Tales of the City: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Inspired by the books by Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City follows Mary Ann, who returns home to San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband Brian, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann returns home to her chosen family and will quickly be drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal and the residents of 28 Barbary Lane.

Series details

• Title: Tales of the City
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2019-06-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 39139
• IMDb ID: tt7087260

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Gross — Brian Hawkins
• Laura Linney — Mary Ann Singleton
• Elliot Page — Shawna Hawkins
• Murray Bartlett — Michael "Mouse" Tolliver
• Charlie Barnett — Ben Marshall
• Olympia Dukakis — Anna Madrigal
• Josiah Victoria Garcia — Jake Rodriguez
• May Hong — Margot Park
• Barbara Garrick — DeDe Halcyon Day

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-06-07; final listed air date 2019-06-07; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tales of the City on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.