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The first trailer for the Party of Five reboot is here & it looks like it wants to tug on the heartstrings much as the original show did.
The new series comes from original Party of Five creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman & dives into the deportation and immigration storyline previously teased when the show was picked up to series. The one-hour drama tells the story of the five Acosta children as they struggle to survive as a family unit after their parents are suddenly deported to Mexico.
We do get a taste of that heartbreaking split in the trailer, which shows the Acosta parents being forcibly separated from their children and oldest son Emilio (Brandon Larracuente) fighting to keep the family united in the face of impending interference from a social worker. Emily Tosta, Niko Guardado, and Elle Paris Legaspi also star.
The original Party of Five ran from 1994 to 2000 and starred Scott Wolf, Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, and Lacey Chabert. While that show found the Salinger siblings fending for themselves after their parents died in an accident, the new series’ twist is intended to have a contemporary resonance.
Freeform hasn’t announced a premiere date just yet but it should be coming soon.
