Family Plots: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Family Plots was an American reality series that followed the ongoing events and employees at the family-run Poway Bernardo Mortuary in Poway, California.

The show centered on the relationships between the employees, for instance Chuck Wissmiller and his three daughters - all of whom worked together at the mortuary during the show's run. Each episode featured one to two funerals with families who shared their grief while celebrating the life and contributions of their loved ones. The departed themselves were seen from time to time on the show, but care was taken by the crew to portray their memory respectfully. While the work done in the preparation room was also shown, the more graphic portions of mortuary work were depicted deferentially.

Series details

• Title: Family Plots
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2004-04-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-05-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: A&E
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15354
• IMDb ID: tt0407390
• TVDB ID: 74509

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-04-19; final listed air date 2004-08-30.
• Season 2: premiered 2005-03-06; final listed air date 2005-05-08.

Source and licence

Adapted from Family Plots 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.