My heart is already breaking.
The cast of This Is Us graced the stage at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Thursday morning, and chatted about where the sophomore season picks up, all those Emmy nominations, and how the show will handle Jack's death.
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In the present timeline, Season 2 begins with an approximately two-month time jump and it's the Big Three's 37th birthday.
"We started following them on their 36th birthday [in Season 1], and [are] picking up on their 37th," creator Dan Fogelman said at TCA. "You're catching up with Randall and Beth as they proceed on this adoption quest, and Kate as she progresses on a singing career, and Kevin as he's doing his film and working out his romantic relationship with his ex-wife." So, sounds like Kevin booked the Ron Howard movie.
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In the past timeline, Season 2 picks up the day after Jack and Rebecca's big fight and separation.
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According to Fogelman, the first episode is going to give us "a big, giant piece of the puzzle" regarding Jack's death that "will potentially set the internet abuzz."
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