Lulu kisses the same student and the boy's parents demand that the teacher, Ms. Molina, do something. She holds a meeting with the two sides, where Bill and Jo refuse to apologize for Lulu's actions and admit that they don't care about being more involved with her schooling. Ms. Molina pulls them aside and reveals that she is sympathetic, promising to keep Lulu out of trouble for the rest of the year. Sandy does a DNA ancestry kit to prove her theory that the Ryan family has Italian roots. Instead, she learns that their heritage is largely Dutch.
3"Date Night"Mark CendrowskiChadd GindinJuly 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)3.71[6]
4"Participation Trophy"Mark CendrowskiJessica Combs & Stephanie Escajeda & Carissa KostaJuly 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)3.57[7]
5"My Favorite Marta"Gloria Calderón KellettSean ClementsAugust 5, 2020 (2020-08-05)3.27[8]
6"You're Doing It Wrong"Victor GonzalezJulieanne SmolinskiAugust 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)3.17[9]
7"The Weekend"[10]Mark CendrowskiJulius SharpeAugust 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)TBD
8"Re-Wedding Crashers"[11]Mark CendrowskiSean Clements & Julieanne SmolinskiAugust 26, 2020 (2020-08-26)TBD

Production

Development

On February 8, 2019, it was announced that ABC had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was written by Julius Sharpe and executive produced by Sharpe, Seth Gordon and Julia Gunn.[12] On May 11, 2019, ABC ordered the pilot to series.[13] In March 2019, it was reported Mark Cendrowski directed the pilot.[14]

ABC initially slated the series as a mid-season replacement for the spring of 2020, with an eight-episode order.[15][16] However, upon the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, ABC left the series off the schedule. In May 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that ABC was looking to delay the premiere for the fall lineup of the 2020–21 television season, due to the unknown length of the pandemic. The same was done at rival network Fox, where two other new scripted series, Filthy Rich and Next, were also delayed to the 2020–21 fall schedule.[16] The series did not make ABC's fall schedule, but in June 2020, ABC announced that the series would premiere on July 15, 2020.[1]

Casting

It was announced in March 2019, with Will Sasso, Christina Vidal, Jane Curtin, and Jason Michael Snow in the pilot's lead roles.[17][18][14] In September 2019, Guillermo Díaz joined the cast in a main role to replace Snow's character.[3]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 40% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 5 reviews.[19] Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 44 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[20]

Ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of United We Fall
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" July 15, 20200.64.23[5]TBDTBDTBDTBD
2 "The Biter" July 15, 20200.53.61[5]TBDTBDTBDTBD
3 "Date Night" July 22, 20200.53.71[6]TBDTBDTBDTBD
4 "Participation Trophy" July 29, 20200.53.57[7]TBDTBDTBDTBD
5 "My Favorite Marta" August 5, 20200.53.27[8]TBDTBDTBDTBD
6 "You're Doing It Wrong" August 12, 20200.53.17[9]TBDTBDTBDTBD

References
  1. Lannucci, Rebecca (June 18, 2020). "United We Fall (Finally!) Sets July Premiere at ABC — Watch New Trailer". TVLine. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. Dove, Steve (May 14, 2019). "New Comedy "United We Fall" Coming WEDNESDAY JULY 15 8/7c to ABC". ABC. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (September 25, 2019). "'United We Fall': Guillermo Diaz Joins Cast Of ABC Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. "Shows A-Z - united we fall on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. Metcalf, Mitch (July 16, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. Metcalf, Mitch (July 23, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. Metcalf, Mitch (July 30, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. Metcalf, Mitch (August 6, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.5.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. Metcalf, Mitch (August 13, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.12.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  10. "(#102) "The Weekend"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. "(#107) "Re-Wedding Crashers"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  12. Petski, Denise (February 8, 2019). "ABC Orders Drama Pilot From Hank Steinberg & 50 Cent, Directed By George Tillman Jr. & Family Comedy 'United We Fall' From Julius Sharpe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  13. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (May 11, 2019). "Hank Steinberg/50 Cent Drama 'For Life' & 'United We Fall' Comedy Get ABC Series Orders". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  14. Petski, Denise (March 20, 2019). "Will Sasso & Christina Vidal To Star In 'United We Fall' ABC Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  15. Andreeva, Nellie (May 14, 2019). "ABC Fall 2019-20 Schedule: Very Few Changes, 'The Rookie' Moves To Sunday, 'American Housewife' To Friday". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  16. Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2020). "Fox's 'Filthy Rich' & 'NeXt', ABC's 'United We Fall' Eye Fall Premieres As Nets Look To Secure Originals For 2020-21 Season Amid Pandemic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  17. Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2019). "Jane Curtin To Star In 'United We Fall' ABC Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  18. Petski, Denise (March 11, 2019). "ABC Pilots 'United We Fall', 'Stumptown', 'Baker & The Beauty' & Leslie Odom Jr. Comedy Add To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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  20. "United We Fall: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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