Overview
- Thirty years after The Brothers McMullen, the sequel reunites Connie Britton and introduces Tracee Ellis Ross as Burns’ on-screen love interest.
- The story centers on a newly divorced Barry navigating middle age as his twenty-something children return home, a premise sparked by reporting on housing affordability.
- Burns leaned more into romantic-comedy rhythms than the original, aiming for a lighter tone that still keeps family dynamics at the core.
- Pico Alexander, Juliana Canfield, Halston Sage and Sam Vartholomeos were encouraged to reshape dialogue to keep their characters’ voices authentic.
- After a lengthy development stretch, Warner Bros. and HBO Max backed the project, which began streaming December 5 on HBO Max.