Once and Again: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Once and Again explored brave new territory with the compelling story of two families blending at the seams. The second marriage of Lily Manning to Rick Sammler pushes both to the limit as they try for domestic normalcy while navigating divorce, parenting, financial hardship and many other life lessons.

Series details

• Title: Once and Again
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
• Premiere date: 1999-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-04-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1159

Cast and credited roles

• Sela Ward — Lily Manning
• Billy Campbell — Rick Sammler
• Julia Whelan — Grace Manning
• Meredith Deane — Zoe Manning
• Evan Rachel Wood — Jesse Sammler
• Marin Hinkle — Judy Brooks
• Shane West — Eli Sammler
• Susanna Thompson — Karen Sammler
• Jeffrey Nordling — Jake Manning
• Ever Carradine — Tiffany Porter
• Steven Weber — Samuel Blue

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-09-21; final listed air date 2000-04-24; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-10-24; final listed air date 2001-05-02; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2001-09-28; final listed air date 2002-04-15; episode order: 19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Once and Again 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.