Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.
Laura Linney
Mary Ann Singleton
Elliot Page
Shawna Hawkins
Paul Gross
Brian Hawkins
Murray Bartlett
Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver
Charlie Barnett
Ben Marshall
Garcia
Jake Rodriguez
May Hong
Margot Park
Olympia Dukakis
Anna Madrigal
Barbara Garrick
DeDe Halcyon
Tales of the City is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of san francisco, california, based on novel or book, apartment building, lgbt, nostalgic, eclectic. Created by Tim Bevan, it stars Laura Linney, Elliot Page, Paul Gross. Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.
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