The third season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.
A third season was ordered, alongside a second season, in January 2017, with production for season three beginning in July 2018. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Melanie Liburd, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, and Lyric Ross.
The third season premiered on September 25, 2018 and concluded on April 2, 2019. The season consisted of 18 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson
Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson
Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson
Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson
Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson
Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson
Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson
Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon
Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas
Melanie Liburd as Zoe Baker
Eris Baker as Tess Pearson
Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson
Lyric Ross as Deja Andrews
Recurring
Caitlin Thompson as Madison
Sumalee Montano as Dr. Gail Jasper
Rob Morgan as Solomon Brown
Michael Angarano as young adult Nicholas "Nick" Pearson
Porter Duong as Hien
Peter Onorati as Stanley Pearson
Guest
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill
Jane Kaczmarek as Mrs. Philips
Charlie Robinson as present-day Donald Robinson
Wendie Malick as Mary Damon, Toby's mother. Dan Lauria as Mr. Damon, Toby's father. Tim Jo as Jae-Won Yoo Joy Brunson as Shauna, Deja's mother. Denis O'Hare as Jessie Griffin Dunne as Nicholas "Nick" Pearson Phylicia Rashad as Carol Clarke, Beth's mother. Carl Lumbly as Abe Clarke, Beth's father. Akira Akbar as young Beth Pearson Rachel Hilson as teenage Beth Pearson Dakota Baccelli as young Zoe Baker Brianna Reed as teenage Zoe Baker Goran Visnjic as Vincent Kelly, Beth's ballet teacher. Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie
Episodes
Production
Development
On January 18, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second and third season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes.
Casting
Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas and Ron Cephas Jones return from the second season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, Miguel Rivas, and William H. Hill, respectively. Lyric Ross, who recurred as Deja throughout the second season, was subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the third season. In August 2018, Michael Angarano was cast to recur as Nick Pearson, Jack Pearson's brother; the character was first mentioned in the second season, and previously was depicted only briefly as a child. Melanie Liburd was promoted to series regular after guest starring in the second season as Zoe, Beth Pearson's cousin and Kevin Pearson's new love interest.
Filming
Production on the season officially began on July 10, 2018, in Los Angeles.