William Walker (guest star Tom Skerritt) dies unexpectedly at a family birthday celebration. Now his family will be forced to face some new life realities. Kitty's (Calista Flockhart) radio success has led to a TV job offer in Los Angeles, but her New York boyfriend has just proposed. Down to earth Thomas aka. Tommy (Balthazar Getty) has joined forces with his sister, Sarah (Rachel Griffiths), in an effort to fix the family business, which is in deep financial trouble. Sarah also struggles to balance her business responsibilities with meeting the needs of her husband and children. Attorney Kevin (Matthew Rhys) is gay and would like to find a romantic partner. Justin (Dave Annable), an Afghanistan Warveteran, suffers from addictions which keep him from moving forward in his career and love life. These siblings are about to find out that, underneath the idyllic family facade, lie many secrets that threaten to either tear the family apart or bring them closer together. Set in Los Angeles, this multi-generational family works to balance their personal lives with the family business, their siblings, and a grieving mother, Nora Walker, played by Oscar and Emmy winner Sally Field. Field replaced Betty Buckley after focus groups reacted negatively to the character when shown the original pilot for the series.
Rob Lowe has been confirmed as a guest star for six episodes, although the producer is hoping that Lowe will stay full time. Lowe is expected to play a RepublicanSenator from California running for re-election in the middle of a nasty divorce.
Patriarchy, Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart) returns home to California after having been estranged from her mother (Sally Field) for three years. Meanwhile, William Walker (Tom Skerritt) brings
Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) into the family...
The Walker family is forced to deal with the shock of William's death and the reading of the will, which threatens to cause a rift in the family. After Nora learns that Justin has been fired from his
job and has disappeared, she, Kitty and...
William Walker's indiscretions are made painfully public, and Nora shocks the family as she reveals that she's not as naive as they all think she is. Justin decides to tell Kitty about their father's
affair, and the Walker siblings all feel...
Sarah and Joe both face a big challenge when they discover that something may be wrong with their daughter, Paige.
Kitty finds herself torn between two men, Justin begins his new job, Kevin gets jealous after seeing Scotty with another guy,...
n an effort to move on from her husband's death, Nora goes on a date with another guy, but things don’t go quite as well as she had planned. Kitty decides to go on a very awkward double-date with
Jonathan and Warren, and Kevin connects...
Kitty and Warren go to the country to have a peaceful weekend, that turns out anything but that. Unable to become pregnant, Tommy and Julia turn to desperate and unconventional measures. Faced with
dire financial circumstances, the Walkers...
Brothers & Sisters: Episode 8 -
Mistakes Were Made (1)
Justin's resolve to stay clean is shaken by a disturbing letter from the US military requesting that he go back and join them.
Kevin swallows his fears and tries his hardest to win back Scotty but it blows up in his face, Nora prepares for a...
Brothers & Sisters: Episode 9 -
Mistakes Were Made (2)
A road trip for Sarah, Tommy, and Kevin reveals more startling news about their father. Justin comes clean about his reasons for joining the service after returning from a hospital stay.