This Is Us Season 1

This Is Us Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it rewards the patience it asks of you. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 1,635 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Milo Ventimiglia sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason This Is Us Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in This Is Us Season 1 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Follows the family lives of Kevin, Kate, and Randall, who are also known as "The Big Three" and share the same birthday, in present time, while revealing their connection to married couple Jack and Rebecca Pearson, who are about to become parents of triplets on Jack's 36th birthday in 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. What elevates This Is Us Season 1 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, This Is Us Season 1 delivers. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Milo Ventimiglia carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.