Will & Grace: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Every straight girl needs a gay best friend, and interior designer Grace Adler found an ultimate accessory in her lawyer pal Will Truman. It's through this neurotic pair that the show's real stars -- Jack & Karen - come together. "Just Jack" McFarland and his boozy, pill-popping sidekick Karen Walker fill in the foursome that made Will & Grace classic TV and brought primetime to a whole new level of fabulous, while also winning 16 Emmy Awards in the process. With show-stopping guest appearances by Cher, Madonna, Britney, Janet, J-Lo, Ellen, Elton and most every gay icon under the sun, the milestones that Will & Grace hit provided a foundation for all LGBT portrayals on TV today.

Series details

• Title: Will & Grace
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1998-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 549

Cast and credited roles

• Eric McCormack — Will Truman
• Sean Hayes — Jack McFarland
• Megan Mullally — Karen Walker
• Debra Messing — Grace Adler
• Shelley Morrison — Rosario Salazar
• Michael Angarano — Elliot
• Gary Grubbs — Harlin Polk

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-09-21; final listed air date 1999-05-13; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-09-21; final listed air date 2000-05-23; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-10-12; final listed air date 2001-05-17; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 2001-09-27; final listed air date 2002-05-16; episode order: 27.
• Season 5: premiered 2002-09-26; final listed air date 2003-05-15; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 2003-09-25; final listed air date 2004-04-29; episode order: 24.
• Season 7: premiered 2004-09-16; final listed air date 2005-05-19; episode order: 24.
• Season 8: premiered 2005-09-29; final listed air date 2006-05-18; episode order: 24.
• Season 9: premiered 2017-09-28; final listed air date 2018-04-05; episode order: 16.
• Season 10: premiered 2018-10-04; final listed air date 2019-04-04; episode order: 18.
• Season 11: premiered 2019-10-24; final listed air date 2020-04-23; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Will & Grace 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.