Scoop: PARENTHOOD on NBC - Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Scoop: PARENTHOOD on NBC - Tuesday, December 4, 2012 "Trouble In Candyland" - Sarah (Lauren Graham) puts her energy into helping Hank (Ray Romano) mend his relationship with his family, leaving Mark (Jason Ritter) increasingly impatient with his status in Sarah’s life. Julia (Erika Christensen) is concerned with Victor’s (Xolo Mariduena) frustration with school and seeks advice from Kristina (Monica Potter) on how to provide encouragement. Joel (Sam Jaeger) reluctantly hires Ryan (Matt Lauria) on his construction site despite Ryan’s lack of experience. Crosby (Dax Shepard) and Adam (Peter Krause) enter a legal battle to save the Luncheonette while attempting to record an album for Academy Award winning musician Glen Hansard. Also starring Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Miles Heizer, Joy Bryant, Tyree Brown, Xolo Mariduena, Max Burkholder, Mae Whitman and Savannah Paige Rae at 10pm!

"Parenthood" is a one-hour drama inspired by the box-office hit of the same name. This re-imagined and updated Universal Television/Imagine Television production follows the trials and tribulations of the very large, very colorful and imperfect Braverman family.

Sarah Braverman (Lauren Graham, GILMORE GIRLS) is a financially strapped single mother trying to raise two teenaged kids, the bright but rebellious Amber (Mae Whitman, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD) and sullen and sensitive Drew (Miles Heizer, ER).

On the home front, Sarah and her kids live with Sarah's larger-than-life, headstrong father, Zeek (Craig T. Nelson, FAMILY STONE, COACH), and pillar-of-strength mother Camille, (Bonnie Bedelia, HEART LIKE A WHEEL), who are continuously dealing with their own marital issues.

Meanwhile, Sarah's sister and complete antithesis, Julia (Erika Christensen, TRAFFIC) is a successful corporate attorney trying to juggle work and motherhood, alongside her loving, but increasingly restless stay-at-home husband, Joel (Sam Jaeger, ELI STONE.) Having encountered difficulties getting pregnant, Julia and Joel welcomed an adopted son, Victor (newcomer Xolo Mariduena) into their family.

Crosby (Dax Shepard, BABY MAMA), Sarah's younger brother who once struggled with commitment issues, is now married to former flame Jasmine (Joy Bryant, ANTWONE FISHER). Together, they are raising their young son, Jabbar (Tyree Brown).

However, it's Adam (Peter Krause, SIX FEET UNDER), the oldest Braverman sibling, who has had to relinquish his expectations about what constitutes a "normal" family as he and his quietly forceful wife Kristina (Monica Potter, TRUST ME) struggle to cope with their eccentric son Max (Max Burkholder, BROTHERS & SISTERS), who has Asperger's Syndrome, while raising a toddler as their eldest child heads off to college.

Although each sibling and family has its own share of life and everyday challenges to grapple with, they still manage to be there for each other in their hours of need.

Serving as executive producers are Oscar winners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer (A BEAUTIFUL MIND, FROST/NIXON), Emmy winner Jason Katims (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS), and Lawrence Trilling (PUSHING DAISIES).