This Is Us about to become the new Suits? We're about to find out, as and hits Netflix on Monday. It's currently streaming on Hulu, but being on the largest streaming service will no doubt attract new viewers who didn't catch the series the first time around on NBC. (It's also the perfect time , especially as we wait for , starring Emmy winner, Sterling K.
Brown, who played Randall Pearson on TIU).This Is Us was an immediate success when it premiered in the fall of 2016. Even the trailer—which debuted a few months prior—was a smash hit, garnering 15 million Facebook views in just 48 hours. , along with Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, and Gerald McRaney, the series permeated the zeitgeist thanks to its rich storytelling, stellar cast, and an overall vision that captivated viewers from episode one (I mean, remember how Or whether Randall and Beth could save their marriage?
Or what would happen to Rebecca?)This Is Us gained a reputation for making viewers cry, but it never got enough credit for how genuinely light-hearted and witty it could be.
There hasn't been another show like it, and I don't think there will be.Speaking of This Is Us, actor Justin Hartley—who played Kevin Pearson—has a new series coming to CBS this spring called Tracker.