‘The Conners’ Series Details: Cast Info, Plot Preview, and Episode Photos

When the Conner family returns to ABC’s primetime lineup, it’ll be minus the family’s matriach. ABC’s The Conners, the new spinoff of Roseanne, has snagged a Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT time slot on the network’s fall 2018 primetime schedule.

The spinoff will premiere on October 16th, followed by the premiere of the new half-hour comedy, The Kids are Alright. The remainder of the Tuesday lineup includes black-ish season five at 9pm, Splitting Up Together season two at 9:30pm, and the first season of The Rookie at 10pm.

The cast of The Conners is led by John Goodman as Dan, Laurie Metcalf as Jackie, Sara Gilbert as Darlene, Michael Fishman as D.J. and Lecy Goranson as Becky. Emma Kenney plays Harris Conner-Healy and Maya Lynne Robinson is Geena.

The comedy’s executive produced by Tom Werner, Sara Gilbert, and Tony Hernandez. Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan and Bruce Rasmussen are the season one writers and also serve as executive producers.

The Conners Plot:

The Conners, a spinoff of the groundbreaking family comedy Roseanne, has been greenlit to series with an order of 10 episodes for fall 2018. After a sudden turn of events, the Conners are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before. This iconic family – Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J. – grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. Through it all, the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns – with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.”

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Lecy Goranson and Sara Gilbert in ‘The Conners’ (ABC/Eric McCandless)
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Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf (ABC/Eric McCandless)
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John Goodman and James McNamara star in ‘The Conners’ (ABC/Eric McCandless)
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Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, and John Goodman (ABC/Eric McCandless)

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Michael Fishman and Maya Lynne Robinson in ‘The Conners’ (ABC/Eric McCandless)