Watch Order
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About The Fosters
The Fosters aired 104 episodes across five seasons from June 2013 to June 2018 on ABC Family and Freeform, created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige. Stef and Lena foster and adopt Callie, Mariana, Jesus, Jude and Brandon through school, court and romance arcs in San Diego.
Watch Seasons 1 through 5 in air order, since custody cases and teen romances chain directly. Season 1 from 2013 sets the blended home. Mid seasons rotate adoptions, the school plots and the girls home past. The finale sets up the Good Trouble spinoff, which viewers should save until after this list. The writing treats every kid's arc with equal weight and care.
Good to know
Release order matches story order with no films to place. Season 1 runs 21 episodes and sets the foster home rules. Seasons 2 and 3 deepen court fights and school arcs across 21 and 20 episodes. Season 4 shifts tones in 20 episodes, and Season 5 closes the family saga in 22 episodes. Watch Good Trouble only after the finale, since Callie and Mariana move there next.
