# Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020)

> A neurotic young man who has been absent from his siblings' lives must move in and hold their family together when their terminally ill father reveals his diagnosis.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/77902

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Josh Thomas
- Network: Freeform
- Cast: Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, Josh Thomas, Adam Faison, Lillian Carrier, Carsen Warner, Laila Pruitt, Aidan Laprete
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8680006/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: awkward, deadpan, warm, wry, tender, bittersweet

## What critics say

Reviewers and audiences broadly find the show warm, funny and sincerely touching, with an affecting take on grief and sibling bonds.

## Synopsis

Everything's Gonna Be Okay is an American single-camera comedy created by Josh Thomas for Freeform, running for two seasons and twenty half-hour episodes across 2020 and 2021. Josh Thomas plays Nicholas, a neurotic twenty-five-year-old who has kept his distance from his siblings until their single father reveals he is terminally ill. Kayla Cromer plays Matilda, Maeve Press plays Genevieve, and Adam Faison plays Alex, the younger sisters and their circle who must cope with the loss while Nicholas moves in to hold the household together. The engine of the show is Nicholas's clumsy attempt to become a responsible adult figure while the girls navigate school, relationships, and their own identities. Each episode is a compact domestic story of awkward errands, tense dinners, and small reconciliations rather than a serialized plot. The series is a modern sitcom in the tradition of millennial character comedies, with a dry, deadpan tone that stays warm even as grief hangs over the household. Its handling of autism, sexuality, and found family gives it a tender, observational edge. Fans of Fleabag, Girls, and Shrill will find resonance in its awkward humor, flawed protagonist, and sincere family bonds, set in contemporary American suburbia.

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