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Teri Polo (The West Wing, Meet the Parents) and Sherri Saum (Rescue Me, In Treatment) have been cast as lesbian moms in Jennifer Lopez’s series The Fosters for ABC Family, the network that gave the world Pretty Little Liars.
Teri Polo (The West Wing, Meet the Parents) and Sherri Saum (Rescue Me, In Treatment) have been cast as lesbian moms in Jennifer Lopez’s series The Fosters for ABC Family, the network that gave the world Pretty Little Liars.
Polo and Saum will play Stef and Lena respectively, a mixed race couple raising a biological son and several adopted kids who then take in Callie, “a troubled teen with an abusive past.” The girl’s disruptive ways threaten to turn the Fosters’ lives upside down,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Saum’s Lena is a school principal who agrees to take Callie in without consulting with her partner Stef, who’s described as a “tough but kind” police officer who’s not initially looking to add to the family, reports THR.
Pop diva and actress Lopez will produce series as well as guest star on it. Also attached to produce are Simon Fields (Lopez's partner at Nuyorican Productions), Greg Gugliotta (Beautiful Girl) and out actor, director and producer Peter Paige (Queer as Folk).
Considering ABC Family’s thoughtful representation of characters on the LGBT spectrum on Pretty Little Liars, The Secret Life of the American Teenager andGreek, we’re really excited about The Fosters.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
