Adulthood Sucks (TV series)

Adulthood Sucks is an Magisterian television romantic sitcom created by Marcus Kipling. It is based on the film series High School to College Sucks (2011-2023), with Kipling's brother, Boyce Kipling, directing the first three films in the series.

The film franchise's ensemble cast reprise their roles; Luke Bannerman as Francis Perkins, Mindy Kemper as Alphonsine Perkins (née Michaels), Camron D. Harris as Albin LeBlanc, David Falkner as Roger Burgess, Sid Farnham as Devin Brewster, Heidi Brodeur as Penelope Underwood, and Alyssa Lavigne as Marianne Finch, with the addition of Abegail Faron, who portrays Francine Perkins, the twelve-year old daughter of Francis and Alphonsine. Adulthood Sucks premiered on December 2, 2023, with the first season now consisting of fifteen episodes after MBC decided to add a further five episodes. On December 24, 2023, the show renewed to a second season.

Premise
The series continues to revolve around the lives of four friends, Francis, Albin, Roger, and Devin, ten years after the graduation and marriage of the film franchise's primary couple, Francis and Alphonsine.

Main

 * Luke Bannerman as Francis Perkins, a registered psychiatrist and Alphonsine's husband
 * Mindy Kemper as Alphonsine Perkins, a painter and Francis' wife
 * Abegail Faron as Francine Perkins, Francis and Alphonsine's twelve-year old daughter
 * Camron D. Harris as Albin LeBlanc, the suave leader of the circle who now works as a talent manager for various bigtime clients
 * David Falkner as Roger Burgess, the raucous jock of the circle who now works as a football coach
 * Sid Farnham as Devin Brewster, the intellectual nerd of the circle who now works as an accountant
 * Heidi Brodeur as Penelope Brewster, Devin's eventual wife
 * Alyssa Lavigne as Marianne Finch, Albin's longtime girlfriend

Recurring

 * Yvonne Blanchet as Chrystal, Roger's girlfriend
 * Aydan Aiken as Ryland Perkins, Francis' father and Alphonsine's father-in-law
 * Christine Jervis as Madeline Perkins, Francis' mother and Alphonsine's mother-in-law
 * Terrance Segal as Dillion Michaels, Alphonsine's hot-headed widowed father and Francis' father-in-law

Guests

 * as Jim Levenstein (season 1, episode 1)
 * as Michelle Flaherty-Levenstein (season 1, episode 1)
 * as Mr. Bradley Silver, the principal of Iron Fist High School, the high school Francis and Alphonsine attended (season 1, episode 1)
 * Mohammad Abbasi as Mr. Sunak, Francis' English teacher from high school (season 1, episode 1)
 * Marie-Christine Lemaire as Marjolaine Michaels, Alphonsine's older sister and Francis' sister-in-law (season 1, episode 2)
 * Jourdain Darnell as Vince Tomasino, Francine's love interest (season 1, episode 6)

Release
The first season originally consisted of ten episodes and premiered on December 2, 2023, with a one-hour premiere special, with new episodes released weekly on Saturdays. As the premiere episode and episodes that followed had been a ratings success, the first season was extended to five more episodes. The first season will be available on Netflix when the season finishes.