This Is Us
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2016-09-20
Synopsis
Several people whose lives are mysteriously intertwined begin to notice peculiar coincidences about each other in the series premiere of this dramedy.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: This Is Us opens its catalog run with “Pilot” (2016-09-20). Network emotional event TV in a streaming decade. Cast chemistry tours and spoiler-sensitive marketing.
In the series
This episode is part of This Is Us (2016–2022) on NBC.
Tissue-box television with timeline gymnastics and superstar ensemble tears.
Key cast
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson
- Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson
- Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson
- Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson
- Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson
- Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson