15 New Fall TV Shows You Need To Know About

7. This Is Us

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There have been various efforts at series where various characters are connected in some unusual way, and This Is Us is taking another stab at it, focusing on an ensemble with characters sharing the same birthday, whose lives become intertwined in curious ways.

The series has been created by Dan Fogelman (writer of Tangled and Crazy, Stupid, Love), with the directors of the latter, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, on to produce and direct here. The cast includes Mandy Moore (Tangled), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), and Sterling K. Brown (The People v O.J. Simpson).

This Is Us is gaining a lot of attention thanks to its trailer, which has unexpectedly smashed records for trailer views on Facebook, amassing over 25m in under a week, with a further 5m on YouTube. Watch it below, and try not to have your heart warmed.

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