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Steve Carell headshot wearing glasses and a thick sweater with plaid shirt

Steve Carell

as Alan Strauss / Executive Producer

Effectively sleepwalking through life, everything changes when he meets an enigmatic new client.

Domhnall Gleeson headshot wearing a gray button up shirt

Domhnall Gleeson

as Sam Fortner

Underneath his quiet exterior lurks a dangerous unpredictability that he tries to manage through therapy with Dr. Alan Strauss.

Linda Emond headshot wearing a pattern shirt and sweater

Linda Emond

as Candace Fortner

While close to her son, Candace struggles to balance her unconditional love for him with a sense of right and wrong.

Laura Niemi headshot wearing a red sweater

Laura Niemi

as Beth Strauss

Beth is the recently deceased wife of Dr. Alan Strauss and a beloved cantor at her community’s reform synagogue.

Andrew Leeds headshot wearing a white collar shirt with black sweater

Andrew Leeds

as Ezra Strauss

While Alan tries to maintain a relationship with him and his grandchildren, Ezra always seems to push his father further away.

David Alan Grier headshot wearing a suit

David Alan Grier

as Charlie Addison

As Alan’s former therapist and mentor, Charlie often prods Alan by asking uncomfortable but critical questions.