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Ben and Kate

2012–2013 · 1 season

A gentle, joke-filled hangout with a mismatched brother and sister that coasts on charm and low-stakes warmth.

Created by
Dana Fox
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Nat Faxon, Dakota Johnson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Tagline
His sister. Her daughter. Who's raising who?
Overview
Ben and Kate are a pair of odd-couple siblings - one, a responsible single mom; the other, an exuberant dreamer - who reunite to help raise Kate's daughter.

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Created by
Dana Fox
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Nat Faxon, Dakota Johnson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • found family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Dana Fox
Written by
Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld
Starring
Nat Faxon, Dakota Johnson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lucy Punch, Echo Kellum, Alan Ruck, Vernee Watson, Loretta Fox
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 22 min each
Network
FOX
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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