This is Us is an NBC dramedy series which follows the story of a group of people who share the same birthday and their everyday struggles to create meaningful connections and better themselves.

The premiere of the show was preceded by a lot of hype (thanks to the emotional trailer which had over 90 million views on Facebook) and the first episode even garnered more hype. If you aren’t already watching the show, here’s why you should;


Great story line

The storyline is one of love, family and sacrifice. It highlight the fact though things may not necessarily go our way, that doesn’t mean they cant ve great.
The episodes are also accompanied with twists that make them all the more interesting.

Great actors

Sometimes, a show has great storyline but actors that are not doing a very good job of portraying the character. The main cast of This Is Us (Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley) do such a great job at portraying their characters, you forget it’s a TV show and not real life.

The emotions

Yes mysteries and a lot of action is great but sometimes you want to feel what your character feels – you want to laugh when they laugh and shed a few tears when they do. The actors and storyline of This Is Us make you feel connected to the characters – you want to tell Jack its going to be okay and you want Kate to stop worrying so much about her weight.


The show has aired just 3 episodes so you have about 2 hours of catching up to do.

Watch the trailer below


This Is Us shows Tuesdays on NBC by 9 p.m. E.T